Everything you need to know about the Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra
Following initial teasers positioning it as the most powerful mobile system in its history, Microsoft has officially revealed full specifications and availability details for the Surface Laptop Ultra at a press event in San Francisco. Designed specifically for artificial intelligence researchers, machine learning engineers, and software developers, Microsoft is categorizing its new flagship mobile workstation…
Africa: Kagame, AU Facilitators Discuss DR Congo Peace Efforts
President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, October 7, met members of the African Union Panel of Facilitators working on the peace process in eastern DR Congo, at Village Urugwiro. ALSO READ: Rwanda demands accountability for DR Congo failure to neutralise FDLR The delegation included former Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde, former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and former…
FlyDubai co-pilot Hamam al Hamami spent a year bashing women with “manosphere” rhetoric on X, posts show
The FlyDubai co-pilot whose alleged violent attempt to crash a flight to Israel last week and kill everyone onboard has a history of writing and sharing misogynistic remarks on social media using the rhetoric of the so-called manosphere, CBS News has found. Many posts written and shared by Hamam al Hamami on an X account…
Africa: Lseza Secures Membership in Africa Economic Zones Organization
The Liberia Special Economic Zones Authority (LSEZA) has secured membership in the Africa Economic Zones Organization (AEZO), opening new opportunities for Liberia to strengthen its engagement with Africa’s growing Special Economic Zones (SEZs) ecosystem. The membership provides LSEZA with access to a continental platform for knowledge exchange, technical cooperation, investment promotion, and partnerships in the…
Township businesses urged to use tech like AI to grow
Panel discussion, from left: Keletso Lekwakwe, Brian Magwaza, Morekolodi Salema and Sibusiso Molimi. Township-focused initiative the Township Entrepreneur Agency (TEA) recently hosted its annual Kasi Tech Summit, bringing together 400 township entrepreneurs at East Bank Hall in Alexandra on 30 September. Held under the theme “Tech and AI Skills for Kasi Entrepreneurs”, the summit aimed…
Africa: Lapid Leaders Africa CEO Esther Mwaniki Calls On Women to Lead Beyond Representation
Nairobi — Women leaders should move beyond securing positions of influence and focus on using their platforms to create opportunities and build institutions that benefit future generations, Lapid Leaders Africa Founder and CEO Esther Mwaniki has said. Mwaniki said representation remains important but should not be treated as the ultimate measure of progress for women…
Video shows dramatic eruption of volcano near Manila | Volcanoes
Taal Volcano near the Philippine capital briefly erupted, sending a dark grey ash plume 4,000 metres above its crater alongside volcanic lightning. Published On 8 Oct 20268 Oct 2026 Share Video shows dramatic eruption of volcano near Manila on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Africa: Museveni Urges African Defence Chiefs to Link Security With Development
President Yoweri Museveni has called on African defence leaders to recognise the close link between national security, economic strength and political cohesion. Closing the inaugural African Conference of Chiefs of Defence Forces on Military Operations Other Than War at Speke Resort Munyonyo, Museveni said a strong defence force cannot be sustained without a strong economy….
South Africa’s spam registry still can’t block a call
South Africans plagued by spam calls will have to wait another seven months to use the government’s new National Opt-Out Registry, despite its launch in Pretoria on Wednesday. The marketing industry’s own do-not-contact list, which the regulator says it won’t recognise, isn’t going anywhere. The National Consumer Commission (NCC), which runs the free registry, said…
Africa: Rwanda Women Stumble to Ethiopia Claims First-Leg Advantage
Rwanda’s national women’s football team face an uphill battle to reach the 2028 Olympic Games after suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat to Ethiopia in the first leg of the second qualifying round at Kigali Pelé Stadium on Wednesday evening. The result leaves coach André Cassa Mbungo’s side needing a positive result in the return leg…
