DR Congo Backs $400M Satellite Deal To Tackle Digital Deficit
September 17th, 2025
Via Semafor, an article on DR Congo’s recent $400M satellite deal to tackle its digital deficit: DR Congo is betting on satellite internet to address one of the world’s worst connectivity [...]
Canadian Barrick Gold’s Gamble in Balochistan Meets a Violent Insurgency
September 17th, 2025 Via The Diplomat, a look at how the dream of reopening Reko Diq meets a harsh reality on the ground: a worsening insurgency and continued political instability. When Canadian mining giant Barrick [...]
September 17th, 2025 Via The Diplomat, a look at how the dream of reopening Reko Diq meets a harsh reality on the ground: a worsening insurgency and continued political instability. When Canadian mining giant Barrick [...]
What Are China and Central Asia’s Shared Interests in Afghanistan?
September 17th, 2025 Via The Diplomat, a report on how – as neighbors to Afghanistan – both China and the Central Asian states have vested interests in the country, desiring a peaceful, prosperous, and stable [...]
September 17th, 2025 Via The Diplomat, a report on how – as neighbors to Afghanistan – both China and the Central Asian states have vested interests in the country, desiring a peaceful, prosperous, and stable [...]
Walmart Puts Its Name on the Line for a Reset in South Africa
September 16th, 2025 Via Bloomberg, a report on Walmart’s plans to take on the Africa market: Walmart Inc. is opening its first Walmart branded stores in South Africa this year, after its initial attempt to gain [...]
September 16th, 2025 Via Bloomberg, a report on Walmart’s plans to take on the Africa market: Walmart Inc. is opening its first Walmart branded stores in South Africa this year, after its initial attempt to gain [...]
Syria’s Quest To Build Its Own Silicon Valley
September 16th, 2025 Via Rest of World, a look at how tech founders in Damascus are rebooting a war-torn country: At the end of November, Hamza Hourani’s phone rang. It was a cloudy morning in Damascus, and some [...]
September 16th, 2025 Via Rest of World, a look at how tech founders in Damascus are rebooting a war-torn country: At the end of November, Hamza Hourani’s phone rang. It was a cloudy morning in Damascus, and some [...]
McSpaghetti to McAloo Tikki: Inside the world’s local McDonald’s
September 11th, 2025 Via BBC, a look at a new book called McAtlas which shows that the world’s most global chain is also one of the most local, from paneer wraps in India to ski-through burgers in Sweden: [...]
September 11th, 2025 Via BBC, a look at a new book called McAtlas which shows that the world’s most global chain is also one of the most local, from paneer wraps in India to ski-through burgers in Sweden: [...]