Saharan Africa reached 60% of GDP in 2023, with two dozen countries’ debt burdens widely considered unsustainable.

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Start with the flow of goods. Mr Trump is deeply suspicious of trade. “The most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff,” ...

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a data scientist and author who formerly worked at Google.

The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Donald Trump’s victory and the fallout from the US election in 2024.

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The government says it will integrate intelligence systems between investigative agencies to cross-refer data on crimes. It ...

Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who trained for jihad in the Syrian city of Raqqa and gunned down drinkers at the Paris terrace cafés, ...

Although Vistry’s overruns appear to have had specific causes, the problem of rising cost pressures is industry-wide. The ...