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Mozambique’s Frelimo party claims victory in disputed elections, sparking protests as opposition leader accuses them of fraud. Mozambique’s ruling party was declared to have won disputed presidential and parliamentary elections by a landslide on Thursday as opposition supporters held scattered protests in several cities. Daniel Chapo from the Frelimo party, which has been in power […]
As the US election approaches, political momentum and market uncertainty may fuel gains in altcoins. Analysts point to Pepe Unchained and FreeDum Fighters as two promising low-cap tokens that could benefit from the current environment. Key points: – Donald Trump’s rising popularity in polls is drawing attention to cryptocurrency markets, with predictions of a Bitcoin […]
Taiwan has hit back at South Africa, insisting that it is not going to move its Pretoria-based Taipei Liaison Office to the City of Johannesburg. The diplomatic row has now drawn in US lawmakers who have hit out at South Africa. Last week, IOL reported that the Department of International Relations (Dirco) has communicated to […]
South African e-commerce logistics company Pargo has raised US$4 million in funding to support its expansion into Egypt, where it has launched with over 500 tech-enabled “Pargo Points”. Founded in 2015 in Cape Town by Lars Veul and Derk Hoekert, Pargo is a smart logistics company that offers e-commerce delivery solutions through its network of […]
Bangladesh vs South Africa, 1st Test Day 4, Live Updates© AFP Bangladesh vs South Africa, 1st Test Day 4, Live Updates: Bangladesh will resume their innings from 283/7 on Day 4 of the ongoing first Test against South Africa in Dhaka. At Stumps, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (87*) Nayeem Hasan (16*) remained unbeaten at […]
The conflict in Sudan has intensified with the death of Brigadier General Ahmed Shaa Al-Din. Fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ambushed his unit near Tambul in Al Jazirah state. This incident marks a significant escalation in the ongoing power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF. The RSF, a paramilitary […]
In west and central Africa, recent heavy rains and flooding show climate change is another thumb on a scale already weighed down by war and disease. New research suggests extreme weather events in Sudan, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger last month — which killed more than a thousand people and displaced hundreds of thousands more […]
Nigerian fintech startup Klasha has raised an additional US$2 million in funding to expand B2B cross-border payment rails into China. Founded in 2021 by Jess Anuna, Klasha has developed a platform and APIs that allows users to move money to and from emerging markets frictionlessly. It collects and sends over 120 currencies, saving merchants time […]
Abuses by various jihadist groups, local militias and the Wagner Group are on the rise in the Sahel. The worsening security situation has forced the NGO Doctors Without Borders to suspend its operations. FRANCE 24’s Terrorism Expert Wassim Nasr corresponded with jihadist leader Amadou Koufa, the second-in-command of al-Qaeda-affiliated group JNIM, about the increasingly bloody conflict in the African region. Source link
Human-caused climate change worsened floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced millions in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan this year, according to a study published on Wednesday. The intense rainy season has unleashed a humanitarian crisis across large areas of the Sahel region bordering the Sahara desert. A new analysis by the […]