In war-torn Sudan, a displaced startup incubator returns to fuel innovation
Businesses need stability to thrive. Unfortunately for anyone in Sudan, stability has been hard to come by for the past year and a half as the country quakes amidst a…
Olympic basketball roundup: South Sudan beats Puerto Rico for first-ever win
MEN’S BASKETBALL South Sudan has been a sovereign country for only 13 years, but on Sunday it picked up its first-ever win at the Olympics. The Bright Stars took down…
Gilbert Arenas Apologizes To Luol Deng For Xenophobic South Sudan Comments
Gilbert Arenas is issuing a direct mea culpa to Luol Deng for his xenophobic comments about South Sudan’s men’s basketball team … this after the African former NBA star released…
Gilbert Arenas Ripped For Xenophobic Rant After Team USA’s Win Over South Sudan
Gilbert Arenas went on a rant filled with xenophobic tropes following Team USA’s win over South Sudan … and he’s now facing backlash for the remarks, including from Joel Embiid,…
Team USA stave off massive upset, edge South Sudan in Olympic tune-up
There have been moments during this Olympic tune-up run when the United States hasn’t looked like the mighty all-star team they were projected to be. That was very much the…
Founded in war-torn Sudan, YC-backed Elevate now provides fintech to freelancers globally
In early 2022, the fintech startup Bloom — not to be confused with the Gen Z-focused investing app, or the heavily capitalized revenue financing platform — was accepted into Y…