Alexander O. Onukwue
Reporter at Semafor
Reporter for @semafor in Nigeria ▪︎ [email protected] ▪︎ previously @qz
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2 days ago |
semafor.com | Alexander O. Onukwue
African policymakers will push for global finance reforms and new financing models to address the continent’s spiraling debt crisis during three days of crunch talks convened by the continent’s regional body. Africa will pay nearly $89 billion to service external debt this year, with the majority of its obligations owed to private creditors, according to the ONE Campaign, a Washington, DC-based advocacy group.
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5 days ago |
semafor.com | Alexander O. Onukwue
DR Congo and Zambia were the African countries with the most cases of mineral mining abuses between 2010 and 2024, according toa new global report by the London-headquartered Business & Human Rights Resource Center. The mining of copper — both countries are among the world’s biggest copper producers — spurred the highest number of cases. Types of abuse ranged from intimidation and threats, to beatings and arbitrary detention.
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1 week ago |
semafor.com | Alexander O. Onukwue
Telecom giant Airtel Africa reached an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to extend the availability of the satellite company’s Starlink internet service in Africa. Starlink has obtained licenses to operate in nearly two dozen African countries since its debut in Nigeria two years ago. In many places, it has become a strong alternative to services from telecom providers, despite its higher equipment costs and monthly subscriptions.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | Alexander O. Onukwue
4 hours agoU.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables showSome countries have turned to the satellite internet firm in conjunction with trade talks, State Department staffers wrote. The U.S. has a strategic interest in countering Chinese internet providers, but Musk’s role complicates the picture.
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1 week ago |
semafor.com | Alexander O. Onukwue
Nigeria accused Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, of launching a “negative” public relations campaign to put pressure on authorities by threatening to withdraw its apps from the country over a $220 million fine. Meta has contested the fine, imposed last year by Nigeria’s consumer protection agency for an alleged breach of competition rules, but a court in Nigeria’s capital Abuja dismissed its appeal.
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