Fardowsa Hanshi BBC News, Mogadishu Anthony Irungu / BBC Fathi Mohamed Abdi (L) and Saadia Ahmed Omar (R) have overseen more than 30 multimillion-dollar projects Construction is booming in Somalia’s capital city and as Mogadishu literally rises from the ashes of its violent past it is also giving unexpected opportunities to women like Fathi Mohamed...
The clean energy transition that the Biden administration touted as the focus of its industrial policy required large amounts of mineral inputs. Batteries for electric vehicles depend on lithium, solar panels contain gallium and molybdenum, and powerful magnets in wind turbines can’t be built without rare earth elements. Biden’s landmark legislation, such as the 2022...
Can Donald Trump convince Iran to stop pursuing nuclear weapons? In his first media appearance on this week’s Middle East tour, Trump offered an olive branch — if Iran is truly interested in peace and security for the region. He offered Tehran “a new and better path” by dismantling its enrichment systems and ending its...
John Eustace’s relegation rescue mission at Derby County was one he took on with Premier League ambitions in mind. He freely admitted on his first day in the job that he had taken a “huge risk” by leaving a Blackburn Rovers side that were in the play-off places at the time to instead try to...
Justin Kluivert says he feels at home at Bournemouth after a career that has taken him through the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, France, Spain and now England. But while the Dutch forward is enjoying laying down some roots after jet-setting around the continent – he would jump at the chance of exploring Europe with the Cherries...
As the 35-year-old now nurses a sore elbow and fine tunes preparations away from public eyes, LIV’s top stars this week compete on the circuit’s toughest course. Among them is Bryson DeChambeau, who overhauled a stuttering McIlroy to win last June’s US Open. Those LIV contenders, who also include Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton...
Callum Hudson-Odoi feels he is almost back at the beginning of his career. The winger’s mindset now, as then, is going into every game feeling he can score or assist, being part of the conversation around the England senior team, and once again trying to impress Thomas Tuchel. Now 24, the three-cap England international has...
In a rare bit of good news for the climate crisis front, multiple countries are ramping up their renewable energy ambition ahead of 2035. Ramping up renewable ambitions This is according to a new report by 350.org, produced in collaboration with Zero Carbon Analytics. It found that 15 of the 19 countries that have submitted...