African elephants articles
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South African minister lashes out at BHP over previous merger
BHP now has until 5pm on 22nd May to either announce a firm offer for Anglo or that it does not intend to make an official bid.
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African climate startups have a huge funding gap. Here's what experts say
When Ademola Adesina founded a startup to provide solar and battery-based power subscription packages to individuals and businesses in Nigeria in 2015, it was a lot harder to raise money than it is today. Climate tech was new in Africa, the continent was a fledgling destination for venture capital money, there were fewer funders to approach and less money was available, he said. It took him a year of “running around and scouring” his networks to raise his first amount—just under $1...
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Top African cardinal says Fiducia Supplicans ‘has been buried’ on the continent
Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, the president of the African bishops’ conference and an advisor to Pope Francis, endorsed Cardinal Robert Sarah’s recent strong critique of Fiducia Supplicans and homosexual ‘blessings.’