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Twiga Foods raises $10.3m in Series A Investment Round
From left to right: Enda Kwinga – HR, Grant Brooke – CEO, Kikonde Mwatela – COO,, Caine Wanjau – CTO, Mahia-John Mahiaini – CFO NAIROBI, Kenya, July 31, 2017 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Twiga Foods, the Kenyan business-to-business food supply platform announced today that it has successfully raised a Series…
Read More »Why Kenya’s presidential election on August 8 matters
Kenyans will be heading to the polls on August 8 for elections that have been closely followed not just in the Horn of Africa country but across the world. Election posters have replaced consumer goods ads on street billboards as politicians step up their campaigns to win over the 19…
Read More »ADVERTORIAL: Agriculture as a means to economic diversification
“Nigeria’s early development was financed with agricultural wealth, including development of the oil sector. Agriculture has left a far better legacy of infrastructural facilities than the current oil-based economy.” – Dr Abbati Bako, International Political Resource Centre The reality of the hard-hitting consequences of Nigeria’s overdependence on oil –…
Read More »Can the world unite to beat human trafficking?
Children, women and men – all are victims of human trafficking. It is women and girls, though, who are preyed upon more than anyone else. As the UN tries to get the world to stand against modern day slavery, we hear from victims and ask advocates on the front line…
Read More »African Union troops killed in al-Shabab ambush
At least 23 African Union peacekeeping troops and a Somalian soldier have been killed in an ambush carried out by armed group al-Shabab in the country’s south, according to a senior regional official. The fighting broke out when the al-Shabaab fighters attacked the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops…
Read More »Car bomb explodes near police station in Mogadishu
A car bomb exploded near a police station in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killing at least five people and wounding another 13, police and witnesses said. The bomb detonated as the car was driving in the busy Maka al Mukaram road, a police officer told Reuters news agency. Photojournalist Abdirizak Mohamud…
Read More »Senegal set to vote in parliamentary elections
Voters in Senegal are set to elect a new parliament following a tense campaign between rival coalitions in an election seen as a crucial test of support ahead of a presidential election in 2019. Polling takes place between 8:00am and 6:00pm local time (08:00 to 18:00 GMT) on Sunday, with…
Read More »Global Shapers, Kano host 2017 annual blood drive
Kano Shapers, a member of the of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community, in collaboration with the Sickle Cell Aid Foundation (SCAF) and others have Saturday hosted its 2017 annual blood donation exercise in Kano, Nigeria which witnessed significant turn out of volunteer donors. “Every blessed day, people get…
Read More »Two die in South Africa football stadium crush
Two people were killed in a crush of football fans on Saturday at the South African stadium that hosted the 2010 World Cup final, police and officials said. The incident occurred at a pre-season local derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, the country’s most popular teams, both from Soweto.…
Read More »Boko Haram attack on Nigeria oil team killed over 50
More than 50 people were killed in a Boko Haram ambush on an oil exploration team in northeast Nigeria earlier this week, multiple sources told AFP news agency on Thursday, warning the death toll could rise. Tuesday’s attack in the Magumeri area of Borno state on a convoy of specialists…
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OP-ED | North Africa Must Look South for Trade, By Audrey Verdier-Chouchane
In a fracturing world economy, regional solidarity has taken on new importance. To chart …
