Sabou Capital secures Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund investment to back SMEs
The investment is a boost for Sabou Capital, which targets a gap in Africa’s funding landscape where revenue-generating SMEs are locked out of growth capital.
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Senegal: Senegal Rebel Leader Rejects Prosecution Claims Against Journalist René Capain Bassène
[CPJ] A key Senegalese rebel leader, César Atoute Badiate, has broken his silence on jailed journalist René Capain Bassène, refuting the prosecution's claim that Bassène was a militant fighting for independence of the Casamance region who incited him to murder 14 illegal loggers in 2018.
Senegal: New CPJ Podcast Reveals Torture, Coerced Testimony in Case of Jailed Senegalese Journalist René Capain Bassène
[CPJ] Dakar -- A new podcast released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) presents extensive new testimony and reporting on the conviction of Senegalese journalist and author René Capain Bassène, raising serious questions about the integrity of a case that has become one of West Africa's m
Africa: Africa's Travel Indaba to Drive Economic Growth
[SAnews.gov.za] Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says Africa's Travel Indaba is a powerful celebration of the continent's extraordinary potential to drive economic growth through tourism.
Nigeria: Extra-Judicial Killing - Police Handover Officers to AGF for Prosecution, Move to Arrest Fleeing Suspects
[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how a police officer, Nuhu Usman, and three others were filmed extrajudicially killing a handcuffed in Delta State, South-south Nigeria.
How Nigerian Football Fans Can Understand Money Moves Through Gold Trading
Football in Nigeria has its own kind of electricity. Walk past a viewing centre in Lagos during a Premier League weekend and you’ll hear the arguments before you even see the screen. One missed chance can silence a room. One late goal can turn strangers into brothers. Money markets can feel like tha
Stitch enters South Africa’s BNPL market with merchant-first model
South African merchants on Stitch can now offer customers the buy-now-pay-later option for online and in-store purchases.
Met Gala 2026: Beyoncé Returns, “Fashion Is Art” Theme, and All the Details for Tonight
Beyoncé returns to the Met Gala tonight as a co-chair for the 2026 Costume Art exhibition. Featuring a “Fashion Is Art” dress code, the gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art explores couture as a curated artistic expression. Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour lead the evening, which sh
The most-streamed Afrobeats songs of the week: April 23 to April 29
Afrobeats continues to hold firm as one of the most reliably streamed genres on the planet, and the week of April 23 to April 29 offered fresh evidence of that. From Lagos to London to the diaspora spread across the US, the numbers moved with the kind of quiet authority that the genre's biggest advo
Akin Faminu Steps Into Met Gala Mode With Two Bold Looks by Weizdhurm Franklyn & Y’Wande
Akin Faminu is setting the tone for the 2026 Met Gala tonight with two distinct looks that tackle the Costume Art theme. From a structured velvet suit by Weizdhurm Franklyn to a heritage-rich Aso-Oke robe by Y’Wande, he explores the Fashion is Art code through a Nigerian lens. Captured by Chuchu Oje