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Sella Kenya-based insurtech, has raised $20M Series B funding round from investors to create new partnerships and expand its operations in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Investors include the Global Investment Manager Blue Orchard, who led the round through the InsuResilience strategy. Other investors include IFC, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Hesabu Capital, and existing investors. About Pula Pula has created a distribution channel for it over 100 partners, including charities, banks, governments and agricultural input companies, to serve even hard-to-reach farmers by building insurance, for example, into the cost of agricultural inputs or credit. Every product offered by…

Ghanaian star actress Nadia Buari made many admire her dance moves in a videoShe was at the 50th birthday party of Queen Mother Mamaga Abui Buiekpor II, formerly known as Confidence HaugenMany commented on how beautiful she looked in the video, while others admired her movesVeteran Ghanaian actress Nadia Buari was at the 50th birthday party of Queen Mother Mamaga Abui Buiekpor II formerly known as Confidence Haugen.Nadia Buari at Confidence Haugen’s birthday party. Image credit: @iamnadiabuari and @nkonkonsaSource: InstagramNadia Buari dances hard at Confidence Haugen’s birthday partyIn a video that has gone viral on social media, Nadia Buari looked…

Wyndham achieves milestone growth across Europe, Middle East, Eurasia and Africa in 2023 (image for representation only) Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, as it continues to turn a profit in Europe, the Middle East, Eurasia and Africa, revealed its full-year results for the region for 2023. Among the highlights: the Company launched nine brands in new countries, signed 107 deals franchise, opened 87 hotels and added 9,500 rooms. Building on OwnerFirst’s commercial approach to franchising, the development underscores Wyndham’s strong reputation throughout the region and its long-term commitment to contributing to the success of owners and franchisees. Including last year’s additions,…

Israeli army chief General Herzi Halevi (L) warned that Iran’s attack over the weekend would be “reciprocated”. Photo: – / Israeli Army/AFPSource: AFPAsian shares fell and oil prices rose on Tuesday on growing fears of a wider war in the Middle East after Israel’s army chief vowed to respond to Iran’s unprecedented attack on his country over the weekend.The sell-off came after Wall Street’s three main indexes fell in response to U.S. retail sales data that reinforced views that the world’s top economy remained in rough shape and further dampened hopes for rate cuts this year.Traders were also digesting mixed…

play videoSouth Dai MP, Rockson Nelson Dafairmekpol South Dai Member of Parliament Rockson Nelson Duffyamekpor has expressed the view that the former Executive Director of SSNIT, Dr. John Ofori Tenkoran, should not have been removed from his post.According to him, the former SSNIT secretary general did a very good job.In an interview with Ghanaweb, he said: SSNIT, I don’t think Mr. Tencoran is a friend of mine, but given his attendance at the Public Accounts Committee and some of his meetings with me, I think he has done very well. He is one of the CEOs who has taken a…

Artistic swimmer heads to Paris after terrifying pool incident Nike defends its design of uniforms for women track team representing the US at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, which has drawn criticism from some female athletes and reignited the debate over sexism in sports. The outfits, which were unveiled by Nike at a special event in Paris and were first published by the digital media company Citius Mag, have a high leg that barely covers the groin of their screen mannequin. The men’s version, on the other hand, provides significantly more coverage. Commenting on Citius Mag’s post, steeplechase athlete and…

MasterCard and Onafric (formerly MFS Africa), a pan-African payments company, has announced a new partnership to offer secure, cost-effective and innovative payment options to consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the continent. This collaborative effort will enable Onafriq to support the full range of their consumers’ digital commerce needs, interactions and experiences, leveraging Mastercard’s technology. By The Numbers Africa’s mobile money sector is one of the most established and fastest growing fintech industries in the world. According to The State of the Industry on Mobile Money 2024 report by the GSM Association, there are 835 million registered mobile…

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II unveiled a newly built 2000-seat conference center at Manhyia PalaceThe Asantehene built the facility, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Jubilee Hall, as part of his 25th anniversary as kingA video and photo of the convention center’s opening has surfaced, drawing praise from social media usersAsantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II built a state-of-the-art convention center at Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.The new conference centre, Otumfuo Osei II Jubilee Hall, was commissioned on Monday, April 15, 2024. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II built a conference center at Manhyia Palace Photo Source: Otumfuo Osei Tutu II FoundationSource: FacebookAs the name suggests, it…

smallwazi Secrets is a cross-border investigation that reveals Eswatini’s unexplored role as a potential conduit in South Africa’s gold smuggling economy – and how the absolute monarchy’s weak anti-money laundering controls allow those close to the royal family to profit from proximity to the king. The project is based on a leak of more than 890,000 internal files from the Eswatini Financial Intelligence Unit. These documents were obtained from Distributed Denial of Secrets, a nonprofit dedicated to publishing and archiving leaks, which shared them with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. The ICIJ coordinated a team of 38 journalists from…

Over 100,000 vehicles a day cross San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge. Photo: JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFPSource: AFPPro-Palestinian protesters blocked San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge on Monday, completely halting traffic for hours as part of a coordinated day of action against Israel’s war on Gaza.Protest group A15 Action said it was coordinating a “multi-city blockade… in solidarity with Palestine”.”In each city, we will identify and block major chokepoints in the economy, focusing on points of production and circulation with the aim of causing the greatest economic impact,” the group said on its website.Protesters blocking…