Africa: China to Boost Ties With Africa Through ‘Ten Partnership Actions’ – Envoy
The People’s Republic of China has said the implementation of the Ten Partnership Actions with Africa has the potential to boost ties between China and Africa, stressing that the partnership would also strengthen the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, said this in his speech at an International Conference (West…
investors monitor vote on Trump’s spending bill
U.S. Treasury yields moved lower as investors monitored whether the Senate would pass President Donald Trump’s divisive spending bill over the next few hours. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was more than 3 basis points lower at 4.249%, and the 30-year yield moved more than 3 basis points lower to 4.808%. The 2-year yield slipped more…
Bridging the SQL expertise gap
If you have ever been woken up by a 3am database outage (or worse, a security breach tied to an overlooked SQL patch), you are not alone. SQL Server is the backbone of many business-critical applications. However, as deployments span on-premises, cloud and edge environments, maintaining everything securely, optimally and compliantly is a growing challenge….
Africa: The Limits to China’s Transactional Diplomacy in Africa
China’s regime agnostic diplomacy in Africa–investing in countries irrespective of a government’s adherence to the rule of law–holds inherent risks for Chinese investments and regional stability. China has long hailed its noninterventionist strategy of engaging with any type of sitting government regardless of how they came to power. Yet, the legal authority of a government…
Africa: It’s Only Fair That Polluters Pay for Climate Change Costs
With the costs of climate change impacts rapidly rising, the billions pocketed by the fossil fuel industry is an insult to the communities worst hit by extreme weather. It’s time to make polluters pay for the damage they’ve caused Climate disasters are getting worse, and we know exactly what’s driving them: burning fossil fuels. But…
Verdict due in murder trial
A sequestered jury in Australia began deliberations Monday in the triple murder trial of Erin Patterson, accused of killing her estranged husband’s relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch. Three of Patterson’s four lunch guests — her parents-in-law Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson — died in the hospital after…
The AI intelligence debate: Enhancing or eroding human cognition?
Is AI making us smarter or dumber? The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) in our daily lives has ignited a thought-provoking discussion about its impact on human intelligence. As AI becomes more sophisticated and integrated into various aspects of society, experts and laypeople alike are grappling with the question: Is AI making us smarter or…
Africa: All of Africa Today – June 30, 2025
Study Finds 20% of Cancer Medicines in Africa Lack Key Ingredients Africa may have a staggering number of people taking cancer drugs that do not contain the crucial ingredients for controlling or reducing cancer. A recent study published in The Lancet Global Health revealed that nearly one in six cancer drugs sampled from Ethiopia, Kenya,…
Africa: Nearly 20% of Cancer Drugs Defective in 4 African Nations
Across Africa, cancer medications have been found to be substandard or counterfeit. That means people are being given medicine that may not work, or that could even cause them harm. An alarming number of people across Africa may be taking cancer drugs that don’t contain the vital ingredients needed to contain or reduce their disease….
Two US firefighters shot dead in ‘total ambush’, police say
Watch: Sheriff gives update on active Idaho shooting Two firefighters were fatally shot in a mountain community in Idaho, in north-western US, while responding to a brush fire, officials say. Another firefighter was injured when a suspect opened fire with a high-powered rifle near the city of Coeur d’Alene, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s…