The stark divide that South Africa's land act seeks to bridge A law that allows the government to confiscate land has reignited racial tensions that have dogged Africa's southernmost tip ever ...

Get to know Raenest, a Nigerian startup that recently secured $11 million in Series A funding led by QED Investors, a prominent U.S.−based fintech venture capital firm. The funding round, which also ...

Nigerian startups secured over $400 million in funding in 2024, according to a new report by Africa: The Big Deal, ...

For two decades, the American people have paid for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR. It is credited with saving more than 26 million lives and is critical to HIV programs in ...

A new ocean is being created in East Africa through changes in the tectonic plates -- huge segments of the Earth’s crust that move on top of the semi-fluid mantle underneath -- in the Afar ...

He set his sights on Kenya, his country’s neighbor to the south, where he found a job in a cafe, then farther south still, to South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest economy, where he had ...

The round also saw participation from pan-African venture capital firms, including Norrsken22, Ventures Platform, P1 Ventures, and Seedstars. The latest funding brings Raenest’s total investment ...

Nigerian fintech startup Raenest has raised $11m in a Series A funding round led by QED Investors to expand its reach across Africa. The round also saw participation from pan-African venture capital ...

Since its inception in 2018, the Africa Business Forum has promoted dialogue between governments, investors, service providers, project promotors and other stakeholders on challenges, opportunities, ...

By Matthew Mpoke Bigg A South African imam who devoted his life to promoting gay rights and tolerance for L.G.B.T.Q. Muslims was shot and killed in the coastal city of Gqeberha on Saturday ...