Makthar Diop, the World Bank’s vice
president for infrastructure, has been appointed to head the International
Finance Corporation (IFC), becoming the first African to...
Netflix
has appointed Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa to its board, becoming the
firm’s first African director as it eyes new markets for future growth.
The U.K. has become the first western
country to license a Covid-19 vaccine, opening up mass immunization campaigns starting
next week ahead of similar...
The
UN says that the coronavirus pandemic is rapidly accelerating to record highs the
number of people worldwide who need humanitarian assistance to survive.
