Image Source Innovex, a Uganda-based startup enabling pay as you go (PAYG) and remote monitoring for solar companies, has closed a seed funding round to help it scale its technology Read More..
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Ethnic groups in central Mali sign ‘three peace agreements’
Image Source Three “peace agreements” have been signed by representatives from herder and farmer communities that have become trapped in violence sparked by armed group attacks in central Mali, a Swiss Read More..
Tanzanian lauded for being the first African country to join the global community of nations that rule out GMOs
Image Source Tanzania’s call to halt GMO research trials in the country and choose a just, healthy and sustainable path to food security has been hailed as “ushering in a Read More..
Siemens Gamesa inks first wind power deal in Ethiopia
Image Source Wind power company Siemens Gamesa has signed its first deal to build a 100 MW wind farm in Ethiopia. The renewable energy giant, formed in 2016 through the merger Read More..
Tunisia, Delicately Straddling the Politics of North Africa and the Mideast
Image Source It’s become the origin story of Tunisia’s revolution and the broader Arab Spring: In December 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor, set himself on fire after years Read More..
The Congo, Afghanistan and the Limits of Outside Intervention
Image Source This year, two expansive — and expensive — international peace and security entities will pass a significant milestone. The United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Read More..