Sudan peace deal with rebel groups aug 31 2020

African start-ups break record with securing $1.2bn funding in 2024 — report

African start-ups recorded an impressive fundraising performance in July 2024, raising $420 million, the highest monthly figure since the tracking began in 2019, according to a recent report by Africa: The Big Deal. This sum also represents 2.5 times the average monthly amount raised over the past one year, signaling a strong rebound in investment […]

Europe rushes to Africa for natural gas in bid to find alternative to Russia

A new liquefied natural gas project near Senegal and Mauritania’s coastlines may only be 80% complete, but the prospect of a new energy supplier has already drawn visits from several European leaders, scrambling to secure alternative sources after Moscow has reduced natural gas flows to EU countries. While Africa’s natural gas reserves are vast and […]

UK Appoints Simon Martin New Ambassador to Morocco

The United Kingdom has named Simon Martin new ambassador to Morocco in replacement of Thomas Reilly. The new envoy is  to take office  in September 2020, says the Foreign Office.   Prior to his new diplomatic assignment in Morocco, Simon Martin served as Ambassador to Manama from 2015 to 2019. He worked at Clarence House […]