Africa: Exclusive – What Nigerian Delegates, African Group of Negotiators Will Demand At COP17
Nigeria and other African countries will push for a legally binding instrument on drought management and increased financing to tackle desertification, land degradation and drought at the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) in Mongolia. Nigerian delegates, alongside their counterparts from other African…
Africa’s Business Heroes Announces Top 20 Entrepreneurs Advancing to 2026 Semi-Final in Nairobi
Partner Content: Africa’s Business Heroes The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative of Alibaba Philanthropy, has announced the 20 entrepreneurs who will advance to its 2026 Semi-Final, taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, on 21–22 August. The Top 20 were selected from an expanded Top 100 cohort drawn from more than 24,000 applications…
Honor Robot Phone launches with titanium camera gimbal
Honor has officially opened pre-orders in China for its unique Honor Robot Phone, a flagship device built around an automated, motorized pop-up camera gimbal. Engineered to bring professional-grade cinematic motion to mobile videography, the smartphone combines physical robotics, advanced AI tracking, and high-end hardware. Read: Google unveils Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL The phone’s…
UAE accuses Iran of attacks in Strait of Hormuz as Vance says cheap oil and gas are “goal number one”
Major stock markets traded mixed in sparse summer trading Friday, with oil prices edging higher and the dollar slipping as investors assess the outlooks for U.S. interest rates and the war in the Middle East. Data this week showing cooler inflation in the U.S. has bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will not rush to…
Africa: Cholera Spreads Across Borders in West and Central Africa
Cholera is spreading rapidly across West and Central Africa, with active outbreaks now in six countries and millions of children at growing risk, UN children’s agency UNICEF has said. Key facts Cholera outbreaks are active in six countries across West and Central Africa, spread along two major transmission corridors Nigeria has the region’s largest outbreak:…
inDrive gives SA riders smarter pickup tool
inDrive says smarter pickup locations could reduce delays, while helping drivers spend less time circling busy commercial and transport hubs. inDrive is rolling out two new pickup features in Johannesburg and Cape Town, aimed at reducing one of the most persistent frustrations in e-hailing: passengers and drivers struggling to find each other. The global mobility…
African Rights Advocates Coordinate Response to Family Law Backlash
Nairobi — Campaigners say anti-rights movements are increasingly using family law to challenge women’s rights to inheritance, property, divorce and child custody. Women’s rights advocates, judges and lawyers have launched a coordinated campaign to reform family laws that discriminate against women and girls in Africa. While the past decade has brought important legal advances in…
Israeli soldiers prevent aid delivery to besieged Palestinians | Occupied West Bank
Activists say Israeli soldiers have prevented them from delivering aid to Palestinians who have been besieged by settlers outside their homes in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra for nearly a week. We spoke to Jonathan Pollak from the Sumud Network. Published On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026 Click here to share on social…
Africa: US-China Rivalry Puts Africa’s Climate Diplomacy to the Test
Current geopolitical tensions could be catastrophic for climate action, especially Africa’s renewable energy transition. Climate action, particularly the transition to renewables and low-carbon energy, is caught in the crossfire of the United States (US)-China geopolitical rivalry. This new cold war could accelerate global warming, with Africa potentially a victim – living out the old proverb,…
Bank robberies, ATM bombings collapse as criminals go digital
South Africa’s banks recorded two branch robberies in 2025. Not two a month – two for the entire year, down from eight in 2024, together yielding just R630 000. In the same 12 months, customers of the country’s biggest banks lodged claims worth R2.4-billion after being defrauded through digital channels. A typical case starts with a…
