TLDR African mobility fintech startup Moove is close to finalizing a $1.2 billion debt financing round to support its rollout of autonomous vehicles in the United States The round is reportedly oversubscribed, with strong interest from private credit funds and banks. Final terms are expected to be concluded in the coming weeks Moove initially offered…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state is on the verge of making history, positioning itself to become the first West African geopolitical zone to eliminate malaria. This, Abayomi says, will not be through a vaccine or genetically modified mosquitoes but by employing “simple common sense” medical practices and a…
Hurricane Erick — the fifth-named storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season — is approaching the coast of southern Mexico as “an extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm, the National Hurricane Center said around 4 a.m. ET on Thursday. Erick strengthened into a major storm hours earlier, and the hurricane center said its “extremely destructive winds”…
With one day remaining before the conclusion of the Third UN Ocean Conference, delegates in Nice are preparing for the adoption of the summit’s eagerly anticipated political declaration. Small island developing States, facing the direct effects of climate change and marine resource decline, are pushing to ensure their perspectives are reflected in global ocean policy….
