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Africa’s Next Investment Boom Shifts Beyond Fintech as Cleantech Gains Ground
Africa’s technology investment story is beginning to change, with investors increasingly looking beyond fintech for…
Oil Price Surges Above $94 as US-Iran Conflict Raises Strait of Hormuz Fears
Oil prices surged above $94 a barrel on Tuesday as the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran…
Hormuz Shipping Traffic Slumps as U.S.-Iran Strikes Send Oil Prices Higher
The Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic has dropped sharply as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran…
OpenAI Set to Release Astra AI Model With Advanced Cybersecurity Capabilities
OpenAI is preparing to release Astra, a new artificial intelligence model with powerful cybersecurity capabilities…
Dangote Moves to Buy Ships as Nigeria’s Vessel Shortage Threatens Cement Exports
Dangote Industries Limited is considering buying its own cargo ships after struggling to find a vessel capable of…
Apple Unveils ‘Shocking Evidence’ in OpenAI Trade Secret Dispute
Apple has presented what it describes as “shocking evidence” in its ongoing legal battle with OpenAI, accusing a…
Brent Crude Surges Above $90 as US-Iran Conflict Threatens Global Oil Supplies
Brent crude prices surged above $90 per barrel on Monday as renewed military attacks between the United States and…
Oil Prices Rise as Trump Threatens Fresh Strikes on Iran, Raising Global Supply…
Oil prices climbed on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened further military action against Iran,…
Africa’s Next Investment Boom Shifts Beyond Fintech as Cleantech Gains Ground
Africa’s technology investment landscape is beginning to change, with investors increasingly looking beyond fintech…
Nvidia’s AI Advantage Goes Beyond GPUs as Data Centres Enter New Efficiency Race
Nvidia’s AI advantage is increasingly moving beyond its powerful graphics processing units (GPUs), as the company…
Stock Futures Slip After U.S.-Iran Strikes as Wall Street Eyes Winning August
U.S. stock futures slipped early Monday after renewed military strikes between the United States and Iran triggered…
Kenya Pipeline Targets KSh93.7 Billion Revenue From 25-Year Gulf Energy Oil Deal
Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) is set to deepen its role in Kenya’s emerging oil industry after its subsidiary, Kenya…
Rwanda Secures First Yen-Denominated Loan Worth $190 Million
Rwanda has secured a $190 million World Bank Group-backed loan, marking the country’s first-ever borrowing in…
GCB Bank Backs Ghana’s New Non-Interest Finance Framework to Expand Financial…
GCB Bank has thrown its support behind Ghana’s new non-interest finance framework, describing the inauguration of…
Thailand, Nigeria deepen agricultural ties
Nigeria and Thailand have taken steps to deepen cooperation in agriculture, with a new partnership targeting youth…
AI Boom Triggers Android Memory Crunch as Google Tightens App Rules
Google is tightening its requirements for Android apps as the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) data…
OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Ads in India as Company Pushes to Boost Revenue
OpenAI has begun displaying advertisements on ChatGPT for selected users in India, marking a major step in the…
Venezuela Oil Revival Gains Momentum as U.S. Firms Move Into PDVSA Deals
Venezuela’s long-awaited oil sector revival appears to be gathering pace after two U.S. companies, SLB and Hunt…
S&P 500 Futures Hold Steady as Investors Await Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s…
S&P 500 futures were little changed early Friday as investors turned their attention to Federal Reserve…
NCDMB Calls for Pan-African Local Content Partnerships to Boost Africa’s…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has called for stronger Pan-African local content…
Hormuz Tanker Traffic Falls as Oil Flows Recover Despite Rising Tensions
Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen below its recent average, even as crude oil flows through…
OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Microsoft Join 100+ Firms to Fight Rising AI Cyber…
More than 100 technology companies, cybersecurity firms and major financial institutions are calling for urgent…
Nigeria, Thailand Deepen Push for Agriculture and Technology Partnerships
Nigeria and Thailand are moving to strengthen their bilateral relationship, with agriculture, technology, renewable…
EBRD Invests $8m in Ventures Platform Fund to Back Nigerian, African Startups
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested $8 million in Ventures Platform…
Tinubu Backs $3.1bn AfCFTA Customs Modernisation Project to Boost African Trade
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has thrown his weight behind the $3.1 billion AfCFTA Customs Modernisation Project,…
AI could make many jobs disappear forever, Bill Gates warns
Artificial intelligence could trigger one of the biggest disruptions to employment in modern history, with…
Nvidia Forecast Sends Nasdaq Higher as Chip Stocks Rally
The Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.8% on Thursday, leading gains across major U.S. stock indexes after Nvidia delivered…
Meta Agrees to $18 Billion Settlement Over Claims Its Platforms Harm Children
Meta has agreed to an $18 billion settlement with 52 US attorneys general following claims that Facebook and…
MTN Plans 150MW AI Data Centres in Nigeria and South Africa With UAE-Backed…
MTN Group is stepping deeper into Africa’s booming artificial intelligence space, with plans to develop AI-enabled…
IMF Warns Excessive Regulation, Weak Institutions Could Slow G20 Growth
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that excessive regulation and weak institutions could hold back…