Nigeria launches $672mil tech fund to cushion its start-ups after US bank collapse

The closure of three key banks in the United States has taught Nigeria tough lessons, prompting Africa’s biggest economy to launch a $672 million fund to support its tech startups. Nigeria wants to cushion its startups against the kind of situation that Chipper Cash, a victim of the fall of SVB and the bankruptcy of […]

Egypt: President urges thorough review of election complaints to safeguard voters’ will

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Monday, called on the National Elections Authority (NEA) to conduct a meticulous review of all reported incidents from the first phase of Egypt’s Parliamentary elections, particularly in constituencies marked by tight races. In a statement shared on his official social media accounts, he urged the Authority to strengthen transparency by ensuring […]

UPR: Protection of human rights, a constant and irreversible choice for Morocco – Justice Minister

The protection and promotion of human rights are ”constant and irreversible” choices for Morocco, and are reflected in the strengthening of the Kingdom’s adherence to UN human rights mechanisms, stressed Tuesday in Geneva, Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi. Abdellatif Ouahbi made the remarks in a speech in Geneva during the interactive dialogue under the 4th […]