Italy has stepped into the long running Nile water dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia, offering to help broker an agreement over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as diplomatic efforts enter another critical phase. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani made the…
A consortium that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Liverpool Football Club, marking the billionaire’s first investment in a professional sports franchise. Fenway Sports Group, Liverpool’s ownership group, confirmed the deal on Friday.…
The Gates Foundation is committing $540 million over 10 years to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, strengthening the global infrastructure used to track health trends and guide policy decisions. The investment comes as…
Mintoak has acquired Dubai headquartered fintech company ICC Loyalty in a deal that expands the payments technology company’s presence across Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Asia. The acquisition marks a major step in Mintoak’s strategy to move beyond…
South African Grammy winning singer Tyla has removed Lagos from the schedule of her highly anticipated APOP World Tour, following days of intense public backlash and calls for a boycott linked to renewed xenophobic attacks against Nigerians living in South…
After nearly two decades of transforming the lives of young women in South Africa, media entrepreneur and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey has announced that the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls will close at the end of the 2027 academic year.…
Elon Musk has projected a bold future for the global space economy, stating that SpaceX could generate more than $1 trillion in annual revenue by 2030. He made the statement on Sunday through his social platform X, shortly after the…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has made his position clear: the future of Google Search will increasingly revolve around artificial intelligence, and the company is comfortable with that transition. In a recent interview, Pichai described Google’s evolution toward AI Mode as…
Since 1965, Berkshire Hathaway has returned about 39,000 times to long-term shareholders, with a compound annual growth rate near 19%. Yet Buffett continues to tell most investors something that sounds almost contradictory: stop trying to beat the market. Over the…
Africa’s richest industrialist, Aliko Dangote, received a hero’s welcome in Ethiopia as his company deepened one of the continent’s biggest industrial investments. The chairman of Dangote Industries Limited arrived in Gode alongside Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to inspect the…