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KATHMANDU, August 26 — A devastating flash flood along the Nepal-Tibet border has killed at least nine people, left hundreds of tourists and workers missing and damaged roads, villages and power infrastructure, exposing the economic vulnerability of a strategically important Himalayan corridor.
Read the source ↗KYIV, 15 October 2026 — Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil infrastructure after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy declared an end to Kyiv’s participation in a proposed ceasefire covering energy targets, deepening tensions over efforts led by US President Donald Trump to halt strikes on critical facilities.
Read the source ↗Africa is not emerging as a single investment market. It is splitting into distinct investment zones, each offering a different combination of capital depth, growth, infrastructure, reform momentum, market scale and risk.
Read the source ↗For decades, Africa has occupied the lower end of global value chains, exporting raw commodities while importing higher-value manufactured products. Cocoa leaves West Africa as beans but returns as premium chocolate. Cotton is exported before being transformed into apparel elsewhere. Lithium, cobalt and manganese are extracted across the continent, yet much of the value from electric vehicle batteries is created overseas.
Read the source ↗For decades, Africa's role in global trade has largely been defined by the export of raw materials and the import of higher-value manufactured goods. Oil, minerals, cocoa, coffee and agricultural commodities have generated export revenues, but much of the value created through processing, branding and manufacturing has accrued elsewhere. That model is increasingly being challenged.
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