NewsFeed Civilians were seen fleeing several northern Aleppo neighbourhoods en masse as the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian military escalate their fighting after a breakdown in integration talks. Estimates vary widely, but some have placed the number of evacuees at more than 100,000. Published On 8 Jan 20268 Jan 2026 Click here to…
TechCentral’s motoring show, Watts & Wheels, is officially back, with the first full episode of season 1 widening the lens beyond new cars to look at the forces reshaping South Africa’s automotive industry. The first episode of season 1 – you can catch our “season 0” episodes here – opens with a sharp focus on…
Addis Abebe — The adage that “there are no free lunches in geopolitics—only postponed bills” captures a core reality of international relations: engagements that appear cost-free in the short term almost always carry deferred obligations. The recently signed five-year health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ethiopia and the United States fits squarely within this…
Moscow — Squeezed between import substitution and dependency syndrome, a condition characterized by a set of associated economic symptoms–that is rules and regulations–majority of African countries are shifting from United States and Europe to an incoherent alternative bilateral partnerships with Russia, China and the Global South. By forging new partnerships, for instance with Russia, these…
Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed Federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a Federal courthouse in Manhattan on Jan. 5, 2026 in New York City. Xny/star Max | Gc Images | Getty…
Syspro, provider of the purpose-built ERP for manufacturing and distribution, and SugarCRM, provider of the award-winning intelligence-driven sales automation platform, today announced a new go-to-market partnership giving manufacturers and distributors precision selling capabilities. The combination of ERP and CRM provides a powerful way to help businesses navigate sales environments characterized by complex product catalogs and…
Ghana has been ranked among the top 10 futsal national teams in Africa. The elite list of Africa’s top 10 futsal nations includes Ghana, Algeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Libya, Guinea, Mauritania, Mozambique, and Zambia. Ghana’s strong ranking comes with a major competitive advantage, as it earns the Black Stars Futsal team a direct bye…
President Donald Trump’s deals with pharmaceutical companies are likely to have only a limited impact on Americans’ drug spending, experts say. Since Sept. 30, the Trump administration has struck deals with 14 drugmakers in exchange for tariff relief, according to the White House. The agreements — which haven’t gone into effect yet — adopt a…
Samsung Mobile’s TM Roh Samsung Electronics on Thursday projected a three-fold jump in fourth-quarter operating profit from a year earlier to a record high as tight supply and a surge in artificial intelligence-driven demand stoked prices for conventional memory chips. The results highlight how chip prices have rocketed as chipmakers scramble to keep up with…
Cambodia says it has extradited to China a billionaire businessman accused of masterminding a vast cryptocurrency scam in which trafficked workers were lured to forced labour camps to defraud victims globally. Chen Zhi was among three Chinese nationals arrested on 6 January after a joint investigation into transnational crime lasting several months, Cambodia said. The…
