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AFRICOM poised to bolster ties with Gabon

General Michael Langley, the commander of the United States Africa Command has indicated his force is keen to deepen ties with Gabon and expand bilateral relations between the two countries. Langley met Wednesday with President Ali Bongo Ondimba, the supreme commander of Gabon’s armed forces. The US general was on a two-day visit to the […]

UK: Sky News Uncovers Haul of IS documents detailing names of 22, 000 members

Sky News Wednesday announced it got hold of an enormous and significant cache of intelligence made of tens of thousands of documents containing the names and details of 22,000 IS fighters. The haul of the documents according to the British media was handed over by a disillusioned former member who had stolen the documents on […]

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 […]