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Meet the friends who left two of the world’s biggest chemical companies to build one in Africa—raising nearly $3 million and growing 1,400% in four years

Two childhood friends, Taiwo Ilesanmi and Gbenga Akanmu, went from growing up on the same street to working at global ...
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My mom got cancer, and I became her caregiver at 34. It showed me I still need my mom.

It was then that I began to realize my mom's strength returned when her only daughter needed her. I was so determined to be a ...
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An African country that banned exports of its most important raw resource has now banned two more raw materials

Months after banning the export of lithium concentrates, the Southern African country of Zimbabwe has banned another one of ...
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Why Pepsi's surprise $1.7 billion Publicis deal has Madison Avenue reeling

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Oil jumps above $100 a barrel as US-Iran fighting raises Strait of Hormuz disruption fears

Oil jumped above $100 per barrel on Wednesday as escalating fighting in the Middle East raised fears of further supply ...
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One of the world’s last DC-8 jets runs off Congo runway after 56 years in service

One of the world’s last operational Douglas DC-8 cargo jets ran off the runway in Kinshasa and suffered a collapsed nose ...
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EgyptAir plans historic Sydney route as airport welcomes its first North African airline

EgyptAir plans to connect Cairo, Singapore and Sydney in 2027, becoming the first North African airline to serve Sydney ...
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Boeing delivers first five CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Africa’s most powerful military under $426 million deal signed in 2023

Boeing has delivered the first five of 12 CH-47F Chinook helicopters to the Egyptian Air Force, marking a major upgrade to ...
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Why algae-based carbon platforms are winning investor attention in the GCC?

As climate finance matures, the conversation around carbon capture is changing. Investors and policymakers are no longer ...
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, is one of the US' best college towns. See why students and locals love the Midwestern city.

A recent WalletHub study ranked Ann Arbor the second-best college town in the US, behind Austin. The Midwestern city has about 122,000 residents, while the University of Michigan enrolled 53,488 ...
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Congo’s giant copper discovery grows by nearly one-third to 12 million tonnes as prices hit record high

Ivanhoe Mines has expanded its Makoko copper discovery in Congo by 30% to approximately 12 million tonnes as copper prices ...
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I've visited all 20 regions in Italy. Skip the big cities and head to one of these 4 charming small towns instead.

If you ask an Italian about the most underrated region in Italy, they might mention Marche. Marche is in central Italy and has a little bit of everything: rolling mountains and vineyards, impeccable ...