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Insurance firms should shun the East African Crude Oil Pipeline | Climate Crisis
Last year was the hottest on record, with extreme weather events in many corners of the globe. It was also…
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African B2B e-commerce giant Wasoko marked down to $260M after VC halves stake
VNV Global, a Swedish investment firm that backs startups in mobility, health and marketplaces, slashed the value of its holding…
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Uber leads $100M investment in African mobility fintech Moove as valuation hits $750M
Moove, an African mobility fintech that offers vehicle financing to ride-hailing and delivery app drivers, has raised $100 million in…
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African Bloc Can Pursue Feminist Foreign Policy in Global Governance Reform Push — Global Issues
Africa has recently displayed unapologetic intentionality about its rising emergence from a historically marginalized position in international politics. Credit: United…
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Dahomey doc on Europe’s looted African art wins Berlin film festival | Arts and Culture News
Dahomey, a documentary by Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop probing the thorny issues surrounding Europe’s return of looted antiquities to Africa,…
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UN envoy calls for curb on illicit weapons in Central African Republic — Global Issues
Briefing ambassadors on the UN Security Council, Valentine Rugwabiza, Special Representative for the Central African Republic (CAR), recalled the 15…
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African product, global market: Expensya employees cashed out $10M from 2023 acquisition
What’s more rewarding for an angel investor than paper returns in a startup? An acquisition that turns those paper returns…
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Video shows African elephant dance, sing in San Diego rain
The San Diego Zoo recently caught one of its endangered elephants dancing – and singing – in the rain. The…
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Despite glimmers of profit, most African neobanks remain in the red
It was only just over a year ago that McKinsey described Africa’s financial technology landscape as a “hotbed for investment.” Fast…
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African Women on the Frontline of Peacekeeping — Global Issues
Captain Baah (right) visits a Lebanese family in Southern Lebanon. Credit: UNIFIL Opinion by Devi Palanivelu (united nations) Wednesday, January 24,…
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