Venture Lab leverages third-party investment capital for the first time to scale its innovative model supporting inclusive fintechs WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, global nonprofit Accion announced that its seed-stage investment initiative Accion Venture Lab is adding $33M to its initial capital pool, with the launch of a new $23M fund and an additional, […]
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UNISOC Supports Fast Commercial Availability of Android 10
SHANGHAI, Sept. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — As a leading global supplier of mobile communications chipsets and IoT chipsets, UNISOC today announced that it has worked with Google to implement its next generation operating system, Android 10, on its smartphone mobile platforms. By having early access to Android 10, UNISOC optimized its software on SC9863A, SC9832E […]
Two African Projects win Global Innovation Award for Education
Two education projects serving Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Liberia have been recognized as WISE Awards winners for their work in education. The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) (www.WISE-Qatar.org), a Qatar Foundation (QF) initiative,…
South Africa: Parliament seeks solution to xenophobic violence
PRETORIA, An urgent meeting between the Presiding Officers of Parliament and the relevant oversight committees is to be called to determine a parliamentary intervention in the ongoing violent tensions in the country.In a statement on Tuesday, the Presi…
UN Commission Warns of Likelihood of Genocide in Burundi
GENEVA – The U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Burundi said Wednesday that the country, following years of political turmoil, was primed for a genocide. The commission’s warning, contained in its latest report on human rights in Burundi, was based on an …
Update: South Africa’s President Ramaphosa condemns ‘anti-foreigner violence’
PRETORIA, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned a wave of looting and violence that has mostly targeted foreign nationals.There can be no justification for any South African to attack people from other countries, he said.Dozens of peo…