Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
The end of AGOA is nigh but hope remains
The African Growth and Opportunity Act, a preferential trade agreement, is set to expire on Sept. 30.
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Semafor Podcasts • Sep 29, 2025
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Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
Malaria reduction efforts could generate $4T revenue, report says
The study’s authors argued that every dollar invested by the US in malaria control in Africa generates $5.80 in economic growth.
Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
Mining financing leaves ‘critical loopholes’ for safeguarding communities, report says
The report warns of the dangers of a rush to extract transition minerals from the continent without due processes in place.
Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
Internet shutdowns rise as some African states crackdown on dissent
Ethiopia faced the most shutdowns, either partial or total, recording 30 occurrences from 2016 to 2024.
Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
MultiChoice loses millions of Kenyan subscribers
Kenyans have turned away from the service amid rising living costs, according to the communications regulator’s data.
Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
Nigeria explores certifying Chinese jet for local airlines
State-owned Chinese company COMAC is pushing to compete with Western companies in civil aircraft manufacturing.
Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
Nigeria strikes insulin production deal with China
The landmark agreement would allow the west African nation to enter the booming insulin industry as diabetes rates surge across the continent.
Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
Why ‘Africa’ doesn’t exist — yet
Markets remain fractured four years into the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement, but integration is still possible.
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Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life – our new study examines each method’s risks
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For some Jewish women, ‘passing’ as Christian during the Holocaust could mean survival – but left scars all the same
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Broncos say their new stadium will be ‘privately financed,’ but ‘private’ often still means hundreds of millions in public resources
The Conversation •
Reddit and TikTok - with the help of AI - are reshaping how researchers understand substance use
The Conversation •
US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base built into the ice
The Conversation •
Building ‘beloved community’: Remembering the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh
The Conversation •
There’s an intensifying kind of threat to academic freedom – watchful students serving as informants
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