Rwanda e-bike startup Ampersand raises US$19.5M
Ampersand, an electric transport energy startup based in Kigali, has raised $19.5 million in debt and equity funding. Acumen and…
Ampersand, an electric transport energy startup based in Kigali, has raised $19.5 million in debt and equity funding. Acumen and…
One of the six sisters abducted in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, over a week ago has reportedly died in captivity, sparking…
A teenage entrepreneur lit up the Egyptian business world after an appearance on the country’s Dragons Den equivalent with her…
Guinean military authorities have arrested French journalist Thomas Dietrich amid reports of a deteriorating press freedom situation in the West…
Morocco may have made history in 2022 by becoming the first African team to reach the Fifa World Cup semi-finals,…
At least 11 people have died after heavy rains and severe floods hit South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province at the…
Zambia is set to receive 1.6 million doses of cholera vaccines on Monday as the country suffers one of its…
Private security guards in Uganda have been banned from carrying firearms until after the end of a key international summit…
Awareness of the climate crisis has generally been strongest in developed countries, but “climate anxiety” is now also leading some…
Torrential rain and flooding has hit Mauritius and the French territory of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean, as Cyclone Belal…
In East Africa, Kenya’s venture capital share grew from 86 percent in 2022 to 91 percent in 2023.Eastern Africa’s largest…
Saudi Arabia’s influence on football is growing, with stars drawn to the country’s top flight by the riches on offer,…
The killing of aid workers, looting of warehouses and extortion of truck drivers are among the “outrageous” reasons why aid…
Angola have arrived in Bouake for the 34th edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023.…
Kenya Lionesses will face off against Argentina Women in the semifinals of the World Rugby Challenger Series semifinals today from…
Egypt’s Nasser Social Bank (NSB) has launched new certificates of deposit (CDs) that offer an annual yield of up to…
The Rwandan government has asked the Burundian government to respect international obligations and protect Rwandans who are stranded in Burundi.…
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has said it has dropped David Teeger as captain of its Under-19 side because of security…
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Ugandan government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) together with Swisscontact, an independent non-profit development organisation…