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The board game getting kids excited about school
ted.com Going to school in a refugee camp can be complicated: students encounter crowded classrooms, rigid curricula and limited access to teachers. Joel Baraka, who grew up in the…
The global opportunity to accelerate Africa's sustainable future
ted.com Climate justice activist Vanessa Nakate sits down with former president of Ireland Mary Robinson for an enlightening, intergenerational conversation about the state of the…
DRC Court Secures The First Ever Domestic Conviction For The Crime Of Forced Pregnancy
forbes.com In May 2023, the Military Tribunal of Uvira sentenced Munyololo Mbao (also known as Ndarumanga), former leader of a faction of the Raia Mutomboki armed group in the…
I inherited billions. I must use it to help people
newsweek.com I had a very normal Norwegian childhood. I'm from a small island near the middle of the country, called Frøya, which had a population of around 4,000. It was coastal and…
U.S. announces $524 million for Horn of Africa drought; Germany, UK also make pledges
pbs.org The United States announced at a U.N. conference on Wednesday nearly $524 million in additional humanitarian aid for the Horn of Africa that aims to put a spotlight on the…
Jumia reaches lowest losses in four years under new management
techcrunch.com Q1 2023 marks the first quarter Jumia’s new management implemented its strategy after riding out the blueprint of previous management in Q4 2022. The result? Jumia saw its…
UK students pledge ‘career boycott’ of insurers over fossil fuels
theguardian.com Hundreds of students and recent graduates of top UK universities are pledging a “career boycott” of major insurers, saying they will not work for firms including Lloyd’s of…
Bitcoin Payments App Strike Adds Support for Tether’s USDT
cryptopotato.com Strike – a Bitcoin payments company and remittance app – announced the integration of the world’s largest stablecoin, Tether’s USDT. The latest move comes on the heels of…
South Korean Party Seeks Early Enforcement of Bill on Crypto Asset Declaration
financemagnates.com South Korea’s ruling party, the People’s Power Party is seeking to move up the December enforcement date for a new bill that will require lawmakers in the country to declare…
Climate activists demand private jet ban after storming major exhibition
fortune.com A hundred climate activists stormed Europe’s biggest private jet sales fair on Tuesday to demand a ban on “toxic” private planes. Campaigners supporting groups from 17…
Here’s How Africans Use Bitcoin Without Internet Access
watcher.guru For the past few years, Africa has registered significant activity with respect to Bitcoin. Several reports by Chainalysis revealed that between 2020 and 2021, the…
Bitget Continues European Expansion with Polish Registration
financemagnates.com Over a month after gaining a virtual asset service provider registration in Lithuania, crypto exchange and copy trading platform Bitget has secured a similar registration in…
Kyiv, Moscow to separately host African leaders to discuss grain, fertilizer exports amid war
pbs.org A delegation of six African leaders set to hold talks with Kyiv and Moscow aim to “initiate a peace process,” but also broach the thorny issue of how a heavily-sanctioned…
Bitcoin Wallet Strike Expands Support to 3 Billion People, Targets Global South
cryptopotato.com Strike – a Bitcoin payments company and remittance app – announced Friday that it is now available for download to over 3 billion people worldwide, including dozens of new…
Sabi Raises $38 Million for B2B Marketplace Serving African Retailers
pymnts.com Nigeria-based B2B eCommerce firm Sabi has raised $38 million in Series B funding. This funding round values the company at $300 million, TechCrunch reported Friday (May 19).…
The French businessman behind Africa's ambitious Russia-Ukraine peace plan
newsweek.com As six African leaders prepare to travel to Russia and Ukraine in pursuit of what may be the most ambitious effort yet to end the war between the two nations, at the heart…
Virtual dollar card issuers in Africa toughen up in a fight against fraud
semafor.com The News LAGOS — Consumers in key African markets who depend on virtual dollar-denominated debit cards to use online services like Amazon, Spotify, and Apple Music face…
African Leaders Initiate 'Peace Mission' With Putin & Zelensky
zerohedge.com African Leaders Initiate 'Peace Mission' With Putin & Zelensky A group of African leaders are pushing a peace plan in an attempt to get Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating…
Putin, Zelenskyy agree to separately meet for 'an African leaders peace mission,' says South Africa president
pbs.org CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have agreed to separate meetings with a delegation of leaders…
Fintech Group Zepz Lays Off 420 Employees to Restructure Its Business
coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker Fintech Group Zepz Lays Off 420 Employees to Restructure Its Business In a bid to streamline its business structure for future growth prospects, Zepz, a…
Japanese construction tech Aldagram nails down backing from Panasonic
techcrunch.com Aldagram, a startup out of Japan developing project management software for construction companies, has picked up a new strategic backer to help it build out its footprint…
M-KOPA Raises $250 Million to Improve Financial Inclusion in Africa
pymnts.com M-KOPA has raised $250 million to expand its financial services offering across sub-Saharan Africa. The Kenya-based company will use the new debt and equity funding to…
M-KOPA snaps up $250M+ debt, equity for its asset financing platform
techcrunch.com M-KOPA, the asset financing platform that offers underbanked African customers access to “productive assets” and the ability to pay for them via digital micropayments, has…
Cold-chain startup Figorr raises $1.5M, backs the roll out of data-driven perishables insurance
techcrunch.com Oghenetega Lortim built Nigerian-based cold chain startup Figorr after imagining better means of storage and transportation of temperature-sensitive products, following the…