Kenya Rescues 27 Citizens Illegally Recruited for Russia-Ukraine War The government successfully rescued and repatriated 27 Kenyans who had been stranded in Russia after being illegally recruited to join the Russia-Ukraine war, said Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. Their return was secured through diplomatic efforts led by Kenya’s mission in Moscow. Mudavadi said most…
At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured in shootings at a high school and residence in the northeast part of the province of British Columbia, Canadian police said Tuesday. The suspected shooter is dead, officials said. The school shooting was first reported at 1:20 p.m. Pacific Time at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School,…
LPWAN works at scale. Artificial intelligence is no longer confined to innovation labs or pilot projects. Across utilities, logistics, manufacturing and the public sector, AI-driven systems are increasingly being used to predict failures, optimise resource usage and automate operational decision-making. Yet as many organisations are discovering, AI initiatives rarely fail because of algorithms or processing…
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva has said African countries must take the lead in driving the continent’s development, stressing the need for self-reliance and homegrown solutions amid growing global uncertainties. Nsengiyumva said this on Tuesday, February 20, as he participated virtually in the 43rd session of the Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee of the…
Addis Ababa — Foreign ministers from across the African continent continue to arrive in Addis Ababa to participate in the 48th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government. The Foreign Ministers of Gabon, Rwanda, The Gambia, and Equatorial Guinea–Marie-Edith…
Nahid Islam was just 26 when he stepped up to a microphone at Dhaka’s Shaheed Minar, a national monument, on August 3, 2024, and uttered a single rallying cry: “Hasina must go.” Student-led demonstrations had begun weeks earlier over a government job quota system that reserved a large share of coveted civil-service posts for special…
The fourth episode of TechCentral’s electric motoring show, Watts & Wheels, covers a packed news agenda, two vehicle reviews and an in-depth look at the 2026 South African Car of the Year semi-finalists. The episode opens with the latest EV news, including fresh import duty statistics from Donald MacKay of XA Global Trade Advisors and…
The climate fiction movie The Day After Tomorrow, released in 2004, popularised the devastating effects of sudden climate change on planet Earth. The plot dramatises the consequences of a shut-down in an ocean current, and features the Northern Hemisphere plunging, within a few weeks, into an ice age. The lead character, palaeoclimatologist Jack Hall, uncovers…
Assessments of election quality have worsened over the past decade. Key findings On average across 38 countries, about three-quarters (74%) of Africans support choosing their leaders through regular, open, and honest elections. This is the majority position in every surveyed country, although support for elections has weakened over the past decade. Strong majorities favour multiparty…
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff participates in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2026. Chris J. Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Over 1,400 Salesforce employees have signed a letter calling on CEO Marc Benioff to drop potential business with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, two people…
