This chapter delves into the price cut announcement from a mobile service provider, discusses foreign investment in Africa amid political and economic risks, and explores the emergence of successful homegrown firms. Additionally, it touches on innovative solutions like circus-inspired fitness techniques for long-term space travel.
Narendra Modi, the strongman of India, will have to compromise now his party has lost its majority. What does the surprise result mean for the country? As some foreign investors shy away from Africa, the continent’s private sector is serving domestic customers to fill that hole (10:02). And how mastering circus stunts could help future moon-dwellers exercise (16:42).
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