Kiirdom: The Sprawling Corporate Kingdom of South Sudan’s First Family
November 20th, 2024
Via The Sentry, a report on South Sudan’s Kiir family’s secret business empire: Today, The Sentry published a massive trove of data exposing the control by the family of South Sudan [...]
Grab Built Its Own Map in Southeast Asia, and Is Now Going After Google
November 19th, 2024 Via Rest of World, a look at how Grab – the Asian super app – uses its own drivers and cameras to create hyperlocal maps in eight countries: Grab began mapping locations because Google [...]
November 19th, 2024 Via Rest of World, a look at how Grab – the Asian super app – uses its own drivers and cameras to create hyperlocal maps in eight countries: Grab began mapping locations because Google [...]
Côte d’Ivoire: Africa’s Biggest Wine Importer
November 19th, 2024 Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at Africa’s biggest wine importing nation: In 2023, Côte d’Ivoire imported the equivalent of $64m worth of wine. The rise of the middle class, paired [...]
November 19th, 2024 Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at Africa’s biggest wine importing nation: In 2023, Côte d’Ivoire imported the equivalent of $64m worth of wine. The rise of the middle class, paired [...]
Will Angola’s Big Bet on Biden Backfire?
November 19th, 2024 Via The Africa Report, an article on whether Angola’s bet on the Biden Administration will backfire given the election of President Trump: President João Lourenço placed a multimillion-dollar [...]
November 19th, 2024 Via The Africa Report, an article on whether Angola’s bet on the Biden Administration will backfire given the election of President Trump: President João Lourenço placed a multimillion-dollar [...]
The Cost of Tajikistan’s Melting Glaciers
November 16th, 2024 Via Emerging Europe, an article on the economic cost – and potential opportunity – presented by Tajikistan’s melting glaciers: A mountainous country with diverse topography, [...]
November 16th, 2024 Via Emerging Europe, an article on the economic cost – and potential opportunity – presented by Tajikistan’s melting glaciers: A mountainous country with diverse topography, [...]
Mali’s Junta Escalates Fight with Mining Groups Over Profit Share
November 16th, 2024 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on the Malian junta’s efforts to gain a greater share of gold producers’ profits: The detention in Mali of an international mining boss and two of [...]
November 16th, 2024 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on the Malian junta’s efforts to gain a greater share of gold producers’ profits: The detention in Mali of an international mining boss and two of [...]