Africa: Iteso, Nigerian Traditional Leaders Explore Cultural Unity Agenda for Africa
Traditional leaders from Uganda and Nigeria have opened discussions on how cultural institutions can help build stronger connections among African communities, preserve shared heritage and contribute to peace and development. The high-level cultural engagement, held at Hotel Africana in Kampala, brought together Emorimor Paul Sande Etomeileng Emolot, the Iteso cultural leader; Juliet Akaliait Among; and…
Why China’s self-sufficiency changes the calculus
A worker is seen on a container truck at the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in Ningbo, in China’s eastern Zhejiang Province on September 22, 2026. Hector Retamal | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — The trade deficit that escalated tensions between China and the U.S. in recent years has yet to shrink significantly, and the world’s…
Altron flags sharp rise in H1 earnings
Altron is currently finalising its interim results for HY27. (Source: Altron) Altron expects headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months ended 31 August to increase by as much as 27%, driven by growth across its group operations. In a trading statement released ahead of its HY27 results, it says group HEPS is expected…
Africa: Right to Development – a Blueprint for Unmet Promises
Ahead of the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking Declaration on the Right to Development this December, world leaders gathered at a High-Level Week meeting on Wednesday to map progress made and the 21st century challenges still ahead – from narrowing the digital divide to levelling the AI playing field – as the UN chief presented…
Africa: Who Watches the Human Rights Watchers in Africa?
I have interacted with human rights organisations across Europe, USA and Africa. They have performed an indispensable service in the world and in Africa. They have documented torture, unlawful deportations and detention, political repression, conflict-related abuses and attacks on civilians that might otherwise have remained hidden. They have given victims access to international audiences, preserved…
Guatemalan man dies in crash during attempted ICE traffic stop
An attempted traffic stop by federal immigration officers ended in a deadly crash Sunday after the driver fled and smashed his car into a tree in Grand Rapids, Michigan, according to police. The driver, a Guatemalan national, was pronounced dead at the scene. Rosario Ovando, consul general of Guatemala in Chicago, which serves Michigan, identified…
Rogue AI agents are already loose inside big companies
When OpenAI’s models broke out of a test environment in July and hacked into Hugging Face’s systems to find the answers to a cybersecurity benchmark, it was read as a frontier lab problem: exotic models, reduced guardrails, an experiment that got away from its handlers. Adam Ely, GM of AI security at Check Point Software…
Africa Must Take Books Seriously As an Industry
Through my visits to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, for the Booksellers and Publishers conferences, I have witnessed something remarkable: a deliberate effort to promote culture through books. Culture is not forced upon anyone. Instead, people are drawn in through the natural connection between books, culture and communities. I attend these events as a publisher and…
Africa: Mentorship Project Gears Up Africa’s Creative Sector for Population Surge
Africa’s projected population of 2.5 billion by 2050 places immense demand on the creative sector to nurture budding talent to withstand evolving expectations and remain relevant. Currently valued at around $60 billion and projected to hit $200 billion by 2030, the regional creative economy, which includes Nigeria, remains fiscally vital and poised for explosive growth…
Under Pressure: Why The Middle Class Keeps Draining Its Two-Pot Savings
When South Africa’s two-pot retirement system was introduced, the big question was whether people would treat their retirement savings as easy money to dip into or leave it alone for retirement. Two years later, the data tells a more complicated story – one driven primarily by real financial pressure. Many assumed withdrawals would happen evenly…
