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Africa's richest billionaire never buys cars and drives himself around

You might think the richest man in Africa would flash his cash more, but Aliko Dangote is not that type of billionaire. The Nigerian business magnate...

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Billionaire who is Africa's richest man began selling two common kitchen staples

A self-made billionaire said to be Africa's richest man with an estimated $10bn worth started entrepreneurial life trading two common kitchen staples...

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This USAID Program Made Food Aid More Efficient for Decades. DOGE Gutted It Anyways

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network is one of USAID’s most data-driven programs, but its work has been stalled by the Trump administration.

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India’s First Transgender Clinic Shuts Down After Losing Its USAid Funding With ‘No Hope of Resuming’

India’s first transgender clinic has closed after losing its funding from USAid. Mitr Clinic, located in the south Indian city of Hyderabad, had...

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Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base

Ivory Coast officially took control of the last remaining French military base in the country Thursday as most French forces departed from countries...

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Tourists in São Tomé watch release of baby turtles into sea

The territorial sea of São Tomé and Príncipe is home to five of the seven species of sea turtles in the world.

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Why the gold boom is causing a surge in illegal mining

In challenging economic and geopolitical times, investors bet on gold for its ability to store value. Gold prices hit record highs last year, with...

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Elon Musk’s Vision Is Coming Into Focus—and It Looks a Lot Like Neo-Apartheid

Apartheid was, first and foremost, a business plan—one that the South African–born Musk seems to be reworking for the modern age.

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Soundtrack to a Complicit Silence

Where silence becomes an accomplice, and absence is a refrain.

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Make South Africa Great Again?

How the country’s post-apartheid politics may inform the world view of Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

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