A Mulilo solar energy plant near Prieska in the Northern Cape Just two years after winning the backing of one of the world’s biggest green infrastructure investors, a little-known South African company is rapidly redrawing the country’s energy map. Mulilo Renewable Energy, which received a US$200-million investment from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in 2023, has since…
Hiruy Amanuel, co-founder, Gullit VC Partner Content After years of rapid expansion, the continent’s startup ecosystem is now adapting to a more measured pace, with investors emphasising sustainable business models and long-term value creation. According to the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), total funding for African startups declined by 46% in 2023…
Dismantle Kafala System Instead of Strengthening Its Abusive Elements Kuwaiti authorities recently announced that starting July 2025, migrant workers will require permission to leave the country. They will have to submit a departure request form to their employer through the Ministry of Interior’s “Ashal” online portal or “Sahel” smartphone application and include the dates for…
The Mpox virus (formerly known as monkeypox) continues to make an unsettling return across several communities in West and Central African countries, with Sierra Leone becoming the latest hotspot. Sierra Leone has faced the previous emergence of mpox cases, but none that escalated into an outbreak of the scale we are witnessing today. The surge…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a lower court to take a second look at a religious challenge to a New York state requirement that employers provide health care plans that include abortion coverage. The justices said the case should be reviewed again in light of their ruling last week that Wisconsin had…
The Solar Orbiter, a spacecraft jointly developed by ESA and NASA, has achieved a historic milestone: capturing the first-ever direct images of the Sun’s polar region. Since beginning its observations in 2021, the probe recently executed a crucial side trip to Venus. This manoeuvre significantly tilted its orbit, providing a unique vantage point from below…
TLDR Orange Middle East and Africa has signed a three-year strategic partnership with risingSUD Startups from the Orange Digital Centre (ODC) network will receive customised support from risingSUD to establish a presence in southern France The collaboration aims to connect innovation hubs across Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, promoting cross-border entrepreneurship Orange Middle East…
“የመፈንቅለ መንግሥት ሒደት ቅጥያ ነው” – የጊዜያዊ አስተዳደሩ ሹም ከህወሓት አመራሮች ውዝግብ ጋራ በተያያዘ ላለፉት መቶ ቀናት በዝግ የቆየው የመቐለ ከተማ ከንቲባ ጽሕፈት ቤት፣ ዛሬ ኀሙስ፣ በዶክተር ደብረ ጽዮን ገብረ ሚካኤል በሚመራው ቡድን ቁጥጥር ሥር ውሏል። በጊዜያዊ አስተዳደሩ የከተማዋ ከንቲባ እንዲኾኑ የተሾሙት አቶ ብርሃነ ገብረ ኢየሱስ፣ “ጽንፈኛ” ሲሉ የጠሩት ቡድን በወታደራዊ አመራሮች ድጋፍ ጽሕፈት ቤቱን…
TLDR The African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), a new privately owned credit rating body, is set to begin operations by September 2025 The agency is backed by private sector stakeholders across Africa, not governments, to ensure independence and credibility The launch was originally planned for June 2025 during an African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) summit,…
James Chater and Mike Wendling BBC News, Sydney and Minneapolis Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office/Reuters Police said suspect Vance Luther Boelter was armed at the time of his arrest A 57-year-old man has been arrested in the US state of Minnesota on suspicion of killing a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband. The arrest on Sunday…
