Africa: Human Rights Watch Statement to the African Committee of Experts On the Rights and Welfare of the Child

Africa: Human Rights Watch Statement to the African Committee of Experts On the Rights and Welfare of the Child

47th Ordinary Session This statement was delivered by Human Rights Watch at the 47th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in Maseru, Lesotho, on April 17, 2026. Honorable Chairperson, Distinguished Members of the Committee, Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines Human…

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NTT Data clocks 400Gbps peering at JINX

NTT Data clocks 400Gbps peering at JINX

The 400Gbps peering marks an advancement in the broader evolution of Africa’s internet peering ecosystem. (Image generated using ChatGPT) NTT Data claims it has become the first network operator in Africa to establish active 400Gbps peering at the Johannesburg Internet Exchange (JINX). According to the company, JINX, established in 1996 as Africa’s first internet exchange…

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Africa: All of Africa Today – April 21, 2026

Africa: All of Africa Today – April 21, 2026

  Ugandan, Congolese Forces Rescue 200 People from an Islamic State-Linked Camp More than 200 civilians held captive in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo by an armed group linked to the Islamic State have been rescued in a joint army operation. Ugandan soldiers, working with their Congolese counterparts, targeted a camp controlled by the…

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Africa: Human Rights Watch Statement to the African Committee of Experts On the Rights and Welfare of the Child

Africa: AU Convenes Ambassadors in Beijing to Maximise China Tariff-Free Trade Offer

Nairobi — The African Union (AU) will convene African ambassadors in Beijing this week for a high-level retreat aimed at sharpening the continent’s strategy to fully exploit China’s 100 percent tariff-free market access offer. The two-day meeting, scheduled for April 23-24, will focus on strengthening coordination among African states to operationalise the preferential trade arrangement,…

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The AI model spooking the world’s biggest banks

The AI model spooking the world’s biggest banks

The emergence of Anthropic’s Mythos is setting up a scramble from the banking industry to gain access and test the technology as regulators rush to examine the cybersecurity risks the new AI model raises and how prepared financial firms are to tackle them. Mythos is viewed by cybersecurity experts as posing significant challenges to the…

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