How A Fringe South Korean Church Convinced Fijians To Embrace Its Business Empire
February 9th, 2025
Via The Economist, an article on how a fringe South Korean church convinced Fijians to embrace its business empire – and ignore its dark side: On a sweltering afternoon late last year, I sat in an [...]
Costa Rica Leads Latin America’s Green Energy Revolution
February 9th, 2025 Via Tico Times, a look at Costa Rica’s green energy revolution: In a groundbreaking achievement, Costa Rica has cemented its position as Latin America’s renewable energy champion, with an [...]
February 9th, 2025 Via Tico Times, a look at Costa Rica’s green energy revolution: In a groundbreaking achievement, Costa Rica has cemented its position as Latin America’s renewable energy champion, with an [...]
East Timor Favors Australia Over Chinese Firms On Major Gas Project
February 9th, 2025 Via Reuters, a report on East Timor’s preference to work with Australian vs. Chinese hydrocarbon firms on a major gas project: Stalled Greater Sunrise key for boosting East Timor revenue [...]
February 9th, 2025 Via Reuters, a report on East Timor’s preference to work with Australian vs. Chinese hydrocarbon firms on a major gas project: Stalled Greater Sunrise key for boosting East Timor revenue [...]
DRC-Rwanda: Rubaya Coltan Mine at the Heart of M23 Financing
February 7th, 2025 Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at how a coltan mine is integral to M23 funding: In April 2024, Rwandan-backed armed group M23 seized one of the world’s most productive coltan concessions, in [...]
February 7th, 2025 Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at how a coltan mine is integral to M23 funding: In April 2024, Rwandan-backed armed group M23 seized one of the world’s most productive coltan concessions, in [...]
Trump, the Panama Canal and the Hong Kong Firm at the Heart of a Showdown
February 7th, 2025 Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how the Panama Canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese threat to U.S. [...]
February 7th, 2025 Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how the Panama Canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese threat to U.S. [...]
The Brains Behind Mali’s Mining Shakeup
February 7th, 2025 Via The Africa Report, commentary on who is behind Mali’s mining shakeup: A former employee of Randgold and co-founder of the consultancy Iventus Mining, Mamou Touré plays a key role in [...]
February 7th, 2025 Via The Africa Report, commentary on who is behind Mali’s mining shakeup: A former employee of Randgold and co-founder of the consultancy Iventus Mining, Mamou Touré plays a key role in [...]