Portugal Freezes Assets of Angola’s Former First Daughter

Portugal has ordered a freeze on the bank accounts of the Angolan billionaire businesswoman Isabel dos Santos.   Isabel, the daughter of the former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos, is currently the subject of a criminal investigation in Angola.   The public prosecutor’s office in Lisbon confirmed reports that dozens of personal and corporate […]

Can Diplomatic Efforts Save Syria from the Abyss?

While Syria is tumbling deeper into the abyss with the participation of Lebanese Hezbollah in the fierce combats waged by the Syrian army to drive back the rebels and seize the strategic city of Qousseir, the international community seems time pressured to find a solution to this conflict in which over 94,000 persons have reportedly […]

African Tech funding rebounds in 2025, driven by record debt surge

African tech venture funding rebounded sharply in 2025 after nearly two years of slowdown, with startups raising $4.1 billion, their best performance since 2022. The findings, published in Partech’s Africa Tech Venture Capital Report 2025, highlight a renewed investor appetite despite persistent global financial constraints. But the recovery reflects more than a cyclical upswing, marking […]