Landmark resolution championed by a core group of African Member States led by Malawi 07 July, 2026 – Geneva, Switzerland – In a landmark moment for global health and human rights, African countries spearheaded the first-ever resolution adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council today, formally recognizing the profound and inseparable links between human…
1m ago Kuwaiti army says it intercepted 15 Iranian missiles and drones Kuwait said Wednesday that it had intercepted two ballistic missiles and 13 drones fired by Iran. In a statement on X, the Kuwaiti army said it “detected, at dawn today, two hostile ballistic missiles and 13 hostile drones that breached Kuwaiti airspace.”…
The gloves are off. Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati says Business Leadership South Africa and Business Unity South Africa – long the loudest critics of political meddling in state-owned enterprises – are themselves guilty of advocating “political intervention” by pressing for the transfer of the transmission grid to an independent operator. BLSA CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has…
In June, The New Times argued that open skies should become Africa’s next great economic reform. Few would disagree. More flights, greater competition and easier movement of people are indispensable to trade, tourism and investment. The economic case has long been settled. The more pressing question is why, over two decades since African states adopted…
Fertility rates are falling worldwide not because young people are rejecting marriage, children or family life but because many are facing economic and housing constraints. That’s among the findings of a major new survey by the UN reproductive and sexual health agency, UNFPA, which also challenges myths surrounding the so-called “global baby bust”. The Demographic…
The United States launched dozens of strikes on Iran early on Wednesday in what it said was retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on commercial ships in the highly contested Strait of Hormuz, sparking widespread fears of the renewal of all-out war in the Middle East. After the US attacks, President Donald Trump told reporters at a…
Applications have opened for GirlCode’s 2026 Pan-African Hackathon, which will take place across six African countries between August and September. The programme will also introduce female technology founders as participants for the first time, alongside aspiring coders. Source: Supplied Now in its 12th year, the hackathon is designed to give young women practical experience in…
With fewer than five years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new UN report says sustained investment and international cooperation have improved billions of lives, but warns that governments must urgently accelerate action if the goals are to be met by their 2030 deadline. The findings come from the 2026 SDG Progress…
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Policing is the cornerstone of peace, said top UN officials ahead of the fifth UN Chiefs of Police Summit, which begins on Tuesday. Key takeaways Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines The two-day summit brings together ministers, chiefs of police and senior representatives of policing organizations to discuss how UN policing…
