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Synthetic biology startup StrainX Bioworks has raised $13 million in a funding round co-led by Prime Venture Partners and Leo Capital

Lucra Sports announced last month that it raised a $20 million Series B, led by the ARK fund, with participation from several other VCs

South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns have been crowned CAF Champions League winners for the 2025/26 season following a 2-1 aggregate win over Morocco’s AS FAR Rabat on Sunday.

Egyptian deep-tech and intelligent robotics startup Egrobots has announced the launch of the first autonomous agricultural harvesting robot fully developed by Egyptian engineers.

Iran, the US and mediator Pakistan all said on Saturday that progress had been made in talks on ending almost three months of war.

Peter Obi has revealed that he held high-level meetings with top South African ministers and political leaders following recent concerns raised by Nigerians living in South Africa.

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the nation's government after months of tensions between the two men.

The Donald Trump administration said Friday that people with temporary visas seeking to adjust their immigration status to obtain green cards must return to their home countries

Peter Obi met with members of the Nigerian community to ask after their welfare in light of recent events in South Africa.

The United Kingdom is considering the launch of a new “invite-only” investor residency visa targeted at wealthy foreign nationals willing to invest

Lionel Messi has officially joined long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo in football’s exclusive billionaire ranks.

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a multilateral institution traditionally known for financing roads, ports, and heavy industry, is making a major pivot into the continent’s venture capital ecosystem.