Olympics1h
Olympic 200m champ Letsile Tebogo on how he’s quietly taking the athletics world by storm: “I let the legs do the talking”
The 21-year-old struck gold in Paris to become Botswana’s first-ever Olympic champion. Now he is aiming to continue his rise ...
The Economist1h
The world’s next country?
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “The world’s next country?” ...
The Economist1h
To get more capital Africa needs more data
The view that African firms and governments pay a higher cost of capital than is necessary to compensate investors in debt ...
African Development Bank3h
African leaders want continent’s natural assets worth trillions of dollars to be part of measuring GDP of countries
African heads of state and government are calling for the continent’s vast natural capital to be considered when measuring the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of their countries. In a communique adopted ...
Reuters3h
Fibre optic cables should be considered 'critical infrastructure' in Africa, Google says
Charles Murito, Google's head of government relations and public policy in Africa, wants fibre classified as critical ... the ...
Sick people go off-grid to flee waves in space
Sue Howard, 63, has brought apples picked from her yard. She’s the person who invited everyone. She’s the old hand, a Green Banker since 2016, and one of many who took Barrett under their wings when ...
Mongabay10h
African Development Bank chief calls for ‘green-rich’ continent to also be ‘cash-rich’
A top African policymaker at COP29, the ongoing global climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan has called for a better evaluation ...
Atlas Pro on MSN14h
How Geography DOOMED Africa 🌍
Africa has hosted many great empires over the ages, but despite having contact with both Europe and Asia, did not keep up ...