In Gaza, the recovery work was carried out by the Civil Defence, which operates under the Hamas-run interior ministry. Its efforts have been supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). “We provide material support – literally the gloves, shovels, protective equipment and body bags they use,” said Patrick Griffiths, spokesperson for the…
In mid-June of 2026, the two rival factions claiming to be Libya’s official government agreed to a power sharing deal. In it, Prime Minister Abdul Dbeibah, the leader of the internationally recognised Government of National Unity (GNU) based in Triopli in western Libya, and Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the power behind of the unrecognised Government…
Every online school reaches a fork early, and most take the same branch. The technology that runs the school – the live lessons, the coursework, the tracking, the parent view – can be licensed from vendors who built it for the market as a whole, connected behind a single brand and put in front of…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has filed an initial public offering application with Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission, moving the company closer to a listing on the Nigerian Exchange. SEC Director-General Emomotimi Agama said the refinery’s advisers are working with the regulator and that the company is targeting September 2026. No offer or listing date has been…
Three lions at a Tokyo zoo have died from suspected heatstroke and others are under treatment, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday, with the big cats struggling with high humidity. Japan sweltered through its hottest summer on record last year and parts of the country have hit 40 degrees Celsius in recent weeks, qualifying for the…
Africa has no shortage of evidence that polluted air is harming people’s health, slowing economic growth and placing an increasing burden on cities already grappling with rapid urbanisation. What the continent lacks, experts say, is the investment and political resolve to turn that evidence into cleaner skies. That message echoed through the halls of the…
Microsoft staged a historic rally last week, adding nearly $450 billion in market value in a single trading session, the largest one-day gain on record for any publicly traded company. The unprecedented surge was driven by stronger-than-expected cloud growth forecasts and robust cash generation projections for the coming fiscal year. Read: Cape Town approves the…
The 17 August meeting in Durban should turn shared history and economic interdependence into coordinated action against xenophobia. South Africa’s recent anti-migrant protests, vigilantism and mass repatriations have put regional solidarity in the spotlight. Most of the African migrants targeted by groups like March and March come from South Africa’s immediate neighbourhood. That means tough…
Voters in five US states – Kansas, Missouri, Virginia, Michigan, and Washington – are headed to the polls for another key round of midterm primaries, where they will choose the Republican and Democratic candidates to compete in November’s elections. Several of the contests on Tuesday will help shape the battle for control of the US…
Breastfeeding rates are rising worldwide, but millions of mothers and families still lack the services and protection they need to feed their babies safely, the UN has warned. Health systems, workplaces and communities must do more to support mothers and newborns, children’s agency UNICEF and the World Health Organization said, calling for stronger counselling, maternity…
