February, 2026 - eriinfo

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Africa: High-Level Partners’ Consultation On Accelerating the AU Decade of Education and Skills Development (2025-2034)

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago07 mins

The African Union Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation hosted a side event, the High-Level Partners’ Consultation on Accelerating the AU Decade of Education and Skills Development (2025-2034) at the Margins of the AU Summit 2026 on 13 February 2026 at the AU Headquarters. The High-Level Partners’ Consultation brought together Member States, international organizations,…

Women defying odds to reach highest success level

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago05 mins

Stockbusters | Istock | Getty Images The third annual CNBC Changemakers list of women transforming business and philanthropy, which launched on Wednesday, recognizes leaders at the forefront of AI and innovators across traditional fields, from finance to healthcare, retail, entertainment and sports. The 2026 Changemakers range from startup founders to high-profile stars such as Kim…

Network rankings shape SA telco ad strategies

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago09 mins

MTN’s December advertising surge contrasted with Vodacom’s sustained spend, reflecting different strategies. South Africa’s mobile network operators pumped more than R700 million into advertising in the second half of 2025, underscoring shifting network narratives and strategic repositioning across the local telecoms industry. This is according to the Telecoms Adspend and Trends Report, compiled by research…

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Africa: Harambee Starlets Step Up Wafcon Preparations With West Africa Friendlies

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Nairobi — With just 22 days to go before the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, the Harambee Starlets have intensified their preparations, lining up two crucial international friendlies in West Africa before heading to Europe for a residential training camp. The squad is set to depart on Saturday, February 28, for Abidjan, Ivory Coast,…

Recapping Trump’s State of the Union address: From the Politics Desk

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Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Welcome to a special edition of the newsletter, in which we recap President Donald Trump’s record-long State of the Union…

Blu Label resumes dividends as it draws line under Cell C saga

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago08 mins

Blu Label Unlimited Group co-CEO Brett Levy Blu Label Unlimited Group has declared its first interim dividend in eight years, signalling it is finally putting the long and costly Cell C chapter behind it. The group, formerly known as Blue Label Telecoms, declared an interim dividend of 43.56c/share for the six months to end-November 2025,…

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Africa’s Militaries Have Always Relied On Imported Weapons – Why a Shift to Homegrown Defence Is Now Under Way

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Africa’s militaries are built on imported power. Foreign countries such as China, Russia, the United States, Turkey and France dominate Africa’s weapons market. Between them they supply everything from small arms to attack helicopters, unmanned systems and communications equipment. The results are often quite poor. From the Sahel to Somalia, weapons and equipment supplied from…

Africa: All of Africa Today – February 25, 2026

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Somalia Hunger Crisis Deepens as Food Insecurity Doubles The number of people in Somalia facing acute food insecurity has nearly doubled to 6.5 million since last year as hunger levels rise due to worsening drought, conflict and soaring food prices. The IPC food security monitoring platform reported that more than 1.8 million children under five…

Japan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan by 2031

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The remote Yonaguni island lies on the frontlines of self-governing Taiwan’s growing tensions with China.

Digital trust is critical infrastructure for Africa’s digital future

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Marcelo Vieira, Partner, KPMG South Africa and Darren Lentz, Digital Trust Lead, KPMG. Digital trust is the invisible contract that lets people, businesses and governments rely on digital systems for critical interactions. Without it, digital public infrastructure (DPI) – the shared digital rails for payments, identity and data exchange – cannot scale or deliver the…