British-based solar energy provider BBOXX has completed a significant funding round of approximately $6m, which will accelerate the company’s vision of improving access to energy across Africa and the developing world. Sources close to BBOXX reveal that in Europe, 4,400 single investors took part in the crowdfunding, investing an average of €500-€600. BBOXX’s goal is […]
Nigeria’s two main opposition leaders — Labor Party’s Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar from People’s Democratic Party (PDP) — on Tuesday March21 filed court petitions seeking to invalidate results of last month’s disputed presidential election that was won by the ruling party. Both opposition leaders said in separate affidavits the election was fraught with irregularities […]
Moroccan actor Amine Naji won the Best Actor Award at the second edition of the Arab Film Festival in Malmö, Sweden, held last week. The actor was awarded for playing the main role in the feature movie “Al Mansiyoune” (The forgotten) directed by Hassan Benjelloun. The actor has been awarded prizes for the same role […]
