Did you know that Liberia helped sponsor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly last week calling for the world to correct the way Africa is represented on maps? Did you know that the familiar world map hanging in classrooms across Liberia has, for generations, made Africa appear much smaller compared with Europe,…
Yemen’s special envoy to the United Nations called on support from the international community after the Iran-backed Houthi militant group seized control of the Red Sea port city of Mokha. “This renewed war should alarm us all,” Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special envoy for Yemen, warned at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council…
The Federal Government has reduced the processing time for African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Certificates of Origin to 24 hours, down from over five days, in a bid to boost intra-African trade and ease business for Nigerian exporters. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja…
Apple has officially introduced the Apple Watch Series 12, featuring a suite of conversational tracking tools branded as Audio Intelligence, a completely re-engineered health sensor platform, and the long-awaited return of a premium ceramic case option. Designed to offer deeper contextual awareness and elevated personal health tracking, the new smartwatch directly targets high-performance rivals across…
Textile plants, mines and export zones are building their own electricity systems, creating a growing role for independent producers as African factories seek to avoid disruptions that can throttle production. Blackouts are rare these days at United Aryan’s garment factory in Nairobi, Kenya, where thousands of solar panels cover much of the roof above the production floor….
Twenty-five years after 9/11, negative perceptions of Islam persist even as Muslim political representation grows. Al Jazeera’s Noor Wazwaz looks at what has and hasn’t changed for Muslims in the US. Published On 11 Sep 202611 Sep 2026 Share Is the US more anti-Muslim now than after 9/11? on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al…
24 Children Die in DR Congo School Fire At least 24 children have died in a stampede after a fire broke out at two schools in the rebel-held city of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Officials said that adults may also be among the dead. They warned that the toll could rise,…
Sentech has reduced its net loss to R60 million, for the financial year ended 31 March. State-owned signal provider Sentech is faring better financially, but is not yet out of the woods. This is based on its 2025/26 financial year (FY) results, which show the entity’s net loss after tax shrunk to R60 million, compared…
The head of the UN’s climate body has warned that treating global warming as a partisan issue is dangerously out of step with reality, as he set out a stark account of the economic toll climate change is already inflicting on Europe. Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),…
BEIJING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 18: A general view of the Ministry of Finance (MOF) on November 18, 2024 in Beijing, China. Visual China Group | Getty Images Beijing’s recent push to tax the offshore wealth of its citizens may be only the opening phase of a broader campaign for income from the holdings of China’s…
