African mobile operators are planning to invest $76 billion in network capital expenditure through 2030, a new report showed. The investment pipeline will support an industry that is expected to add $290 billion a year to the continent’s economy by the end of the decade, up from $240 billion in ...
Cocoa giants Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire vow to cooperate on pricesCocoa giants Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire vow to cooperate on prices
The world’s leading cocoa producers, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, agreed to harmonize purchasing prices and harvesting calendars in order to build a buffer from volatility in global markets that has seen the cost of chocolate soar. The countries’ leaders, at a summit in Abidjan this week, said they would revive ...
Kenya’s Ruto says country nearing US mineral dealKenya’s Ruto says country nearing US mineral deal
Kenya is close to agreeing a critical minerals deal with Washington, its president said on the sidelines of the G7 summit. William Ruto told Reuters that minerals would be processed in Kenya as part of the agreement, while calling for a wider reset of ties between Western countries and Africa ...
Israel and Hezbollah agree to renew ceasefire after flareup of violenceIsrael and Hezbollah agree to renew ceasefire after flareup of violence
US-Iran meeting in Switzerland over implementation of deal cancelled amid clashes in southern Lebanon Middle East crisis – live updates Israel and Hezbollah agreed to renew a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon on Friday after 24 hours of intense violence that posed an early challenge to the new agreement between the ...
Behind the Blog: Landfillcore and Go KnicksBehind the Blog: Landfillcore and Go Knicks
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss questionable analysis, mysterious parcels, and the Knicks (sorta). SAM: I was in Amsterdam for most of this week and walked by something ...
I’m a critical care doctor. I’ve never seen the US harm its children this deliberately | Robert B ShpinerI’m a critical care doctor. I’ve never seen the US harm its children this deliberately | Robert B Shpiner
At every stage of childhood, the Trump administration is withdrawing a protection. It is also dismantling the tools that would measure the harm A newborn’s first hours in a US hospital used to carry a quiet set of guarantees. A vitamin K injection against catastrophic bleeding. A hepatitis B vaccination. ...
‘It’s a scam’: Americans express unease over SpaceX’s influence on retirement savings‘It’s a scam’: Americans express unease over SpaceX’s influence on retirement savings
Guardian readers in the US share concerns about how the SpaceX IPO and AI boom affect their retirement accounts Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire last week after SpaceX debuted on the stock market with a valuation of $1.77tn. Millions of Americans could soon become indirect investors in SpaceX ...
JD Vance, once an ‘angry atheist’, is America’s most powerful Catholic. How will he wield his faith?JD Vance, once an ‘angry atheist’, is America’s most powerful Catholic. How will he wield his faith?
In his new memoir, the vice-president covers his conversion and politics – at a time when hardline Catholicism is ascendant in the US When JD Vance became Roman Catholic, he wondered what his dead grandmother would think. His grandmother Mamaw did not have anything against them, but growing up in ...
Italy’s Meloni says Trump ‘made up’ story that she ‘begged’ him for photo at G7Italy’s Meloni says Trump ‘made up’ story that she ‘begged’ him for photo at G7
The highly public exchange is an indication that their earlier close ties have frayed since Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran. ...
Do it at home too, women tell Japanese fans who cleaned World Cup stadiumDo it at home too, women tell Japanese fans who cleaned World Cup stadium
Some see a double standard: Japanese men who clean in public while their wives do all the housework. ...