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South Africa is observing five days of mourning in remembrance of those who died as result of gender-based violence and the coronavirus. The period of… Read More »South Africa Mourns Victims of its Double Pandemic
At least 40 miners in Zimbabwe are trapped underground after a shaft in a disused gold mine collapsed. The incident occurred late Wednesday in the… Read More »A Scramble to Save Zimbabwean Lives
Prime Minister said Thursday the army has been ordered to move on the embattled Tigray regional capital after his 72-hour ultimatum ended for Tigray leaders… Read More »Ethiopian Troops Make Final Push
A Nigerian theatre director encourages women from Makoko in Lagos to participate in a play about violence against women. Nigerian theatre director Ifeoma Fafunwa (Mrs… Read More »Giving Nigerian Women an Outlet for their Hurt
Carl Wallace has been around the block of South Africa’s startup world a time or two, founding a bunch of companies and raising several funding… Read More »Remote Work Solution for African Firms
Angola hopes to get “breathing space” on its debt for the next three years after negotiations with its main creditors. Angola owes more than $20bn… Read More »Luanda Comes Up with a Payment Plan for its Debt
A viral and contagious risk has been ruled out as all reported cases have progressed favorably without complications. Only one infected person out of a… Read More »Senegalese Authorities are Still Trying to Explain a Mysterious Skin Disease
The historical challenge of SME financing in Africa is well-known and documented. Africa supports 400 companies with annual revenues of $1 billion—and they are, on… Read More »Ghanaian FinTech Startup Tackles the Credit Financing Value Gap
Getting products from manufacturers to market can be a slow and expensive process in Africa. But a new generation of trucking companies believes internet technology… Read More »With Better Logistics, Africa could be a Bigger Exporter of Fresh Produce and other Services
This has led to fears that a “debt tsunami” could engulf the continent’s most heavily indebted nations as the financial impact of coronavirus hits. A… Read More »Zambia Becomes the First African Country to Default on its Debts
