In an effort to deepen economic ties between Japan and Africa, the African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) co-hosted a high-level side event on the margins of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan. The event brought…
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With ransomware costs climbing steeply across South Africa, Sophos and Phishield have announced a partnership designed to give businesses both stronger defences and a financial safety net. The collaboration is the first in sub-Saharan Africa formally to integrate advanced threat detection with cyber insurance. The move comes against the backdrop of Sophos’ State of Ransomware…
Arusha — Honourable Justice Guisse, a Senegalese national, was appointed as a founding Judge of the African Court by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in January 2006 after his election by the Executive Council of the African Union. He served for a four-year term which ended in 2010….
Yokohama — A total of 300 cooperation agreements between Japanese and African entities were signed during the 9th Edition of the Tokyo International Conference on Africa’s Development (TICAD9), three times more than the previous summit, held in 2022 in Tunisia. The announcement was made official on Thursday (21), TICAD9’s 2nd day, during the session attended…
Beijing — Six people were killed and 10 are missing after part of a bridge under construction collapsed Friday in northwest China, state media reported. A video published by state broadcaster CCTV showed the middle of the bridge’s arch section suddenly giving way and plunging into the waters of the Yellow River below. The cause…
