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Start-ups in Africa raised $2.2b in 2024, pushed by mega deals, 25% drop from 2023

Start-ups in Africa cumulatively raised $2.2 billion in equity, debt, and grants (excluding exits) in 2024, and though it is a significant figure in absolute terms, it represents a 25% drop compared to the $2.9 billion that were raised on the continent in 2023, ‘Africa: The Big Deal’ has revealed. According to the funding report […]

Italy reaffirms support to Morocco’s “serious & credible” efforts for resolution of Sahara conflict

The Italian government reaffirmed on Wednesday its firm supportive stand to the “serious and credible” efforts made by Morocco for a lasting resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. In a Joint press release issued following the visit paid by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita to Rome, Italy reiterates its position on the Sahara as stated […]

Sudan: scores of villagers killed by RSF, prompting growing fears of genocide

At least 100 people were killed, and dozens were injured in a village in Sudan’s Gezira province after an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Wednesday (5 June), which comes only days after a senior UN official warned that the situation in the conflict-torn country bore “all the marks of risk of […]