Africa’s Hidden Victims: Pandemic Prompted Surge in Police Brutality
Africa’s Hidden Victims: Pandemic Prompted Surge in Police Brutality By Sally Hayden, Maurice Oniang’o, Linus Unah and Patrick Egwu WARNING: The content you are about to see contains some graphic images and some viewers may find them disturbing. Africa’s Hidden Victims was produced and co-published in collaboration with Journalists for Transparency, a project of Transparency International, […]
Malaria Tracker Launched To Help Affected Commonwealth Countries Tackle The Disease
A new tracker has been launched to help Commonwealth countries monitor progress towards halving malaria cases by 2023 and ultimately ending the disease by 2030. Developed by a group of malaria experts and the Commonwealth Secretariat, the tracker was due to be launched this week at the Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases taking place […]
RP Global And OOLU Solar Partner To Launch Westa.Solar, A New Commercial & Industrial Solar Venture In West Africa
Westa.Solar has delivered its first 500kWp solar PPA project to Petrichor Industries in Nigeria RP Global, a leading renewable energy developer and investor, and OOLU, leader in energy access solutions in West Africa, announce the launch of Westa.Solar, a Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Solar Venture in West Africa, and the deployment of its first solar PPA project […]
NAFCOC Urges Mining Companies To Include Black Youth In Energy Generation Investments
In a recent announcement, President Cyril Ramaphosa conveyed a very important message to the energy industry in South Africa. With a significant policy shift away from keeping Eskom’s monopoly in power generation in the country, companies will soon be able to generate up to 100MW of power, which is substantially higher than the existing legislated […]
Ministry Of Petroleum Launches First Oil Licensing Round
Political Progress And Stability Sees South Sudan Open Up Energy Sector For Investment The Ministry of Petroleum (MoP) of the Republic of South Sudan, is honored to announce the launch of the country’s first Oil Licensing Round. The MoP has identified new exploration blocks with potential hydrocarbons and has compiled crucial data to provide to […]
Minly, A Creator Economy Platform Out Of Egypt Raises A $3.6m Seed Round
Minly, a platform empowering stars to create authentic, personalized connections with their fans across the MENA region, has closed an oversubscribed $3.6 million seed round co-led by 4DX Ventures, B&Y Venture Partners, and Global Ventures. The round also included participation from other leading regional funds, and a cast of highly strategic angel investors including Scooter […]
‘Everyone’ Does Not Really Mean ‘Everyone’: Addressing Barriers To Access To Education For Disabled Learners
The following op-ed is written by Amy-Leigh Payne & Charlene Kreuser from the Legal Resources Centre. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Constitution), provides ‘everyone’ with the right to basic education. ‘Everyone’ is a non-restrictive term. It means that, where a right is conferred on ‘everyone’, it applies quite literally to everyone. […]
Digital Lab Africa Calls On Video Game Creators
Video Game category is now open to all prototypes/concepts of video games for any type of device The second phase of the Digital Lab Africa (DLA) call for applications is now open after a successful first phase for animation and immersive experience categories. The focus of this phase is on Video Games. The destabilizing impact of the pandemic […]
