Africa: Keyamo Calls for Aircraft Maintenance Hubs in Africa to Stop Capital Flight
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has called for urgent and unified action to transform Africa’s aviation sector, insisting that the region must become self-sustaining in aircraft maintenance to curb current capital flight from the continent. Speaking at the 2026 Ethiopian Aviation Forum in Addis Ababa, Keyamo commended Ethiopian Airlines and described…
U.S. intelligence detects signs China is weighing giving Iran advance radar systems
Washington — Days after the U.S.-Israel led war with Iran kicked off last month, American intelligence agencies detected signs that the war risked widening beyond the immediate battlefield as Russia and China sought to support Iran to blunt U.S.-Israeli military operations. Analysts at the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon’s arm for military intelligence, assessed that…
Amazon merges with Globestar to accelerate Leo satellite network
Amazon has announced a strategic merger with satellite communications provider Globalstar Inc. to strengthen its Leo satellite network, a direct competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink. While Globalstar may not be a household name, it is a critical infrastructure player best known for powering Apple’s emergency satellite SOS features on compatible iPhones and Apple Watches. Read: Cape…
Africa: Cuban Solidarity With Africa Was ‘Never Rhetorical, It Was Practical’
Socialist Party of Zambia leader Dr. Fred M’membe shared reflections on a recent solidarity mission to Cuba and Venezuela and the urgent need for people’s movements in Africa to express concrete solidarity Organizers and members of popular movements across Africa convened on April 12 in a public webinar to reflect on the outcomes of the…
Africa: UN Peacekeeping Missions Under Strain As Funding Cuts and New Threats Grow
From election support in the Central African Republic to patrols in the disputed Abyei region, UN peacekeepers are operating in increasingly volatile environments – but shrinking resources and new threats, including drone warfare, are testing their ability to keep communities safe. Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, senior Headquarters and field officials warned that peacekeeping…
France arrests suspect over 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant | Crime News
Mahmoud Khader Abed Adra, sought for over four decades, was surrendered by Palestinian authorities Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026 A man suspected of organising a deadly attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris has been arrested and placed in custody in France after being handed over by Palestinian authorities. Mahmoud Khader Abed Adra,…
NetApp Collaborates with Google Cloud to Power Data Infrastructure for Distributed Cloud
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced that it has expanded its collaboration with Google Cloud with a 4-year Enterprise Agreement to accelerate the deployment of the NetApp storage solutions within the Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped (GDC), Google’s sovereign cloud platform delivered by World Wide Technology (WWT). The NetApp data platform within…
Africa: Nigeria Intensify Efforts to Deepen Monetary Cooperation, Financial Integration Across Africa
Nigeria has stepped up efforts to host the African Union (AU) African Monetary Institute (AMI), signalling a renewed push toward deeper monetary cooperation and financial integration across the continent, as preparations intensify for the institute’s planned take-off in September 2026. The renewed commitment was reinforced on the sidelines of the ongoing IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings…
Netflix (NFLX) earnings Q1 2026
Reed Hastings, Netflix’s co-founder and then-CEO, in Sydney to meet with executives of other subscription streaming services on Feb. 25, 2022. Wolter Peeters | Fairfax Media | Getty Images Netflix shares fell 9% in extended trading on Thursday after the streaming giant released its first-quarter earnings report and announced a key governance change. The company…
Standard Bank data breach fallout deepens
Standard Bank has acknowledged that client data stolen in a cyber incident first disclosed on 23 March 2026 “now appears to have been published” online, marking a significant escalation in what appears to be one of South Africa’s most serious financial services data breaches. The data involved includes client names, ID and company registration numbers,…
