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Charm Impact, a specialist investor focused on early-stage renewable energy and clean cooking businesses in Africa, has secured $6.25 million, just over half of its $12 million target for Hummingbird One, its latest fund. The round was backed by Oikocredit, the Dutch Good Growth Fund, the IKEA Foundation and Good Energies Foundation.  In African markets

A Kenyan Tax Appeals Tribunal ruling that income earned from projects abroad can still be taxed locally could ripple through Nairobi’s fast-growing pool of remote tech workers, freelancers, and back-office teams working for global companies from Kenya. In its March 26 ruling in favour of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) in a KES 1.9 billion ($14.6

Keffi – Women are at the frontline of Nigeria’s disease detection and response. Their work drives faster reporting, higher vaccination coverage and stronger trust between communities and health services. “When my son developed a rash, I was scared,” says Hauwa Mohammed, a mother from Angwan Gangaran Tudu in Keffi, Nasarawa State. “But the women health

Bujumbura—The health authorities in Burundi, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, are deepening investigations to determine the cause of an illness that has led to five deaths and sickened 35 people in Mpanda district in the north of the country. Laboratory analysis has turned negative for Ebola and Marburg virus diseases

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…as Pan Atlantic University holds 22nd inaugural lecture In an environment defined by weak institutions and market inefficiencies, Nkemdilim Iheanachor, professor of strategic management at Pan-Atlantic University, argues that African firms can gain an edge by deliberately building strategies that exploit, rather than avoid institutional gaps. Iheanachor made the call while delivering Pan-Atlantic University’s (PAU)

She insisted that she neither solicited nor received illicit payments during her time in office. Appearing at Southwark Crown Court, the 65-year-old told the court that she acted with integrity in the award of government contracts, rejecting claims brought against her by prosecutors. “I can state categorically that at no point did I ask for

…targets import cuts SAM Pharmaceutical Limited has opened a new high-capacity manufacturing plant in southwestern Nigeria, aiming to expand local drug production and reduce the country’s reliance on imports. The facility, located in Ota, Ogun State, was inaugurated last week as the company marked its 55th anniversary, drawing senior government officials, regulators and industry leaders.

….says ADC going ahead with convention Peter Obi, the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, and presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 election, says he will declare a war against insecurity in Nigeria, particularly in the north. Obi also

About 3,250 athletes from over 250 secondary schools and 325 athletics clubs are set to compete in the Ibadan leg of the 2026 Season 4 MTN Champs, as MTN Nigeria reaffirmed its commitment to youth and sports development. MTN Nigeria, in partnership with Making of Champions (MoC), launched the MTN Champs initiative to revive grassroots

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