Africa: Delegates Walk Out As Netanyahu Addresses Unga
Mr Netanyahu described delegates who walked out as “moral cowards.” When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the podium to address the UN General Assembly on Thursday, the chamber was almost empty. Dozens of delegates walked out of the hall in protest of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and Lebanon, leaving Mr Netanyahu to…
Malatsi withdraws Woan spectrum set-aside after seven years
Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi has formally withdrawn the reservation of high-demand spectrum for a wireless open-access network, more than four years after cabinet moved to scrap the scheme, leaving the regulator, Icasa, free to license frequencies that have sat idle since. The amendment to the 2019 policy on high-demand spectrum was…
Africa: Brazil, Germany, 2 Others Back Permanent African Seat On UN Security Council
Brazil, Germany, India and Japan have backed a permanent African seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), calling for urgent reform of the Council to reflect contemporary geopolitical realities. The four countries, under the Group of Four (G4), made their position known in a joint statement issued after their foreign ministers met in New…
Supreme Court allows Trump to use SAVE database to check voter citizenship
The US Supreme Court has lifted restrictions on the Trump administration to use a controversial federal database that uses citizenship information and other sensitive data to identify voters suspected of being non-citizens. Critics have questioned the reliability of the data, warning it could result in US citizens being wrongly removed from electoral rolls. In June,…
Africa: Oyedele Seeks Affordable Capital to Power Africa’s Infrastructure Growth
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has called on the international community to significantly expand access to affordable long-term capital to finance infrastructure and development projects across Africa, saying the continent’s growth ambitions remain constrained by the high cost of financing. Oyedele made the call while addressing the United…
Motorola unveils Signature 27 with Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Motorola has officially revealed the Signature 27 smartphone at the Snapdragon Summit, marking an early deployment of Qualcomm’s top-tier Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 mobile platform. Positioned as a hardware refresh of the original Signature line, Motorola designates the device as its most technologically advanced smartphone to date, pairing next-generation processing silicon with an…
Africa: WHO Director-General’s remarks at the High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response – 25 September 2026
New York — Your Excellency Dr Khalilur Rahman, President of the General Assembly, Your Excellency Amar Bendjama, President of ECOSOC, My sister, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed, The Right Honourable Helen Clark, Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Soon after my election as Director-General in 2017, I was invited to speak at an event at Columbia University here in New York…
Iran proposes a 7-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s president says Tehran wants a deal with the U.S. before November’s midterm elections, as the regime puts an offer on the table.
Africa Initiative to Tackle Quick Money Syndrome At Conference
The Made for More Africa Initiative of the Victor Bello Foundation is set to address the culture of instant gratification and the pursuit of quick wealth among young people at its 6th Annual Conference in Jos, Plateau State. The conference, themed “The Bigger Picture: Building for Legacy in an Age of Instant Gratification,” is scheduled…
NetApp Announces Intent to Acquire PEAK:AIO to Advance Scalable AI Infrastructure Architecture
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the intelligent data infrastructure company, today announced its intent to acquire PEAK:AIO, a pioneer in next-generation metadata architecture and high-performance parallel file systems. The planned acquisition is expected to accelerate NetApp’s AI infrastructure roadmap by augmenting metadata services and parallel namespace innovation designed to help AI clouds scale shared storage alongside growing…
