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July 19, 2024 at 4:00 AM GMT Former Bridgewater Associates LP partner Richard Okello’s Sango Capital Management is acquiring a majority stake in an African private equity fund managed by Synergy Capital Managers Ltd. Sango Capital plans to explore potential exits from assets predominantly located in Nigeria.   Instead of a traditional purchase price for […]

April 14, 2024 Saratu Dauda found herself in a terrifying situation in 2014 when she was abducted at the age of 16. She, along with her classmates, was packed into a truck by members of the terrorist group Boko Haram, heading into the bush in northeastern Nigeria. Behind them, their girls’ boarding school in Chibok

Feb 10, 2024,05:07pm EST Herbert Wigwe, a co-founder of Nigeria’s largest bank, was among the six individuals who lost their lives in a helicopter crash in California on Friday, as reported by various sources. Key Facts: A Eurocopter EC 130 helicopter, carrying six people, crashed near Nipton, California, on Friday night. The Federal Aviation Administration

In a thrilling match, Oumar Diakité’s stoppage-time goal secured a dramatic 2-1 victory for 10-man Ivory Coast over Mali, earning them a spot in the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals. Goalkeeper Ronwen Williams played heroically, saving four penalties in the shootout as South Africa advanced by beating Cape Verde 2-1 on penalties after a goalless