Semafor • Dec 5, 2025
South Africa's Vodacom buys Safaricom stake in $2.4B deal
Vodacom’s purchase will lift its stake to 55%, effectively giving it control of Kenya’s biggest company by market capitalization.
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Semafor • Dec 5, 2025
Guggenheim eyes Gulf as it brushes off private credit fears
The New York firm is looking to open an Abu Dhabi office.
Semafor • Dec 5, 2025
Netflix agrees $72B deal for Warner Bros. Discovery
The deal, which represents the streaming giant's largest ever acquisition, promises to reshape the US entertainment industry.
Semafor • Dec 5, 2025
Abu Dhabi's Aldar and Mubadala to launch $1B Gulf real estate fund
The joint venture aims to sign up sovereign wealth funds, pensions, funds of funds, insurance companies, and family offices as customers.
Semafor • Dec 5, 2025
Germany's Merz under threat ahead of pensions vote
Friedrich Merz came to power aiming to toughen Germany’s defense industry, revitalize its economy, and fend off the rise of the far right.
Semafor • Dec 5, 2025
Chinese chip firm makes strong stockmarket debut
Investors are hoping Moore Threads could turn out to be "China's Nvidia."
Semafor • Dec 5, 2025
Nuclear energy poised to rise sharply in Africa’s power mix: Report
The Rockefeller Foundation estimated growth in the use of nuclear power in Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, and South Africa.
Semafor • Dec 5, 2025
Latin American fintech dLocal eyes Africa expansion
Rising demand from China has spurred the firm’s growth.
Semafor • Dec 5, 2025
How Bill McDermott’s ‘underdog desire’ drives ServiceNow
The enterprise software CEO sees AI creating ‘chaos’ inside some companies — and opportunities for his own.
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Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working moms
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Mamdani Announces New Settlement Securing Backpay for Delivery Workers
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