The world’s fourth busiest airport is set to get bigger

From the BBC World Service: The British government announced that London’s Heathrow Airport will get a third runway. Chancellor Rachel Reeves says it’ll make the U.K. more globally connected as she pushes for growth in the economy. Then, countries in Africa are attempting to pull themselves out of post-COVID economic slumps. Yet one persistent economic challenge for many countries on the continent? They import a lot of food staples, such as cashews.

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