*Welcome to Semafor Africa!* 🇳🇬Scramble to plug USAID gap 🇳🇬Startups target gig workers 🇸🇳Senegal’s misreported debt 🇲🇱Mali gold output plunges 🇸🇩Weekend reads *Read more:* https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/02/14/2025/racing-to-fill-the-gap