As climate change initiatives take a high road, organizations and brands are contributing to do their bit. To this end, REDU, a zero-waste luxury furn
WHO declares Africa’s withdrawal from the COVID-19 pandemic phase
The COVID-19 pandemic has been lingering in the global economy since the last two years and has transformed the conventional ways of living life compl
BasiGo raises $4.3M in seed funding to provide electric buses in Kenya
Kenyan electric vehicle (EV) startup, BasiGo, has reportedly secured more than $4.3 million in its latest seed funding round to accelerate the launch
African startups raise around $5.2Bn in funding last year, says reports
Startups in Africa have supposedly raised record-breaking funding in 2021, ranging between $4.3 billion to $5.2 billion, as per data-tracking publicat
WFP aims for $327Mn funding to tackle severe droughts in Horn of Africa
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has reportedly called for a funding of 37.15 billion shillings (approx. USD 327 million), as its response
Meta terminates low-cost Express Wi-Fi in sub-Saharan Africa
The sub-Saharan countries in Africa face a connectivity crunch as Meta announces discontinuation of its affordable Express Wi-Fi internet services, in
IAEA launches initiative to curb global disparity in cancer treatment
With the cancer fatalities predicted to rise by 60% in the upcoming two decades, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced launching
Africa publicizes its plan for ramping up the vaccination rate six-fold
The supply of vaccines to Africa has significantly risen in order to ramp up the vaccination process in the continent. Although, the continent struggl
Oracle commits US$1 million to support tech startups across Africa
Oracle Corporation, the American multinational computer technology enterprise based in Texas, has reportedly announced a US$1 million investment to su
S African scientists to investigate link between COVID & untreated HIV
A team of leading scientists at the NGS-SA (Network for Genomic Surveillance, South Africa) will be reportedly studying COVID-19 and HIV in tandem, as
Bayelsa & Zipline partner to facilitate medical deliveries via drones
Nigeria’s Bayelsa State Government has reportedly announced partnering with Zipline, a logistics global leader, to leverage the drone technology
Liberia to enhance climate information system with $10Mn grant from AfDB
With the governments across the world doing their bit to curb the climate change challenges, the Board of Directors from the African Development Bank