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In Summary The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is expected to boost intra-African trade by around 52% by 2035, strengthening local industries and creating close to 30 million jobs.Africa’s projected economic growth rate for 2025 is approximately 4.1%, higher than the global average, highlighting the continent’s rising influence in world affairs.Gulf states invested over $53 billion in Africa in 2023 alone, with long-term projects in infrastructure, mining, and agriculture reshaping development across the continent.Deep Dive!!Africa is actively shaping its economic future through strategic decisions and stronger regional cooperation. In 2025, the continent is driving growth with bold trade agreements,…

Who: Arsenal vs Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)What: UEFA Champions League semifinal, first legWhere: Emirates Stadium, LondonWhen: Tuesday at 8pm (19:00 GMT) Follow Al Jazeera Sport’s live text and photo commentary stream. Thirteen-time English top-flight league victors Arsenal continue their quest to win a maiden UEFA Champions League title when they clash with PSG in the first leg of their semifinal at Emirates. The Gunners booked their place in the final four of the tournament by thoroughly outplaying defending champions Real Madrid to win their quarterfinal series 5-1 on aggregate. PSG’s road to the Champions League semifinal stage has been equally impressive.…

FIRST ON FOX: A nonprofit patient’s rights advocacy group has placed a billboard in New York City’s Times Square praising President Donald Trump for “delivering” on a major healthcare promise within his first 100 days in office. The billboard, placed by PatientsRightsAdvocate.org, (PRA) will run from April 28 to May 4 and touts Trump’s executive order signed in February directing the departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services to make healthcare prices transparent.”President Trump delivers healthcare price transparency,” the billboard, along with a picture of Trump resembling Superman says. “First 100 Days!”Trump’s order directed the departments to “rapidly…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cleveland Browns legend Bernie Kosar ripped Shedeur Sanders’ prank caller as details of the incident were revealed on Sunday.Jax Ulbrich, the son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, was revealed to be the culprit behind the call made to Sanders as the quarterback fell from being a projected first-round draft pick to an eventual fifth-round selection. The Browns picked Sanders 144th overall. Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar, #19, in action against the Miami Dolphins at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami on Oct. 8, 1989. (USA Today Sports)Kosar reacted to the revelation…

Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Trump puts deported violent illegals’ mug shots on White House lawn2. Over 100 illegal immigrants arrested in massive raid3. Packed ferry ride turns deadly after getting struck by boatMAJOR HEADLINES‘DRILL BABY, DRILL’ – After 100 days in the White House, Americans say what they want President Trump to focus on next. Continue reading …SEEING RED – US adversary’s billion-dollar footprint 50 miles off Florida raises alarm, expert warns. Continue reading …PROPERTY WARS – Greenland’s prime…

A Mandurah mum is calling for urgent changes to the way some private hospitals and doctors deal with voluntary assisted dying.

This article is an on-site version of our Moral Money newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered three times a week. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters.Visit our Moral Money hub for all the latest ESG news, opinion and analysis from around the FT Welcome back. Have sustainable investment funds had their day? Some might be tempted to draw that conclusion from a weak new set of data — but they’d be getting rather carried away, as I explain below.Sustainable investingA poor quarter for green funds — in context…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.M&A bankers can’t catch a break at the moment. Higher interest rates and market volatility were already making it harder to get large deals done, and now some are concerned that the European Central Bank has thrown a spanner into one of the few remaining opportunities to generate fees. The so-called Danish Compromise is a once-niche bit of EU regulation designed to reduce the capital burden on banks that own insurance businesses. But it came with a loophole — christened the “Danish…

Widespread power outages were reported Monday in parts of Spain, Portugal and France, affecting critical infrastructure like airports and causing transportation disruptions.“The interruption was due to a problem in the European electricity grid,” E-Redes, the national energy supplier of Portugal, said in a statement. In addition to Portugal, it said, “The blackout also affected regions of Spain and France, due to faults in very high voltage lines.”E-Redes said that the outage was widespread across Spain, with outages in Catalonia, Andalusia, Aragon, Navarre, the Basque Country, Castile and León, Extremadura and Murcia.In France, the Portuguese energy supplier said, “the Basque Coast…

CBS News has obtained a list of 365 federal grant programs halted this week by the Justice Department, disrupting programs to help victims of hate crime and sex trafficking, children who’ve suffered violence, and refugees. The department also paused programs aimed at reducing school shootings, efforts to combat domestic terror and an Emmett Till cold case initiative in the Southeast.At least some of the grants were halted in memos sent Tuesday to nonprofit organizations by the Justice Department. The memos alerted program operators that the projects no longer “effectuate” Justice Department priorities. The cancellation of the federal grants caused disruptions at…