Curtiss-Wright Morocco Aerospace Deal: First Africa Plant
Century-old US aerospace firm Curtiss-Wright signed an MoU with Morocco at Farnborough for its first African facility, a surface-treatment plant...
July 23, 2026Topic
supply chain
JBS Denies Slave-Labor Dirty-List Links as GPA Defends Debt Restructuring
JBS rebuts accusation it bought cattle from 6 farms on Brazil’s slave-labor dirty-list (2016–2023) as prosecutors seek R$119M. GPA defends...
July 18, 2026
UN Warns Sudan’s Gum Arabic Trade Is Directly Financing the War
The UN says Sudan’s gum arabic trade, once worth $183 million annually, is now looted and taxed by the RSF...
July 16, 2026
Guyana Hardwires Local Manufacturing into the Oil Supply Chain
Guyana oil supply chain hits $1.5B in local procurement as 3 firms now build Jaguar FPSO parts and subsea jumpers...
July 14, 2026
The Quiet Plan to Cut China Out of the World’s Chips
The most strategic industry on earth is being deliberately fragmented. As Italy joined Pax Silica in Washington this week, China's...
June 26, 2026
The Rare-Earth Choke Point: One Country, the Price of Everything
A few Chinese refineries turn rare earths into the magnets inside electric cars, wind turbines, AI servers and weapons, handing...
June 24, 2026
Middle East War Squeezes Africa’s $200 Smartphone, Pushing Shipments to a Two-Year Low
Africa phone shipments slowed to a two-year low, Omdia finds, as the Middle East war worsens chip shortages and squeezes...
June 12, 2026
Bolivia Targets Rare Earth Sector
In 2024, Bolivia aims to probe for rare earth elements, crucial for technology and defense
January 25, 2024
Targeting innovation in Brazil, Nestlé launches platform for connecting with startups
Nestlé launches a platform to connect with startups in Brazil, targeting food tech innovation. The corporate-startup partnership model. Expert coverage...
July 7, 2021