Africa
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Pula raises $20M Series B to provide agricultural insurance to farmers in Africa, Asia and LatAm
Pula, an insurtech based in Kenya, has since 2015 been keen on enhancing the access to agricultural insurance by small-holder…
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Nearly 55 million face hunger in West and Central Africa, UN warns | Hunger News
UN agencies say double-digit inflation and stagnating local production are major drivers of the hunger crisis. Nearly 55 million people…
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Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa — Global Issues
This is a four million increase in the number of people currently dealing with food insecurity in that region. Mali…
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Food Security and Food Safety in Africa Must Go Hand in Hand — Global Issues
Fortified flour bag. Credit: Partners in Food Solutions Opinion by Monica Musonda (lusaka, zambia) Friday, April 12, 2024 Inter Press Service…
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UK’s ‘Hardest Geezer’ completes challenge to run length of Africa | News
Russ Cook finishes the journey of more than 16,000km (9,940 miles) in 352 days, raising $870,000 for two separate charities.…
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Cut submarine cables cause web outages across Africa; 6 countries still affected
Enlarge / View of Le Plateau and Ebrie Lagoon from the top of the Cathedrale St-Paul in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory…
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‘Jolt to reality’: Gaza war forces voter rethink ahead of South Africa poll | Elections
Cape Town, South Africa – Three months to South Africa’s much-anticipated general elections, the political landscape is being remade. Since…
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How Kagiso Lediga became the most sought-after filmmaker in South Africa | Arts and Culture
As a teenager in drama school in Cape Town in the 1990s, Kagiso Lediga was bored by the heavy focus…
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Hohm Energy to scale adoption of rooftop solar across South Africa, backed by $8M seed
In the face of South Africa’s worsening energy crisis, marked by increasingly severe power shortages, implementing daily electricity rationing has…
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AI Expert Warns of ‘Digital Colonization’ in Africa — Global Issues
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed interacts with Sophia the robot at the “The Future of Everything – Sustainable Development in…
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