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Startups in Francophone Africa are closing gap with English-speaking “big four” nations

In the past few years, Francophone Africa has made huge strides in creating startups, although the startup market on the continent is still dominated by the “Big Four” English-speaking nations. African startups continue to shatter fundraising records, but the majority of investment inflows go into those operating in English-speaking countries Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South […]

Moroccan Abderrazak Hamdallah’s transfer to Aston Villa impossible: lack of enough matches with Atlas Lions

Moroccan footballer Abderrazak Hamdallah will not join English side Aton Villa as rumored because he does not qualify for English Premier League condition demanding non-European players to have at least played 75 per cent of their national teams’ matches over the past three years. Hamdallah, Saudi domestic club Al Nasr’s striker, ended in November his […]

AfDB releases $1.5 billion to avert food crisis in Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has released a global aid package of $1.5 billion to prevent a food crisis on the African continent due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict. “This plan of 1.5 billion dollars will be used to help African countries to produce food and to do it quickly,” said AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina, before […]