This is a LinkedIn post by Flexport founder Ryan Petersen. “85% of container ships that would’ve transited the Red Sea are now going around the southern tip of Africa as of this morning.” ~ learn more
There are 10 countries, mostly in central Africa, that still have a literacy rate below 50%. Chad ranks the lowest at 27%. The female literacy rate in Chad is even worse at 18.2%. But on the bright side, remember that […]
“By analyzing the genomes of 290 living people, researchers concluded that modern humans descended from at least two populations that coexisted in Africa for a million years before merging in several independent events across the continent. The findings were published […]
“A Valkyrie Investments report states that LN adoption is picking up speed in emerging markets like South America and Africa, primarily due to efforts of the LN mobile payment application Strike.” ~ learn more
“The baobab trees of the African continent can live over 1,500 years—one was been documented living to 2,500 years old. The trees bear fruit and provide useful bark material (which regenerates) for communities. They are famous for appearing “upside down,” […]
This isn’t a startup, but it’s certainly innovation. “Japan’s Daikin has kicked off an air conditioning “subscription” service in Africa that let’s users turn on the AC – only on days they need it – through a smartphone app. … […]
An essay that covers whaling, startups, and bootstrapping a venture ecosystem in Africa. | learn more
Curiously enough, the goal is to make things less confusing for Africa’s last remaining absolute monarchy. The King is frustrated that his country keeps being confused with Switzerland. | learn more
“‘We used to think that there was a cradle of mankind 200,000 years ago in east Africa, but our new data reveal that Homo sapiens spread across the entire African continent around 300,000 years ago,’ palaeoanthropologist Jean-Jacques Hublin of Germany’s […]