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KU Leuven is inviting applications for enthusiastic PhD and postdoctoral researchers to join the AQUACROP-EU project.

Kenyan startup PEMiG is a credit intelligence platform built specifically for African lenders, helping people with little or no formal credit history access loans.

A CIA assessment indicated that Iran would not suffer severe economic pressure from a US blockade of Iranian ports for about another four months, according to a US official

Nvidia CEO said that AI was an industrial-scale generator of jobs, not the harbinger of mass unemployment that “AI doomers” have often accused it of being.

Abdulsamad Rabiu, typically occupying the position of Nigeria's second-richest man in the last year, has risen to become Africa's second-richest individual.

Billionaire Issad Rebrab's Cevital has unveiled a $600 million investment aimed at reviving large-scale sugar beet production in Algeria

Aya Data, a Ghana-based AI consultancy startup, has secured $900,000 seed round. The funding is a mix of debt and equity and will be used to scale two of its products

Bellatrix Investment Managers, a Namibia-based alternative investment firm, has launched the Ndjaba Seed Fund, a $10 million venture capital vehicle to support early-stage startups

The African Trade Chamber is a continental trade support and facilitation institution working to connect businesses with opportunities across Africa and the world.

The ANU PhD Scholarship is a stipend award provided by the Australian National University (ANU) Colleges to support Higher Degree by Research candidates.

The University of Padua invites applications for its 42nd cycle of PhD courses starting in the academic year 2026/27. This scholarship program aims to support outstanding candidates

Ghanaian startups Rivia and VDL Fulfillment have raised a combined US$350,000 in funding from the Africa Ecosystem Catalysts Facility, a $4 million pilot investment facility