AFRICA
Unleashing Africas potential: Overcoming monetary barriers for intra-continental growth
This article was contributed to TechCabal by Ifelade Ayodele. By 2050, a staggering one in four people globally will be African. This ...
Bolt Nigeria reportedly cut about half of its headcount
Annyeonghaseyo, Here's what I've got for you today: Bolt Nigeria reportedly cut about half of its headcount South Africa targets online retailer ...
“Ive failed you, I shouldve protected you better,” Bereaved South African DJ mourns daughter who was po¥$%n£d at school
A father has mourned his 14-year-old daughter, Nomfundo Palesa Tyler Khumalo, who was allegedly poisoned at her school in South Africa. It was gathered that the ...
Quadda residents testimonies Reveal Alleged MINUSCAs involvement with UPCBy Pierre Yakoma
Numerous testimonies from Ouadda residents reporting cooperation between MINUSCA(United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Central African Republic) and members of the UP ...
Heavy rainfall claims 10 lives in Rwanda
The Rwandan Ministry in charge of Emergency Management on Tuesday announced that no fewer than 10 people were killed due to disasters triggered by heavy rains in various parts of Rwand ...
S/Sudan: UN deploys peacekeepers amid fresh intercommunal violence
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, on Tuesday said it deployed additional peacekeepers and launched urgent patrols, following fresh outbreaks of intercommunal violence ...
Flood: Kenya postpones schools resumption
Kenya said Monday that it would delay the reopening of schools by one week due to ongoing heavy rains that have triggered deadly floods in the East African nation. S ...
Ethiopias Kubik raises an additional $1.9 million seed to scale
Kubik, an Ethiopian startup that recycles plastic waste into low-cost, environmentally friendly building materials, has raised $1.9 million in a seed extension round to expand its oper ...
DR Congo accuses Apple of using 'blood minerals' from war-torn east
The Tenke Fungurume mine, one of the largest sources of copper and cobalt in the world, in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: Emmet LIVINGSTONE / AFP
Korea-Africa 2024: Prioritise trade, investment, industrialisation, AKEDA urges African leaders
From Kenneth Udeh, Abuja Ahead of the Korea Africa Summit 2024 scheduled for Seoul, Korea, from June 4 and 5, a private-public sector group, Af ...
Afriex Expands Its Money Transfer Network, Connecting Europe to Africa
[Lagos, April 2024] – Afriex, a leading money transfer platform, has expanded its countries network, enabling individuals in Europe to send money to o ...
Ghana to tax residents' foreign incomes, impacting remote workers, content creators
Ghana has revealed plans to tax resident Ghanaians' foreign incomes to close a significant revenue gap left by cancelling value-added tax (VAT) on electricity earlier this year.
Their pride in Senegal, our shame in Nigeria
There are lessons of life on a march-past when participants make reverse in what is popularly termed about-turn”. Whe ...
SunCulture raises $12 million to expand solar irrigation solutions across sub-Saharan Africa
The news: SunCulture, a Kenyan climate tech startup, has raised $12 million to enhance its solar irrigation solution in sub-Saharan Africa and provide hundreds of thousands ...
At EIF 2024 in Togo, WTO, others proffer ways to boost investment in Africa
Africa countries have been advised to focus on some critical areas in order to boost investment on the continent.
Bassirou Faye sworn in as Senegals president
Bassirou Diomaye Faye has been sworn in as the fifth Senegalese President. The 44-year-old Faye becomes Senegals youngest President. DAILY POST reports that h ...
Ive never been treated in such a lowly manner in my entire life,” BBNs Jeff Bankz cries out over alleged r+cism by immigration officers at a South African Airport
BBNs Jeff Bankz has cried out over alleged r+cism by immigration officers at a South African Airport. He said he just arrived South Africa for the first time. Ive never been treat ...
Fragile South Sudan risks turmoil over oil disruption: experts
South Sudan became independent in 2011. Photo: Sophie RAMIS / AFP/FileSource: AFPOil-dependent South Sudan is at risk of economic and pol ...
South African ex-president, Zuma survives car crash
South Africas former president, Jacob Zuma, survived a car accident overnight after a vehicle transporting him was hit by a drunk driver, police said on Friday. The ...
8-year-old survives as bus carrying 46 pilgrims crashes in South Africa
A bus crash led to the death of 45 passengers in South Africa on Thursday. The bus, which crashed through a barrier of a bridge, caught fire after it fell off a brid ...
Seven Chadian soldiers killed in landmine
Seven Chadian soldiers were killed when their vehicle hit a landmine in a lawless region where jihadist groups including Nigerias Boko Haram and an Islamic State offshoot a ...
MTN exits two African countries in a bid to refocus on high-growth markets
MTN Group, Africas largest network operator by subscriber base, has accepted an undisclosed offer from Africa-focused telecommunication service, Telecel, for the sale of its eq ...
44-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye wins Senegals presidential election, 62-year-old former prime minister concedes defeat to him
Senegals former Prime Minister Amadou Ba has congratulated rival opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye for winning the presidential election, Al Jazeera is reporting. Results ...
African Games 2023 final medal table out as Egypt, Nigeria win big [Full List]
The 2023 All African Games final ranking medal table is out. This follows the conclusion of the Games in Ghana on Saturday. Egypt top the medal ranking table ...
JUST IN: Niger Republic opens land border with Nigeria
One week after the authorities of Nigeria Customs Service opened the Illela land border between Nigeria and Niger Republic, the government of Niger Republic on Friday opene ...
Three trafficked Ebonyi teenage girls rescued in Ghana
Three teenage girls from Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State allegedly trafficked to Ghana, have been rescued. The girls, whose names were given as Ogah Chine ...
How Zimbabwean startups are forging ahead despite hyperinflation and sanctions
Tendai Mugovi is a serial technology entrepreneur based in Harare, Zimbabwes capital. He has founded and currently runs three startups: Cashlinq, a fintech offering core ...
Undersea cable cuts disrupt data, voice services along African west coast
A combination of cable cuts, resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast, have negatively impacted data and telecom services in several coun ...
Uncovered Fund to showcase 20+ African start-ups in Japan
UNCOVERED FUND, a Japanese venture capital firm, will be hosting its annual Showcase Africa conference on 19 March 2024, where it will showca ...