How Africa’s e-Commerce Giant is Fighting off Shein and Temu
August 25th, 2025
Via Rest of World, a report on how Jumia is capitalizing on the U.S.-China trade war as Chinese vendors are exploring new avenues to route their products into markets such as Nigeria and Côte [...]
Battling Power Outages and Heat Wave, Iran Orders More Shutdowns
August 24th, 2025 Courtesy of New York Times, a look at how – amid suffocating temperatures – Iranian authorities are closing public offices and cutting water and electricity as the country struggles with [...]
August 24th, 2025 Courtesy of New York Times, a look at how – amid suffocating temperatures – Iranian authorities are closing public offices and cutting water and electricity as the country struggles with [...]
Turkey Set for Gas-Exploration Deal After Wooing Ex-Libya Foes
August 24th, 2025 Via Bloomberg, an article on an agreement for Turkey to explore Libyan gas: Libya’s eastern parliament is set to vote on a 2019 pact that would allow Turkey to explore for energy in the North [...]
August 24th, 2025 Via Bloomberg, an article on an agreement for Turkey to explore Libyan gas: Libya’s eastern parliament is set to vote on a 2019 pact that would allow Turkey to explore for energy in the North [...]
All Downhill: Neom Ski Resort Strains Budget; Saudi Arabia and Olympic Council Weigh Moving Asian Winter Games
August 22nd, 2025 Via Bloomberg, a report that Saudi Arabia and the Olympic Council are weighing moving the Asian Winter Games: Saudi Arabia and the Olympic Council of Asia have begun approaching other countries to [...]
August 22nd, 2025 Via Bloomberg, a report that Saudi Arabia and the Olympic Council are weighing moving the Asian Winter Games: Saudi Arabia and the Olympic Council of Asia have begun approaching other countries to [...]
Africa Is Buying a Record Number of Chinese Solar Panels
August 22nd, 2025 Via Wired, a look at how Africa’s energy-starved countries on the continent have reluctantly turned to coal and gas for decades. Cheap Chinese solar panels are now finally changing the [...]
August 22nd, 2025 Via Wired, a look at how Africa’s energy-starved countries on the continent have reluctantly turned to coal and gas for decades. Cheap Chinese solar panels are now finally changing the [...]
Tajikistan Blames Illegal Cryptocurrency Mining for Some of Its Energy Woes
August 20th, 2025 Via The Diplomat, a report on Tajikistan’s energy woes: During an August 12 conference, Tajikistan’s Prosecutor General Khabibullo Vokhidzoda expressed concern over electricity theft by [...]
August 20th, 2025 Via The Diplomat, a report on Tajikistan’s energy woes: During an August 12 conference, Tajikistan’s Prosecutor General Khabibullo Vokhidzoda expressed concern over electricity theft by [...]