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African Leaders Demand Fair Climate Financing

African leaders are intensifying calls for equitable climate financing as negotiations continue under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), arguing that the continent remains disproportionately affected by global warming despite contributing the least to historical emissions. At the center

February 15, 2026

Technology & Innovation·World

Senegal’s Prez. inaugurates e-bus fleet of Dakar

After a four-year wait, Dakar residents will soon move around their city on board these electric buses. The vehicles are part of the new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) fleet which was inaugurated on Sunday by the President of Senegal. The 120 e-buses

January 15, 2024

Business·World

Security forces arrest Hormuud Telecom staff members over data privacy dispute

Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) arrested three members of Hormuud Telecom’s center at Tree-piano in Mogadishu on Sunday after the telecom company refused to provide financial activity information about its customers to the National Intelligence Agency. Hormuud Telecom, the leading

January 15, 2024

Business·World

Guards ordered to stay unarmed as Uganda hosts summit

Private security guards in Uganda have been banned from carrying firearms until after the end of a key international summit starting in the capital, Kampala. Over 4,000 delegates, including UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and heads of state and government, will be

January 15, 2024

Travel·World

Durban beaches closed after devastating floods in South Africa

At least 11 people have died after heavy rains and severe floods hit South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province at the weekend. The severe weather conditions have also caused widespread devastation, including damaging property and infrastructure, cutting off power, displacing dozens and trapping

January 15, 2024

Technology & Innovation·World

AI will Affect 40% of Jobs globally-IMF

Artificial intelligence is set to affect nearly 40% of all jobs, according to new analysis. IMF’s managing director Kristalina Georgieva says “in most scenarios, AI will likely worsen overall inequality”. Ms Georgieva adds that policymakers should address the “troubling trend” to “prevent

January 15, 2024

World

Two US Navy sailors missing off the coast of Somalia

Two US Navy sailors have been reported missing at sea while conducting operations off the coast of Somalia, the US military said Friday. The two sailors went missing Thursday evening, US Central Command said in a brief statement. “Search and rescue operations

January 13, 2024

Politics·World

Ramaphosa targets ‘decisive’ ANC win in South African elections

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday that his African National Congress (ANC) party would be seeking a “decisive victory” in this year’s national elections, which are slated to be the most highly contested in the country’s democratic history. Ramaphosa is

January 13, 2024

Opinion·Politics·World

Will 2023 be known as the last year of global US hegemony?

The United States has been a major global power for many decades, however 2023 calender year may come across as the last year of the Global US hegemony , as we look back on another 12 months of global turmoil, upheaval, and uncertainty.

January 13, 2024

Business·World

Nigeria’s Dangote refinery starts production after years of delays

Nigeria’s Dangote oil refinery has begun producing diesel and aviation fuel, the company said on Saturday, after years of construction delays at the 650,000 barrel per day (bpd) plant. The refinery, Africa’s largest, was built on a peninsula on the outskirts of

January 13, 2024

World

Akufo-Addo backs calls for Atta Mills’ autopsy report to be captured after 11 years

President Akufo-Addo is backing calls for the late John Atta Mills’ autopsy report to be captured in official public records. The question about the existence and accessibility of an autopsy report confirming the cause of death of the former President during a

January 13, 2024

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