EXPLAINER Al Jazeera put nine leading AI models to the test to predict the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup champion. Published On 14 Jul 202614 Jul 2026 As the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup enters its final stages, AJLabs asked nine leading AI models to predict the tournament’s final podium based on all available data…
One of the most notable figures of the 2026 FIFA World Cup emerged during Ghana’s first match of the tournament: the “juju man,” Kailani Ibrahim Kpa, who was famously seen blowing white powder into the air during the game. Another Ghanaian, Nana Kwaku Bonsam, went viral just before the match for claiming to have placed…
Paratus Botswana MD Shawn Bruwer engages with an unnamed delegate at the Future of Mining Summit 2026 in Botswana Paratus Botswana and Eutelsat have showcased resilient, integrated connectivity solutions for mining at the Future of Mining Summit 2026, as Southern Africa’s mining sector continues to embrace digital transformation. Paratus Botswana provides Eutelsat low-Earth orbit (LEO)…
Africa’s young population is often described as a demographic dividend: a potential economic advantage if young people can gain the skills and jobs needed to contribute productively. But for many young people, that promise is slipping away. They leave school or training and enter labour markets where formal jobs are scarce and public programmes too…
APA Corporation’s Beryl Alpha oil platform in the North Sea. Courtesy: APA Corporation Oil prices rose on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose shipping fees in the Strait of Hormuz and reinstate a blockade of Iranian ports, raising concerns over potential disruptions to global crude supplies. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures…
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is partnering with Uganda-based Unwanted Witness (UW), Ghana’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), and the Hewlett Foundation to organise the eighth edition of the Privacy Symposium Africa (PSA), themed “Money. Data. Control.” The symposium, which will take place on 25 and 26 November 2026, seeks to examine the intersection…
Raxio Group, Africa’s most expansive data centre platform, surpassed US$380 million in committed capital as shareholders Meridiam and Roha increased their support for the company’s next phase of growth following a sixfold surge in contracted capacity this year. The additional equity from Roha and Meridiam extends Raxio’s capital base from a previous US$350 million, building…
Each year, millions of young Africans enter the labour market in search of stable and fulfilling employment. In Mozambique alone, more than half a million young people join the workforce annually. Many will find work in agriculture, but opportunities for formal employment remain limited. Even in urban areas, many jobs are informal, offering little security…
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Eskom CEO Dan Marokane. Image: Eskom New rules governing electricity trading in South Africa are imminent, Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has said, while defending the utility’s controversial court challenge over trading licences and suggesting critics who call it anticompetitive either haven’t read the draft rules or have “read them and not understood them”. In an…
