Coups and their aftermath also fractured ECOWAS as they led to the creation of the Alliance for Sahel States (AES) by three junta-led West African states. Guinea-Bissau has become the latest West African country to experience a coup, bringing the tally of such incidents in the sub-region since the turn of the decade to 10….
In a statement shared on Truth Social on Friday, Mr Trump portrayed the US as in decline due to uncontrolled migration. US President Donald Trump says he plans to suspend immigration from “all Third World countries” due to what he claims is the strain that current migrant arrivals are placing on the United States. His…
CME blamed the outage, which halted trading for more than 11 hours, on a cooling failure at a data centre in Chicago. Global futures markets were thrown into chaos for several hours after CME Group, the world’s largest exchange operator, suffered one of its longest outages in years, halting trading across stocks, bonds, commodities and…
Payment service provider Peach Payments late Friday said it has tracked a Black Friday-linked transaction worth R1.09-million, which it said was spent in the travel and tourism sector. “Peach Payments has been tracking Black Friday digital transactions data in real time throughout the day on its dashboard and has already experienced more than 80% growth…
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia needs to make the most of the 32nd UN Climate Change Conference (COP32) to play a pivotal player in the global fight against climate change and to transform its rich cultural heritage into a platform for promoting tourism, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. The Prime Minister gave today directions to the…
LONDON — European stocks were largely positive on Friday as investors digest the end of a choppy month. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up almost 0.2% by 4:00 p.m. in London (11:00 a.m. ET), with major bourses and most sectors in positive territory. November has been a volatile month for equities with fears of stretched…
André Steyn, format acceleration VP at Massmart. Walmart is betting on its omni-channel retail strategy to attract South African customers, rolling out a Walmart Africa mobile app built on the same global technology stack that powers the US retail giant’s global operations. The US multinational retailer, which operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores…
Global immunization efforts have led to an 88% drop in measles deaths between 2000 and 2024, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). Nearly 59 million lives have been saved by the measles vaccine since 2000. However, an estimated 95 000 people, mostly children younger than 5 years of age, died…
Kiira Motors’ groundbreaking 13,000-kilometre electric mobility expedition from Uganda to South Africa has reached the heart of Tanzania, showcasing the potential of African-made clean transport and marking a major milestone in the continent’s sustainable mobility movement. The Kayoola E-Coach 13M, Uganda’s flagship premium electric inter-city bus, is currently in Dodoma, Tanzania’s capital, after traversing the…
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