Great story by Alexis Akwagyiram on how Nigerian students have changed their focus to North America as the UK clamps down on migrants One outcome is some small to mid-sized UK universities will have major budget holes with much fewer African students semafor.com/article/08/28/…

After years of complaints Kenya's Uber + Bolt drivers are pushing through fare rises by organizing over a walkie talkie app, reports Martin Siele in Nairobi semafor.com/article/08/29/…

Y-Combinator-backed Chowdeck hopes to prove food delivery doubters wrong in Nigeria semafor.com/article/08/26/…

Welcome to Semafor Africa Weekend! 🔭 Get ready for astro-tourism 🌍 AWS bets on Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa’s digital opportunity 🇩🇰 B&O dabbles in African art 🇳🇬 Where top Nigerian students go. Read more: semafor.com/newsletter/09/…

Unclear whether world's largest hedge fund will be spending its own money in Africa, however

Senegal is being urged to avoid opaque oil contract renegotiations semafor.com/article/09/02/…

Debt-related fragility in Africa and China’s need for long-term multibillion-dollar sales to shape talks in Beijing this week my @semaforafrica FOCAC preview report: semafor.com/article/09/03/… h/t Yunnan Chen 陈韵楠 Ovigwe Eguegu

Dozens of African leaders are arriving in Beijing this week hoping the recent rebound in Chinese lending for key projects isn't just a short-term blip, by Alexander Onukwue for Semafor Africa semafor.com/article/09/03/…

Insightful piece by Alexander Onukwue about the ongoing #FOCAC2024. It was pleasant discussing key issues about China-Africa cooperation with you.

Egypt, Nigeria, and Uganda led the short list of a Chinese loans resurgence to Africa as leaders gather in Beijing for the #FOCAC2024 summit via Semafor Africa semafor.com/article/09/03/…

African countries will need innovative climate-resistant seeds to battle spreading malnutrition, says Bill Gates semafor.com/article/09/04/…

China targets green infrastructure deals in $50B pledge including deals for Tanzania, Zambia, Nigeria, South Africa, and more Up from #FOCAC 2021's $40B, but down from 2018's all-time high of $60B semafor.com/article/09/05/… via Semafor Africa

Nigerians are dealing with a new wave of fuel scarcity that's deepening a cost of living crisis semafor.com/article/09/06/…

Nigeria’s latest fuel scarcity challenge is deepening an ongoing cost of living crisis semafor.com/article/09/06/… via Semafor Africa

Kenyan athletics has a domestic violence problem semafor.com/article/09/08/…

Young Africans see China as the most influential international player in their respective countries, according to the 2024 African Youth Survey commissioned by the Ichikowitz Family Foundation. Read more: semafor.com/newsletter/09/…