Companies
SoftBank expands Vision Fund solar investment to Africa
Solid returns from renewable energy to complement riskier tech deals
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Africa
Opinion
India's post-poverty challenge
The poor now mostly have enough food, but need better clinics, schools and administrators
Cryptocurrency
Startups push blockchain beyond cryptocurrency
Developers aim at everything from tracking coffee beans to verifying diplomas
Politics
Japan expands peacekeeping support in Africa and ASEAN
Medical and construction training aims to counter rising Chinese influence
International Relations
'Resource nationalism' clouds China's Africa ambitions
World's second-largest economy may find it harder to get what it needs to grow
International Relations
China verges on luring all of Africa away from Taiwan
Beijing uses economic leverage to cultivate allies against American pressure
International Relations
Sudan says it cut all defense ties with North Korea
African country, still on US list of terrorism sponsors, faces economic crisis
Companies
With eye on Asia, Mitsui plans $1.5bn Mozambique gas investment
Trading house in talks with Thai and Chinese customers as demand grows
Business Trends
Mobile businesses reach even the poorest countries
In some places it is easier to hail a ride than turn on the faucet
