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Kenya: iShowSpeed in Maasai Mara to Spotlight Kenyas Tourism
Nairobi — American social media sensation iShowSpeed is expected to visit the Maasai Mara next, capping off a whirlwind Kenya tour that Tourism Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano says has already boosted the country’s global profile. “Hosting iShowSpeed gives Africa a rare platform to tell its own stories — the beauty, the culture, and our hospitality,” read more
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Kenya: Miano Hails iShowSpeed Visit As Win After Record-Breaking Stream
Nairobi — Tourism Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano on Sunday hailed the visit by American streaming sensation iShowSpeed as a major boost for Kenya’s tourism profile, saying the influencer’s Kenya tour had given Africa a rare opportunity to tell its own story to the world. “Today we are hosting iShowSpeed, one of the greatest influencers on read more
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Multiple sclerosis: how EBV can evoke nerve damage
Olivia Thomas Image source: Karolinska Institutet; photo: Erik Holmgren The new study shows that when the immune system fights EBV, certain T cells – which normally attack the virus – can also react to a protein in the brain called Anoctamin-2 (ANO2). This phenomenon is called molecular mimicry – immune cells mistaking the body’s own read more
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Yennayer: North Africas Amazigh people ring in the year 2976
APP/NurPhoto via Getty Images Across North Africa, the Amazigh people have been coming together to usher in the year 2976. They have, unfortunately, not cracked time travel. Rather, they are almost a thousand years ahead of much of the world because they follow a calendar that starts at 950 BC, when King Sheshonq ascended the read more
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Quantum startup Haiqu raises $11M
A quantum startup based in the UK, Ukraine and the UShas raised what it says is one of the largest seed rounds in quantum software, bagging $11m. The funding round in Haiqu was led by Primary Venture Partners, with participation from Qudit Investments, Alumni Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Silicon Roundabout Ventures and returning investors Toyota Ventures read more
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Nigeria: Trump Administration Revoked Over 100,000 Visas in 2025
The State Department, in a post on X, disclosed that during this period, the administration revoked around 8,000 student visas. In 2025, the US government revoked more than 100,000 visas, doubling the total number revoked in 2024 under the Joe Biden administration. This set a new record for the Donald Trump administration, which has embarked read more
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Rep Your Love for Independent Arts Publishing
Our new line of Colossal merchandise is finally hitting the (digital) shelves in the Colossal Shop. We’re big fans of repping publications that inspire us, and we’re excited to finally offer our own goods to this special community of readers. Hats and mugs are now available, and all proceeds directly support our ongoing commitment to read more
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From 2025 to 2026: Listen to the startups and VCs behind the year’s biggest tech stories
As we close the chapter on 2025 and look ahead to what 2026 may bring, we’ve released a special Tech.eu podcast episode that does something a little different. Instead of our journalists alone unpacking the biggest stories of the year, we turned to what you read most in 2025 — and invited the founders and read more
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Uganda: Museveni Campaigns in Bukonzo East, Advocates for Commercial Agriculture and Tourism
Kasese — President Yoweri Museveni on Monday campaigned in Bukonzo East, Kasese District, where he called on residents to embrace commercial agriculture, tourism, and manufacturing as key drivers of wealth creation and job growth. Addressing supporters, President Museveni said peace and stability had laid a strong foundation for development in Kasese and the country at read more
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Tallinn AI startup Flashka raises €1M pre-seed and hits 1M users in a year
Tallinn-founded startup Flashka, an AI-driven study app for university students, has closed a €1 millionPre-Seed round led by Outlast Fund, a Nordic-Baltic early-stage VC. Additional investors in the round include UCP and Vento Ventures. The app helps university students master complex subjects through automated flashcards, quizzes, and personalised learning tools. It has also reached 1 read more
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Nuclera extends Series C funding to $87M to accelerate antibody engineering work
Biotech company Nuclera has secured an additional $12 million in financing, bringing its total Series C funding to $87 million. The extension was led by Elevage Medical Technologies and Jonathan Milner, with participation from existing investors British Business Bank and GK Goh. Nuclera is focused on streamlining protein expression and purification workflows through its benchtop read more
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Touchwaves lands €1.5M for next-gen wearable tech for NATO
Touchwaves, a Dutch deeptech startup and spin-off from TNO, has raised €1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round. The round was led by SecFund, which supports startups, scale-ups, and innovative SMEs addressing the innovation needs of the Dutch Ministry of Defence, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Regional Development Agencies under read more
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Ahead Health raises $6M to build AI-powered health system in Europe
Zurich-based Ahead Health has raised $6 million in funding led by RTP Global, with participation from Tiny.VC and Pareto 20. The round also included several entrepreneurs, among them Kai Eberhardt (Oviva), Stef van Grieken (Cradle), Sara Hürlimann (Zahnarztzentrum), Thomas Wolf (Hugging Face), Michiel Bakker (MIT, DeepMind), and Cody Gakpo (Liverpool FC). Early detection remains limited read more
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Verna raises $4M to turn nature programs into measurable action
UK-based Verna has raised $4 million to support growing global demand for its nature recovery software. The funding round was led by Berlin-based NAP and Zurich-based Übermorgen, with participation from UK investors including Vanneck, Love Ventures, Concrete Ventures, and Climate VC. The accelerating degradation of natural systems is increasing risks for businesses and communities, making read more
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NetBird announces $10M Series A to expand open source VPN alternative
NetBird, an open-source network security platform built on product-led adoption, has closed a $10 million Series A round led by Pace Capital, with participation from Nauta Capital, InReach Ventures, and Antler. NetBird is a Berlin-based software company developing an open-source Zero Trust network security platform that enables secure and cost-effective private networking for organisations of read more
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Uganda: Travel Uganda With Confidence
As Uganda approaches the 2026 election period, it is natural for the country to experience a mix of opinions, spirited debate, and active public engagement. Elections bring conversations into homes, workplaces, and communities, reflecting a society that is alive, involved, and exercising its democratic rights. This diversity of views is part of who we are read more
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Bricks.sh secures €1.6M pre-seed to expand AI-native internal tools
AI-native internal tool builder Bricks.sh has raised €1.6 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Primo Capital, with participation from Octopus First Cheque Fund, Eden Ventures, Vesper Holding, and Vento. The round also included several angel investors, including Gianluca Cocco of Qomodo, Filippo Conforti of Commerce Layer, and the founding team of online operations read more
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Klearly secures €12M for restaurant payments system
Amsterdam-based Klearly, a payments platform for restaurants, bars, and clubs, has raised €12 million in Series A funding, bringing its total capital raised to €20 million. The round was led by PayPal Ventures, with participation from Italian Founders Fund and existing investors including Global PayTech Ventures, Antler Elevate, and Shapers. Although the payments market is read more
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Swedish hospital uses AI to tackle breast screening backlogs
Professor Pascal Baltzer Image source: MedUni Wien The session also heard from Professor Pascal Baltzer from the Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy at Vienna General Hospital who looked at AI in screening from the perspective of the latest trials. He said a key factor in AI in screening was the shortage of radiologists read more
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Basecamp Research unveils programmable gene insertion AI models, as confirms Nvidia investment
A UK startup aiming to solve key challenges inlife sciences through AI has unveiled the “world’s first AI models for programmable gene insertion”, as it confirms Nvidia has invested in the startup. London-based Basecamp Research harnesses biodiversity to design new medicines. It does this by building its own AI models and today it has unveiled read more
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