Business
26 Oct
The United Auto Workers union has once again escalated its strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, the three major US carmakers. Some 6,800 workers at a Stellantis assembly plant in Michigan are now joining the ranks of striking auto workers to ask for a pay rise of at least 40 percent over the next four years.
26 Oct
Farmers in northern Ghana are returning to traditional medicines to treat their livestock. These scientifically backed indigenous treatments are more affordable than conventional veterinary drugs, and are less susceptible to antibacterial resistance.
25 Oct
A company backed by oil major Shell says it has raised $103 million to build solar mini grids in rural Africa and Asia including a focus on Nigeria and plans to expand into Democratic Republic of Congo.
24 Oct
Nigeria no longer has to pay a multibillion-dollar fine over a failed gas deal. A London court has backed Abuja's appeal over damages. Also, we speak to the president of Rugby Africa about the prospects for rugby on the continent as South Africa powers through the Rugby World Cup. And France teams up with Nigeria in a crackdown on piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.
23 Oct
In a roadside welding shop in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, Shola Ojo gives his power-generating set a second pull before the engine revved up, now he is ready to start his business for the day.
21 Oct
China's National Bureau of Statistics has released a new raft of data on the health of the Chinese economy, the world's second largest. Annual GDP growth in the third quarter reached 4.9%, beating analysts' expectations. The authorities' efforts to support growth are bearing fruit, although retail sales remain low and the property sector continues to struggle.
18 Oct 2023
Pakistan has recently begun a partnership with Russia whereby Islamabad receives energy supplies from Moscow. How the West responds may dictate whether the deal works or not.
16 Oct 2023
A crackdown on cryptocurrency accounts linked to Hamas has reignited scrutiny of digital assets after the terrorist group attacked Israel. Criminal and terrorist organizations use crypto to bypass laws and sanctions.
13 Oct 2023
The attacks in Israel have so far not prompted energy price spikes. But the risk of escalation in a region defined by oil production means the market is nervous.
12 Oct 2023
Cash-strapped Pakistan has asked China to step up funding of projects via the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). But experts say Beijing is wary of Pakistan's worsening economic crisis.
11 Oct 2023
Sri Lanka's economic crisis is the biggest test yet of China's massive Belt and Road Initiative. Many blame the country's economic collapse on a close relationship with Beijing. Between 2000 and 2020, China extended $12 billion in loans to the Sri Lankan government.
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More than a million people, including children, have fled their homes in the volatile Central Africa Republic to Cameroon. Not all have given up hope.
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As the Olympic flame begins its journey to Paris and the French capital prepares to host some 15 million tourists in less than four months' time, more than 80 NGOs are denouncing a form of "social cleansing". Authorities in the French capital has been relocating people from the streets in the city centre and around the Olympic sites. These vulnerable populations include homeless people, migrants and drug addicts.
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It is time we separated the boys from the men in the UEFA Champions League games coming up in the week. The return leg of the quarterfinals takes centre stage this midweek and this is a preview of the games on GuardianTV with Ayomide Sotunbo and Hogan Niyi.
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A former US diplomat has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for spying for Cuba for decades. The incident has been called "one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the US government."
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A transitional council has been created to choose Haiti's next prime minister and Cabinet. The move is seen as the first step in bringing security to the troubled country.
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Exactly five years after the fire that destroyed the roof and badly damaged the rest of Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral, one of those who worked on the project has spoken of the camaraderie of the team reconstructing the edifice and the skill of their achievement. Valentin Pontarollo is a carpenter who finished working on the roof just a few weeks ago. The carpentry of the structure is now complete. In Perspective, he told us of his joy at what the team has achieved, five years after tons of 13th-century oak either caught fire or was sent crashing down into the nave below.