Diaspora Markets

Burkina Faso Rejected a U.S. Deportation Deal. Then the Fight Moved to Visa Access.

Burkina Faso refused a U.S. proposal to receive deportees who were not Burkinabè citizens. Days later, visa access was at…

2 weeks ago

Royal Caribbean Is Paying $3 Billion for Half of Sandals. The Bigger Story Is Who Owns Caribbean Tourism.

A Caribbean-built hospitality empire is entering a $3 billion partnership with a global cruise giant. The Stewart family retains half…

1 month ago

U.S. Lends Africell Nearly $100M. Africa Faces a Bigger Ownership Question

The U.S. is financing nearly $100 million for Africell to buy American and allied telecom technology. But shifting suppliers does…

2 months ago

A Black Brazilian Community Challenged a Lithium Mine. Then the Court Stopped Operations.

A Brazilian court halted operations at Sigma Lithium’s only producing mine after a challenge involving a nearby Quilombola community. The…

2 months ago

Uber Left Nigeria and Uganda. The Drivers Owned the Cars, Not the Market.

Uber’s exit exposes a central weakness of platform work: workers can finance the productive assets while another company controls the…

2 months ago

MTN Wants to Control Credit. Gulf Capital Is Helping Build Its AI Infrastructure.

Africa’s largest telecom operator is exploring banking licences while building AI-ready data centres with a UAE-backed investor. Together, the moves…

2 months ago

Ghana Wants to Protect Cocoa. Farmers Say the New Law Could Strip Them of Control Over Their Own Land.

Ghana’s new cocoa legislation aims to protect a vital export industry, but farmers warn that restrictions on land conversion could…

3 months ago

Africa Solar Manufacturing Grows, but China Still Controls the Supply Chain

Africa is producing more solar equipment, but much of the higher-value technology and component supply still comes from China. The…

3 months ago

Dangote Refinery Plans $5 Billion IPO That Could Become Africa’s Largest Listing

Dangote Refinery is planning a $5 billion IPO that could become Africa’s largest listing. The key question is whether investors…

3 months ago

Cape Town Approved a 170-Megawatt Data-Center Project. The Community Still Does Not Know the Full Resource Cost.

Equinix could turn Cape Town’s land, electricity, water and municipal approval into a major African computing asset. The unresolved question…

3 months ago

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