US Slaps Tariffs on its Top Three Trade Partners
Newly inaugurated President Trump signed an Executive Order to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and added another 10%
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European Battery Champion Northvolt Gets Negative Charge
On 31 January 2025, Swedish battery maker Northvolt announced that its co-founder Paolo Cerruti will step down as CEO of
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Tanzania and Burundi Award $2B Contract to Chinese Firms to Design and Build Regional Rail
On 29 January 2025, Tanzania and Burundi announced that the contract to build a regional rail has been awarded to
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M300 Africa Energy Summit Touts Electrifying Africa as ‘Mission Possible’
On 27 January 2025, the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit kicked off in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Along with
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Chinese AI DeepSeek R1 Roils Up Tech World
On Monday 27 January 2025, tech stocks tumbled down following the release of DeepSeek R1 #AI Engine. Based on benchmarking
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China Pulls Out of Grand Inga Dam Project, But World Bank Still In
The Chinese contractor Three Gorges Corporation has reportedly pulled out of the #Inga Dam project, which, when built, is set
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Trump’s Intervention at Davos 2025 Centers on ‘Make America Great Again’ Slogan
Although newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump did not travel to Davos, he did intervene via videoconference at the World
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Trump Trumpets Half-Trillion Investment in AI to ‘Keep America First’
Freshly installed at the Oval Office on 20 January 2025, President Trump did not lose time and made a big
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Von der Leyen Warns Against Race to Bottom Due to Geopolitical Rivalry
Reading between the lines of the keynote address delivered by EC President Ursula von der Leyen at the World Economic
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Ramaphosa Outlines South Africa’s Priorities During its G20 Presidency at Davos 2025
South Africa Chairs G20 in 2025 Invited to deliver a ‘special address’ at the World Economic Forum 2025 (#WEF2025) in
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