Monthly Archives: August 2022

Pastel, a Nigerian bookkeeping and digital platform for merchants, raises $5.5M led by TLcom

There’s no end to digitizing the operations of small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the traditional retail sector across sub-Saharan Africa. In Nigeria alone, this industry, worth more than $200 billion, consists of over 40 million businesses of varying sizes, according to reports. Traditional retail in the country comprises small kiosks and open-air markets selling…

What time is She-Hulk: Attorney at Law episode 1 released on Disney Plus?

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero roster is about to grow – and get meaner and greener in the process. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, the next TV series off the Marvel Studios production line, will arrive on Disney Plus this week. However, while the majority of Marvel TV shows have launched on Wednesdays, She-Hulk’s series…

Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holdings invested over $500 million in Russian energy companies around the time Russia invaded Ukraine

Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal attends the investment conference in Riyadh. Faisal Al Nasser/Reuters Kingdom Holdings invested in Russia’s Gazprom, Rosneft, and Lukoil from February to March this year.The investments into the Russian energy firms total over $500 million, a filing shows.Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund owns 17% of Kingdom Holdings. Saudi Arabia’s…

Top GOP lawmaker on the House Foreign Affairs Committee says the US had ‘no plan’ for the evacuation of Afghanistan

Michael McCaul speaks to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on September 13, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Rep. Michael McCaul accused the White House of failing to plan the withdrawal from Afghanistan. McCaul is the ranking GOP member in the House’s Foreign Affairs Committee. His comments came as Republicans on the committee prepared a scathing report…