Innovate47, a global venture builder and entrepreneur support organisation, has launched its Food & Agri Accelerator, an eight-week programme designed to support high-potential founders building solutions at the intersection of agriculture, food systems, and climate resilience. Innovate47 is a global venture builder and entrepreneur support organisation that supports early-stage ventures tackling some of the world’s [...] The post African startups invited to apply for Innovate47 Food & Ag...| Disrupt Africa
By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah Two weeks ago, my colleagues and I left the United States to embark on a solidarity tour in Europe and Africa, meeting with human rights organizations and policy leaders to brief them on fundamental rights in Sierra Leone. As you already know, for six years now, my colleagues and I […]| AFRICANIST PRESS
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Guinea-Bissau to rescind an August 15 order effectively suspending the work of the Portuguese state-owned news outlets LUSA and RTP and expelling Portuguese journalists working with them. Authorities ordered the immediate and indefinite closure of the LUSA and RTP offices and the discontinuation of local broadcasts of RTP, […]| AFRICANIST PRESS
By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah Two years after the pivotal elections of June 2023, which saw the incumbent Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) candidate, Julius Maada Bio, secure a second term in office des…| AFRICANIST PRESS
The first-ever West African Alternative Care Summit (WAACS 2025), held July 16-17 in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, brought together more than 300 child welfare, government and ministry leaders. Convened by orphan advocate and care transition coach Sandra Chikan with support from CAFO’s Africa Coach Ade Alowo, the event featured speakers and support from multiple organizations ... Read more The post First-ever West African Alternative Care Summit sheds light on care reform in 17 nations app...| Christian Alliance for Orphans
A chartered accountant, Kiara Suttner-Tromp has around a decade of experience in private equity and fund management. She joined HAVAIC in 2019, having previously worked for RisCura and KPMG, and became a partner last year.| Disrupt Africa
By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah and Matthew Anderson Records from a meeting held in early June 2012 in Sierra Leone between officials from the Ernest Bai Koroma administration and a delegation from the Eur…| AFRICANIST PRESS
By myAgro For smallholder farmers in West Africa, the global climate crisis is having an outsized impact. Rains that they rely on have become more unpredictable and temperatures are rising 1.5 times faster than anywhere else in the world. As the region’s population continues to rise, it is imperative that smallholder farmers, who produce an estimated 30% of the world’s food, are supported to respond to rapidly changing climate conditions. [Read more] “How Climate Smart Farming Pract...| Global Washington
African AI intelligence startup Rwazi has raised US$12 million in Series A funding to accelerate development of its simulation engine and decision copilot, giving teams real-time visibility into what's changing, what to do next, and what outcome to expect.| Disrupt Africa
By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah In mid June 2024, Sierra Leone’s Julius Maada Bio and his cabinet officials held an event in Freetown to launch the construction of a US-funded electricity power plant…| AFRICANIST PRESS
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has disclosed that a total of 6,260 terrorists have been killed across the country through joint military operations in the past two years.| allAfrica.com
By Matthew Anderson and Mark Feldman Few days ago, we reported in the Africanist Press that Sierra Leonean politicians have created a new anti-terrorism law that contains unconstitutional pro…| AFRICANIST PRESS
Nigerian fintech startup LemFi has raised a US$53 million Series B round of funding to help it build out its product offering and become a full-stack financial services hub for immigrants globally.| Disrupt Africa
Ghanaian fintech Fido has secured a $30 million Series B debt funding with a $20 million equity injection led by| Innovation | Startups | Funding | Tech Blog in Africa
Two book festivals – Pa Gya! and Aké Arts and Book Festival – will both take place soon. Pa Gya! A Literary Festival in Accra, organised by the Writers Project of Ghana and hosted by the Goethe-Institut happens from 19th to 21st October 2018. According to WPG, there will be “over sixty writers, publishers, and literary […]| Kinna Reads
The Republic of Benin is recognized for its involvement in the Slave Route, for its important cotton production, pristine nature...| expatpanda.com
