Venezuela’s Machado lauds Trump for ‘freedom’, urges 2027 elections | Elections News
Nobel Peace Prize winner returns to Venezuela from exile, pressing for elections and criticising a controversial US oil deal with Caracas. Published On 30 Oct 202630 Oct 2026 Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has thanked US President Donald Trump’s administration for opening the “floodgate to freedom” by abducting President Nicolas Maduro in January. The…
Africa: Supporting a Global Movement – Join Global Witness At COP31
As the world gathers at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, Global Witness is helping to strengthen global connections between people most affected by the climate crisis We’re carving out spaces for communities, defenders, journalists and policymakers to meet and further the push for meaningful participation in climate decision-making for land and environmental defenders. This includes sessions…
Entersekt strengthens 3-D Secure to help merchants, banks convert more holiday sales
Turning genuine purchases into revenue. Entersekt, which positions itself as a global leader in digital banking fraud prevention and online payment security, today announced enhancements to its 3-D Secure (3DS) offering to help merchants and issuers turn more genuine purchases into revenue ahead of the holiday shopping peak. When authentication gets stuck, the shopper who…
Africa CDC Commends Kenya’s Decisive Leadership and Strengthens Joint Efforts to Contain Ebola
H.E. Dr Jean Kaseya, Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), met with Hon. Aden Duale, Cabinet Secretary for Health of the Republic of Kenya, to commend Kenya’s decisive leadership and swift response to the Ebola outbreak, and reaffirm Africa CDC’s commitment to supporting the country’s containment efforts and safeguarding…
BOJ holds rates at 1.25%, says inflation target has been met
The Bank of Japan declared that underlying inflation in the country was “generally consistent” with its target of 2%, the first time it has made that assessment since adopting the target in 2013. Before this, the BOJ used to say that underlying inflation has been “approaching 2 percent.” This comes as the central bank expectedly…
African Countries Face Rising Economic Risks – Six Ways They Can Navigate Global Uncertainty
The current global economic situation is confusing. On the one hand it’s characterised by inflation, and food and other critical supply shortages caused by the wars in Ukraine and the Gulf states. On the other, by optimism and economic growth caused by the boom in AI investments. The situation both poses threats and offers opportunities…
Icasa wants your fingerprint before you can get a Sim card
Anyone activating a Sim card, swapping one or keeping an existing mobile number would have their fingerprint or face checked against home affairs records under draft regulations published by communications regulator Icasa this week. The proposed amendments to the numbering plan regulations, published for comment in the Government Gazette on Wednesday, require an operator, “on…
Africa: CBD COP17 – Why African Countries Struggle to Mobilise Biodiversity Funding – AfDB Official
The African Development Bank says African governments must make biodiversity conservation a national investment priority and integrate it into development planning to close the continent’s biodiversity financing gap. African governments must demonstrate stronger commitment to biodiversity conservation by integrating it into national investment priorities and allocating resources for implementation, an official of the African Development…
Pope Leo requested absentee ballot in Illinois to vote in midterms
Pope Leo XIV, a registered voter in Illinois, is poised to vote in next week’s midterm elections after he requested a mail ballot at his residence in Vatican City. Leo, whose birth name is Robert Francis Prevost, requested the ballot Oct. 3, the Will County Clerk’s Office chief of staff, Kim Fladhammer, confirmed to NBC…
Africa: TSC President Arrives in Moscow At Head of Sudan’s Delegation to Third Russia-Africa Summit
Moscow (SUNA) – President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, arrived in the Russian capital, Moscow, at the head of the Republic of Sudan’s delegation participating in the Third Russia-Africa Summit. The TSC President is scheduled to address the summit, which will discuss prospects for strengthening…
