Veteran Indian actor Nana Patekar, known for his intense, fiery performances on stage and in film, has died at the age of 75 in Goa. One of the most recognisable faces of Indian cinema, Patekar won three National Film Awards and became known for playing difficult and often volatile characters. He was also a prominent…
London, Oct 7 — The United Kingdom is backing more than £2 million ($2.7 million) in investment across 10 clean-energy projects in eight African countries, seeking to reduce dependence on diesel generators in hospitals, telecommunications, agriculture and small businesses. The projects, announced by the Zero Emission Generators initiative, or ZE-Gen, will operate in Kenya, Uganda,…
Following initial teasers positioning it as the most powerful mobile system in its history, Microsoft has officially revealed full specifications and availability details for the Surface Laptop Ultra at a press event in San Francisco. Designed specifically for artificial intelligence researchers, machine learning engineers, and software developers, Microsoft is categorizing its new flagship mobile workstation…
President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, October 7, met members of the African Union Panel of Facilitators working on the peace process in eastern DR Congo, at Village Urugwiro. ALSO READ: Rwanda demands accountability for DR Congo failure to neutralise FDLR The delegation included former Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde, former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and former…
The FlyDubai co-pilot whose alleged violent attempt to crash a flight to Israel last week and kill everyone onboard has a history of writing and sharing misogynistic remarks on social media using the rhetoric of the so-called manosphere, CBS News has found. Many posts written and shared by Hamam al Hamami on an X account…
The Liberia Special Economic Zones Authority (LSEZA) has secured membership in the Africa Economic Zones Organization (AEZO), opening new opportunities for Liberia to strengthen its engagement with Africa’s growing Special Economic Zones (SEZs) ecosystem. The membership provides LSEZA with access to a continental platform for knowledge exchange, technical cooperation, investment promotion, and partnerships in the…
Panel discussion, from left: Keletso Lekwakwe, Brian Magwaza, Morekolodi Salema and Sibusiso Molimi. Township-focused initiative the Township Entrepreneur Agency (TEA) recently hosted its annual Kasi Tech Summit, bringing together 400 township entrepreneurs at East Bank Hall in Alexandra on 30 September. Held under the theme “Tech and AI Skills for Kasi Entrepreneurs”, the summit aimed…
Nairobi — Women leaders should move beyond securing positions of influence and focus on using their platforms to create opportunities and build institutions that benefit future generations, Lapid Leaders Africa Founder and CEO Esther Mwaniki has said. Mwaniki said representation remains important but should not be treated as the ultimate measure of progress for women…
Taal Volcano near the Philippine capital briefly erupted, sending a dark grey ash plume 4,000 metres above its crater alongside volcanic lightning. Published On 8 Oct 20268 Oct 2026 Share Video shows dramatic eruption of volcano near Manila on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
President Yoweri Museveni has called on African defence leaders to recognise the close link between national security, economic strength and political cohesion. Closing the inaugural African Conference of Chiefs of Defence Forces on Military Operations Other Than War at Speke Resort Munyonyo, Museveni said a strong defence force cannot be sustained without a strong economy….
