Thursday, October 9, 2025
Africa’s Venture Capital Shift: Nairobi and Johannesburg Take the Lead in 2025

Africa’s Venture Capital Shift: Nairobi and Johannesburg Take the Lead in 2025

(3 Minutes Read) Africa’s venture capital scene is undergoing a major transformation in 2025, with Nairobi and Johannesburg emerging as the continent’s new powerhouses. Once...
Researchers have been awarded at the 'Ig Nobel' awards in Boston for comic scientific achievement. Among those honoured were a group of researchers from Japan who painted cows with zebra-like stripes in a bid to prevent flies from biting them.

Ig Nobel Awards for Comic Scinetific Acheivement

(3 Minutes Read) It marks the 35th edition of the annual event, which was also attended by winners of the real Nobel prize. Researchers have been...
US Vetoes UN Resolution on Ceasefire in Gaza

US Vetoes UN Resolution on Ceasefire in Gaza

(3 Minutes Read) All 14 other members of the Security Council voted in favour of the resolution but the US envoy said the text did...
Annual Session of UN General Assembly

World Leaders to gather in New York for 80th Annual Session of UN General Assembly

(3 Minutes Read) Assembly is being convened in “turbulent, even uncharted waters,” citing widening geopolitical divides, escalating impunity for conflicts, and an overheating planet. World leaders...
African Democracies at Risk Triggered by Economic Injustice: Report

African Democracies at Risk Triggered by Economic Injustice: Report

(2 Minutes Read) The study highlights structural challenges — including monetary dependency through the CFA franc and unequal land distribution — as drivers of inequality...
African Leaders Sign Landmark African Green Industrialization Initiative Agreement

African Leaders Sign Landmark African Green Industrialization Initiative Agreement

(3 Minutes Read)   The AGII framework prioritizes mobilizing capital at scale, powering renewable-driven industrial clusters, aligning cross-border policies, and promoting workforce skills for the...
US and China Agree on Tik Tok Deal: May Finalize Nuts and Bolts of Deal on Friday

US and China Agree on Tik Tok Deal: May Finalize Nuts and Bolts of...

(3 Minutes Read)  Under former US President Joe Biden, Congress approved a US ban on TikTok unless ByteDance sold its controlling stake in the platform....
WTO Fisheries Agreement Curbs Harmful Subsidies

WTO Fisheries Agreement Curbs Harmful Subsidies

(3 Minutes Read) At the meeting, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received the instruments of acceptance of the Agreement from Brazil, Kenya, and Viet Nam and Tonga,...
Trump Files USD 15 billion Defamation Case Against New York Times

Trump Files USD 15 billion Defamation Case Against New York Times

(2 Minutes Read) Trump has gone after other media outlets, including filing a USD10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul...
Cholera Causes Havoc in 2024 Globally: Africa Most Affected

Cholera Causes Havoc in 2024 Globally: Africa Most Affected

(3 Minutes Read) The case fatality ratio for Africa increased from 1.4 percent in 2023 to 1.9 percent in 2024, the WHO said.Cholera is an...