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A new financial relief facility has been launched for Nigerian startups affected by the COVID-19 crisis, which will disburse grants to ensure qualifying post-MVP stage… Read More »Nigerian Startups Get Covid Lifeline
Namibian scientist and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) engineer, Dr Japie van Zyl died at the age of 63 from a heart attack in… Read More »Tributes Pour in for Reknowned Namibian Scientist
Egypt’s public prosecution is seeking the arrest of nine suspects accused of gang-raping a woman, including seven who have fled the country. The rape allegedly… Read More »Righting Egypt’s Old Wrongs
The country’s senate has put together a panel of experts to assess the damage done during colonialism and advise on the cost of damages, according… Read More »Burundi Wants Former Colonisers to Pay $43bn in Reparations for Colonial Rule
Lawyers representing the Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, held in prison for more than a month pending trial on charges of inciting violence, will make a… Read More »A Rally to Free Zimbabwean Journalist
Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has been re-elected to serve a second five-year term as President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Thursday, August… Read More »Unanimous Vote to Keep AfDB President at the Helm
The country suspended all air travel on March 23 to comply with restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. The government says the… Read More »Nigeria to Resume International Flights Into and Out of the Country
Software that eats up mobile data and registers people for unwanted subscriptions has been found pre-installed on thousands of low-cost Chinese smartphones in Africa more… Read More »Chinese Phones with Malware Sold to Unsuspecting Africans
A pair of Japanese honeymooners stranded in Cape Verde by the coronavirus pandemic have been named unlikely ambassadors for the tropical paradise’s Olympic team at… Read More »Cape Verde Announces its Ambassadors to the Olympics
Like many hospitality activities around the world, wildlife tourism in Uganda has ground to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Kalema-Zikusoka says that… Read More »Pandemic Forces Villagers Who Conserved to Poach