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AI and immigration uncertainty threaten Nigeria’s dreams of becoming an outsourcing hot spot

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By: Damilare Dosunmu and Stephanie Wangari
18 July 2025 at 05:00
As Nigeria bets billions of dollars on becoming the next outsourcing superpower, it is grappling with how artificial intelligence and immigration policies are radically reshaping the industry.   The African nation...

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Seni Sulyman, right, Andela's country director in Nigeria, and colleagues on a video call at the start-up's offices in Lagos, Nigeria, Sept. 29, 2017. "This is a platform for giving people who want to learn and succeed access and opportunity," says Seni Sulyman, a 32-year-old graduate of Harvard Business School, of the company. (Tom Saater/The New York Times)
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Dangerous mines: A death at the bottom of the EV supply chain

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By: Tawanda Karombo and Kimberly Mutandiro
8 July 2025 at 05:00
Darlington Vivito told his parents goodbye on a chilly, drizzly evening in March 2023. He put on warm clothes, preparing for the night ahead. The 22-year-old left the family’s small...

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A security guard carries a gun while patrolling the open pit mines at Bikita Minerals, a lithium mine operated by the Chinese conglomerate Sinomine Resource Group in the Bikita district of Masvingo, a southern province of Zimbabwe.

Despite being situated above one of the largest lithium deposits, the Bikita district remains underdeveloped. Residents face poor road conditions, a lack of piped water, and insufficient educational facilities. Zimbabwe possesses significant lithium reserves and is emerging as a key player in the global metal market, which is essential for producing batteries for electric vehicles and other applications.
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