In a RootsToFoods Capital Series interview, Wasim Tahir, Senior Advisor at ODI Global and former director at British International Investment, explains how development finance actually moves private capital into emerging markets, and why the lasting answer lies in deep domestic capital markets and national development banks. Ovidiu Bujorean, chief executive officer of OviBees Ventures, spoke…
Anthropic’s threat report reveals how AI is making cyberattacks and influence campaigns faster, more scalable and harder to detect. Anthropic’s recent threat intelligence report reveals how malicious actors are using its own artificial intelligence (AI) agents to conduct cyberattacks, surveillance operations and online influence campaigns. Africa’s leaders should be especially vigilant, given the continent’s relatively…
Nairobi — Ten clean energy projects across eight African countries are set to receive more than £2 million to expand renewable energy solutions in healthcare, telecommunications, agriculture, fishing and small businesses. The projects, supported by the UK Government’s Ayrton Fund through the Transforming Energy Access platform, are aimed at replacing fossil-fuel generators with cleaner and…
Swedfund is providing a $20 million loan to the Africa Go Green Fund to expand debt financing for companies working on energy efficiency and emissions reduction across Africa. The funding will support businesses in areas including clean cooking, electric transport, green buildings, appliances and industrial energy efficiency. Africa Go Green has financed close to 30…
Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) remain one of the most effective malaria prevention tools available. But in Nigeria, where the burden of malaria remains exceptionally high, making every net count means ensuring their full protective benefits can be realised — reaching every household, supporting correct and consistent use, and generating evidence that can improve future efforts. Malaria…
Pan-African creative entrepreneur Julius Kyazze has called for increased investment in creative businesses, infrastructure and skills development, arguing that Africa’s next major opportunity lies not only in producing world-class talent but also in building sustainable enterprises capable of growing that talent. Speaking during an in-depth interview reflecting on his entrepreneurial journey, Kyazze said Africa has…
The first large-scale evidence from organisations implementing the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) suggests that recent funding and policy disruptions have triggered widespread interruptions to HIV services, with local organisations, children and key populations among those hardest hit. For more than two decades, PEPFAR has been held up as one of the…
Egyptian healthtech startup Reme-D has raised $1.45 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Anara Impact Capital to expand production of its molecular diagnostic tests and grow its presence across Africa and other underserved markets. The round included participation from the Global Innovation Fund, Africa Health Ventures and other investors. The funding follows…
Takealot Group CEO Frederik Zietsman Takealot Group is not treating Amazon’s arrival in South Africa as a threat to be survived so much as a contest just getting under way. “We’ve studied enough global scenarios to realise that with the launch of [Amazon Prime], it’s not the end of the game, it’s the start of…
The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on countries to expand newborn screening for birth defects, highlighting how early detection and treatment can save lives and reduce lifelong disability for millions of children. A new WHO report, Strengthening capacity for newborn screening, diagnosis and management of birth defects, identifies newborn screening as an important opportunity…
