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Complete Farmer, Ghana’s agritech facilitating access to global trade for farmers, raises $10.4M
Ghanaian agritech company Complete Farmer has raised $10.4 million in a pre-Series A funding round ($7 million equity and $3.4 million debt) in a bid to transform farming practices in Africa, Tech Crunch reports. The funding round saw the participation of Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) and Alitheia Capital (via its uMunthu II Fund in…
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Tributes pour in after Nat King Cole’s great-nephew Tracy Cole is fatally stabbed
Family and friends paid tribute to Tracy Cole, the great-nephew of legendary jazz pianist and...
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Gillian Malouw, the first woman in Africa to navigate a submarine, has died at sea
South Africans are mourning Lieutenant-Commander Gillian Malouw, the country’s only female...
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Florida man stepped into sandwich store with $20 and walked out with $5M after shocking lottery win
He stepped into a convenience store to fetch a sandwich, but, 44-year-old Travis Hall, a resident...
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Teen arrested over death of 10-year-old hit by stray bullet on Mother’s Day
Authorities in D.C. on Monday arrested and charged a 19-year-old in connection with the death of a 10-year-old girl who was struck by a stray bullet on Mother’s Day this year. Per WJLA, the victim,...
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Billy Chemirmir, Kenyan man accused of murdering 22 women, killed in Texas prison
Billy Chemirmir, the Kenyan national serving a life sentence for murdering two elderly women, was killed by his cellmate in a Texas prison, officials said. Per ABC News, the deceased 50-year-old is also...
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Meghan, who is 43% Nigerian, cheers Nigerian team as 1st from Africa to pick medal at Invictus Games
Nigeria became the first African country to participate in the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf since it was instituted by Prince Harry in 2014 to honor wounded military men and women. This year attracted...
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Cleveland cops accused of stealing over $14K from drivers during traffic stops sentenced
Two former Cleveland police officers accused of stealing firearms and over $14,000 from drivers during traffic stops were each sentenced to two years in prison after they each pleaded guilty to four counts...
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Ethiopian athlete Gudaf Tsegay breaks women’s 5,000m world record
Ethiopian runner Gudaf Tsegay broke the women’s 5,000-meter world record set by Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon in Paris at the Eugene Diamond League final. According to Africa News, the 26-year-old...
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American missionary accused of attempted murder of Liberian wife after she announced pregnancy
Authorities in Liberia have arrested an American missionary on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to slit the throat of his Liberian wife. According to the Daily Observer, the suspect,...
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Sergio Brown, ex-NFL player reported missing after mom’s homicide, resurfaces with strange Instagram post
Former NFL player Sergio Brown was reported missing after his 73-year-old mother’s body was found close to a creek around her home in Chicago on Saturday. Per CNN, the Maywood Police Department said...
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Despite strong evidence he’s innocent, Alabama wants to execute father of five Toforest Johnson
Despite concerns there is no conclusive physical or forensic evidence linking Toforest Johnson, a 49-year-old father, to a 1998 murder of a sheriff’s deputy in Jefferson County, the state of Alabama...
