Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
US fintech for African migrants raises $22M
Kredete is one of a rising crop of startups serving the diaspora whose remittances are a sizable source of financial flows to Africa.
Articles & Videos
Mother Jones • Sep 15, 2025
Right-Wing Fanatics Are Weaponizing America’s Anti-Discrimination Agency
Dylan Bringuel isn’t sure what’s worse: enduring what a federal agency identified as a “hostile work environment because of Bringuel’s transgender status” or that same agency abandoning them after committing to hold their employer accountable. The first blow came in August 2022. Bringuel had just begun a housekeeping job at a Holiday Inn Express in […]
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Saudi’s Riyadh Season festival goes global
The monthslong festival, running until early 2026, blends sports, music, and spectacle.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Saudi, Omani firms invest to boost Iraq's private sector
Gulf states are increasingly looking to use investment deals to cement trade ties and counter Iranian influence in countries like Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Saudi crown prince moves to cool Riyadh’s property market
Mohammed bin Salman launched Tawazon, a platform for Saudis who are married or over the age of 25 to apply for residential land.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Africa to receive billions in new World Bank loan
Around 70% of a new $100 billion World Bank financing package will be sent to Africa, the bank announced.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
African Union proposes mining coalition
The move is an attempt to shore up regional alliances at a time when countries across the world are trying to capitalize on the continent’s natural resources.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Surge in borrowing costs hurting some African economies, Moody’s reports
The credit rating agency put the rise down to policy weaknesses, market constraints, and inflation.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Abraham Accords shakier than ever on fifth anniversary
Trump’s signature foreign policy breakthrough is now in damage-control mode as Gulf leaders balance ties with Israel and public fury over Gaza.
Headlines
1842 headlines‘All the Walls Came Down’: L.A. Fire Survivors Fight Foreclosure & Demand Justice in Altadena
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DOJ criminal probe highlights risk of Fed losing independence – a central bank scholar explains what’s at stake
The Conversation •
Supreme Court Battle Over Trans Athletes Is About So Much More Than Sports
Mother Jones •
How social media is channeling popular discontent in Iran during ongoing period of domestic unrest
The Conversation •
An Expert Weighs in on Hurdles to Suing the ICE Officer Who Fatally Shot Renée Good
Mother Jones •
Scenes of Escalating Violence, Chaos, and Resistance in Minneapolis
Mother Jones •
Arizona Republicans Push to Criminalize Protesters for “Obstructing” ICE Arrests
truthout •
Afraid But Undeterred, Minnesota Greets Trump’s ICE Surge With Demonstrations
truthout •
Mamdani Can Take Concrete Steps to Protect NYC’s Migrant Sex Workers
truthout •
How Vets in Labor Have Joined the Fight Against Trump
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