Preeti Jha
Freelance journalist: editing @semafor + writing longreads. Earlier @BBCNewsAsia, @AFP's SE Asia correspondent via BBC London + @IndianExpress in New Delhi.
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1 week ago |
semafor.com | Alexis Akwagyiram |Preeti Jha
African investment funds are starting to struggle to raise capital for women-led businesses because many previous backers do not want to be associated with a gender-driven ethos that goes against executive orders signed by US President Donald Trump. Gender-lens investing, which incorporates considerations about the role of gender in achieving a financial return, has emerged in the last decade as an approach that can identify untapped opportunities ordinarily overlooked by funds.
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3 weeks ago |
semafor.com | Preeti Jha
Three African cardinals are among the potential contenders to become the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church after the death of Pope Francis. Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, DR Congo’s Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, and Côte d’Ivoire’s Cardinal Ignace Bessi Dogbo have all been tipped as possible pontiffs. Many Catholics on the continent — where the Roman Catholic church is growing the fastest — in modern history.
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3 weeks ago |
semafor.com | Preeti Jha
Côte d’Ivoire’s main opposition leader Tidjane Thiam has been removed from the country’s electoral roll, effectively barring him from running for the presidency. A court ruled that the ex-Credit Suisse CEO gave up his Côte d’Ivoire nationality when he acquired French citizenship in 1987 — despite the 62-year-old renouncing his French passport earlier this year.
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3 weeks ago |
semafor.com | Preeti Jha
Kenyan President William Ruto heads to China tomorrow, the first African leader to be hosted by Beijing since US President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled its unprecedented global tariffs. Ruto is expected to try to position Kenya in a volatile and shifting geopolitical landscape, alongside more focused discussions on loans and infrastructure financing.
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3 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Preeti Jha
NowCNN — Like many American manufacturers, Tesla is caught in a bind thanks to President Donald Trump’s trade war. Unlike most of those other companies, though, Tesla has an added wrinkle – its CEO, Elon Musk, sometimes called the First Buddy for the close relationship he’s cultivated with the president. …
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My latest longread, in @prospect_uk magazine, explores the role restorative justice can play in cases of sexual violence. Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their stories and insights: https://t.co/09mM4gntaS
Not the headline we wanted but my old paper, @IndianExpress, says it best: https://t.co/Vpy2FbDczI
A win for clean air today: Thrilled Ulez (Ultra Low Emission Zone) has expanded to cover almost all of London. As a @Breathe_London community member, directing anyone invested in improving our city's air quality to a key resource filling in the data gaps: https://t.co/EFxckZ0Cjy
