Indy Raises $44 Million to Simplify Taxes and Paperwork for Freelancers
French startup Indy has recently closed a new funding round of $44 million (€40 million) with BlackFin Capital Partners leading the round. Indy started as an automated accounting platform for freelancers and other self-employed people.
EU Allocates €1M for Fight Against Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria
The European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS on Tuesday allocated the sum of one million euros (N847 million) for the fight against the diphtheria outbreak in the Northeast and Northwest regions of Nigeria.
ECOWAS: Tinubu Calls for Regional Integration
President Bola Tinubu has called for regional integration amongst the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) at the 2nd Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Parliament 2023 in Abuja.
Taliban Bars Government Employees without Beards from Work
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban has instructed all government employees to wear a beard and adhere to a dress code or risk being fired, three sources told Reuters.
WHO Records 600 Healthcare Attacks in Gaza in 3 Months
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says hospitals in Gaza and other vital medical infrastructure have been attacked nearly 600 times since war erupted in the enclave in response to the Hamas-led terror attack in southern Israel.
UN inaugurates alliance to end AIDS in children by 2030
UN agencies and others on Monday formed a global alliance to prevent new HIV infections and ensure that by 2030 all HIV positive children can get access to lifesaving treatment.
US Fed Chair Powell Maintains Hawkish Stance on Rates
While inflation has slowed, the journey down to 2% is not over and the Federal Open Market Committee will act as needed, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in prepared remarks during a live panel discussion at the 24th Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference.
2 more grain ships leave Ukraine, bringing total to 12 under new deal
Two more grain-carrying ships left Ukraine’s Chornomorsk port on Tuesday, Turkey’s defence ministry said, as part of a deal to unblock Ukrainian sea exports, bringing the total to leave the country under a safe passage deal to 12.
UK Returns to Growth on Increase Consumer Spending
The United Kingdom (UK )economy returned to growth in April, helped by consumer spending on bars and pubs, alongside higher car sales, offsetting the impact of strike...
Myanmar junta condemned for execution of 4 democracy activists
Myanmar’s ruling military has executed four democracy activists accused of helping to carry out “terror acts”, it said on Monday, sparking widespread condemnation of the Southeast Asian nation’s first executions in decades.
