Africa: The Three-Body Problem of Africa’s Health Sovereignty Agenda
Physicists have a term for systems that look simple but behave badly: the three-body problem. With two bodies in space, gravity is predictable. Add a third, and the system turns chaotic. Tiny changes cause big swings. Stability becomes rare and fragile. That is exactly where Africa’s health sovereignty agenda sits today. The African Union Strategic…
Judge declares another mistrial in Harvey Weinstein New York rape case
It marks the third time a New York jury has considered the case against the 74-year-old disgraced film mogul.
Home Affairs smart ID drive hits 118 000 in eight weeks
Home Affairs minister Dr Leon Schreiber. (Photograph: Supplied) The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has, in eight weeks, processed 118 434 smart IDs through its digital partnership with banks. It aims to offer this service at 750 bank branches by the end of the year. This is according to minister Dr Leon Schreiber, who today…
Africa: Nigerian Billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu Ranked CEO of the Year
Nigerian billionaire industrialist Abdul Samad Rabiu has been recognised as the CEO of the Year at the ongoing Africa CEO Forum. He is among the six business leaders and companies that were honoured at the Africa CEO Awards 2026 in Kigali. The Founder of BUA Group, Rabiu leads a major industrial powerhouse driven notably by…
Africa: Capital Mobility Should Be Treated As Africa’s Priority
The Africa CEO Forum that went underway in Kigali on Thursday should not end as another gathering where Africa’s ambitions are eloquently stated but weakly acted upon. If there is one urgent message policymakers in the room must take home, it is that the continent cannot build a single market while making it difficult for…
Lawmakers press Trump for military support for Taiwan after Xi summit
Washington — Lawmakers in both parties say the U.S. should continue to provide arms to Taiwan after President Trump, at the end of his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, said he hasn’t decided whether to move forward with a pending arms sale to the island. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One Friday after…
Africa: Malaika Uwamahoro’s Rallying Rap Turns Heads At Africa CEO Forum
Malaika Uwamahoro on Thursday, May 14, brought a cultural touch to the opening ceremony of the 13th Africa CEO Forum at Kigali Convention Centre, where more than 2,000 heads of state, chief executives and entrepreneurs from 75 countries gathered for two days of discussions on megaprojects, clean energy, intra-African investment and the future of African…
Africa: Ruto and Macron Sing a Duet in Nairobi
Did France’s first Africa summit outside the Francophonie this week reset its relations with the continent? For two decades, Paris has seemingly been trying to transition beyond Françafrique, its controversial policy of maintaining influence and interests in its former African colonies – a posture widely dubbed the epitome of neo-colonialism. France’s President Emmanuel Macron accelerated…
Mahmoud Khalil calls for deportation to be halted in light of new evidence | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student targeted for deportation by the United States government over his pro-Palestine advocacy, have called on an immigration appeals court to reopen and terminate his case. The latest legal appeal points to new evidence, some of which was documented in media reports, that Khalil’s lawyers said it…
Google unveils its next evolution with Android-based Googlebooks
Following years of industry speculation, Google has officially pulled back the curtain on a new laptop initiative dubbed Googlebooks. While ChromeOS was famously pioneered over fifteen years ago on the premise of a browser-centric world, Google is positioning this new category as a platform built specifically for a “Gemini-first” era. This transition marks a fundamental…