COP17 | IUCN welcomes COP17 biodiversity commitments but warns funding gaps threaten 2030 targets
COP17 | IUCN welcomes COP17 biodiversity commitments but warns funding gaps threaten 2030 targets 2026 UN Biodiversity Conference venue in Yerevan, Armenia. PHOTO/IUCN. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has welcomed a series of landmark decisions aimed at accelerating global efforts to halt biodiversity loss, following the conclusion of…
Hightouch Launches Match Booster in Europe, Raising Match Rates Without Compromising Compliance
Hightouch, the leading agentic marketing platform, today launched Match Booster in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy. Match Booster helps brands, agencies, media networks, and publishers reach more of their customers on more than 50 ad platforms, including Google, Meta, Amazon, TikTok, and The Trade Desk, by adding to their consented first-party data instead…
Africa Urged to Strengthen Regional Power Integration for Energy Security
Addis Ababa — Stronger regional electricity networks and effective power markets would enable African countries to utilize their energy resources more efficiently while improving the resilience of their electricity systems, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Executive Secretary Claver Gatete said today. The Executive Secretary made the call while speaking at the 36th African…
Key moments from a night of midterm election firsts
Trump spoke throughout the evening to a number of US media outlets, striking a conciliatory tone and conceding that the Democrats did a “good job”. He said he would accept the results and that he was looking forward to working with the opposition party – albeit he would still have the power, as president, to…
Africa: Watch Live – CAF Beach Soccer Afcon Senegal 2026 Draw to Take Place On Wednesday
The draw for the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Senegal 2026 will take place at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday, 4 November 2026. The draw will be streamed live to a global audience on CAF’s official YouTube channel, CAF TV at 16h00 Local Time (14h00 GMT). The CAF Beach Soccer…
Pick n Pay rolls out AI picking system to 720 stores
Pick n Pay is rolling out an AI-based store operations platform from Canadian company OrderGrid to more than 720 stores, after a pilot cut the average time it took staff to pick online orders by about 30%. The platform, which will support the retailer’s asap! online grocery service, covers real-time inventory management, demand forecasting, order…
Trump admits Iran war played role in GOP’s midterm defeat as Tehran says Americans rejected conflict
15m ago Four tankers catch fire while transiting Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s military says Four oil tankers caught fire after hitting mines while attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s military said Wednesday, after it warned no one would benefit from a return to war. “Four non-compliant oil tankers attempting to pass…
Africa: CS Duale Appointed to Represent Kenya On Africa CDC Governing Board
Nairobi — Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has been appointed to represent Kenya on the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Governing Board alongside representatives from six other African countries. Kenya is among seven Member States nominated by the African Union Commission to represent their respective regions on the continental health body’s…
Africa: All of Africa Today – November 4, 2026
UN to Withdraw Peacekeeping Mission from Western Sahara The United Nations has started preparations to withdraw its peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara. This follows Russia and the United States vetoing each other’s proposals to extend the 35-year deployment. The UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) was established in 1991 to monitor a ceasefire…
Democratic Party gains US House majority in 2026 midterm elections | US Midterm Elections 2026 News
BREAKINGBREAKING, All 435 seats in the lower chamber of Congress were on the ballot in Tuesday’s midterm race. Published On 4 Nov 20264 Nov 2026 The Democratic Party has regained control of the lower chamber of the United States Congress, winning the House of Representatives. On Tuesday night, the House was called in the left-wing party’s…