Remnants of Covid Still Felt at this Harare Soup Kitchen
Immigration lawyer Samantha Murozoki did not plan to be still cooking for her neighbourhood two years after she first gave out leftover sadza porridge to hungry children in her street. Murozoki made headlines at the start of the Covid pandemic when the number of people queueing outside her small home kitchen in Chitungwiza, a town […]
Algiers Makes Bold Decisions To Save Food
Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has banned the export of foodstuffs that the country imports, the state news agency has said. The commodities include sugar, oil, pasta, semolina and wheat derivatives. A source is quoted by the agency as saying that the president called it economic sabotage to sell commodities that the country does not produce […]
Vehicle Financier Gets Big Financial Boost
Barely a month announcing a US$10-million funding round, African mobility fintech Moove has raised a further $105-million in a “series A2” round aimed at taking its business global. The latest round, which was oversubscribed and which brings total funding to $174.5-million, consisted of both debt and equity and was led by existing investors Speedinvest, Left […]
Addis to Mete Out Justice after Disturbing Video
Ethiopia’s government said it would act against the perpetrators after a video appeared on social media showing armed men, some in military uniforms, burning civilians to death in the country’s west. The Ethiopia Government Communication Service said in a statement on its Facebook page that the incident occurred in the Ayisid Kebele of Metekel Zone […]
Meet the African Recipients Of the Courage Awards
Roegchanda Pascoe braved death threats while trying to ease the gang violence plaguing the Cape Flats community just outside Cape Town, South Africa. Facia Boyenoh Harris faced harassment while advocating for women’s rights and protections against sexual violence in Liberia. Najla Mangoush a year ago accepted the role of foreign minister in the U.N.-backed transitional […]
