MTN Group’s Bayobab has made several strategic leadership appointments. MTN Group’s digital infrastructure company Bayobab has announced three executive appointments. The appointments are Lloyd Mphahlele as MD of Bayobab South Africa FibreCo, Rami Farah as chief technology and information officer (CTIO), and Priscilla Adjei Dorsese as GM of risk and compliance. Mphahlele, whose role is…
Nairobi — A new study and interactive dashboard released today in Nairobi at the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) finds that current international financial flows remain billions of dollars short of what is required to achieve the global biodiversity target of protecting and conserving at least 30 percent of the world’s…
BREAKINGBREAKING, Cambodia’s Ministry of Defence said Thai F-16 fighter jets continued to bomb targets inside country. Published On 13 Dec 202513 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Cambodia has accused Thailand of continuing to drop bombs in its territory hours after United States President Donald Trump said Bangkok and Phnom…
The cybersecurity industry has spent years perfecting how to defend laptops, servers, identities and APIs. Yet some of the most important systems in our lives, the industrial ones that keep society up and running, were never designed for cybersecurity at all. As they connect to modern networks, the stakes rise dramatically. These are the machines,…
At the end of the year, many families reunite to enjoy time together. These times can be happy, yet sometimes they reveal tensions, unsatisfied needs and difficult relationships. The reality is that being together does not necessarily mean you are connected. Families can be both joyful and anguished or distressed at the same time. These…
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has suggested that the country’s intervention in Benin Republic should be the model whenever democracy is threatened in the sub-region or Africa at large but on the request of the authorities of the distressed member-state of ECOWAS or the African Union (AU). The Minister said this on Thursday…
Photo released from the Jeffrey Epstein files shows Donald Trump with multiple women. Redactions were done by the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. Date and context is unclear. Source: Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. Nearly 100,000 photos obtained by House Democrats from the estate of notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein include images of…
AI-powered cyber attacks and ransomware top the cyber security challenges for 2026, warn cyber security firms. In November 2025, global organisations faced an average of 2 003 cyber attacks per week, driven by ransomware expansion and GenAI-linked risks, representing a 3% increase from October and a 4% rise year-on-year. This is according to cyber security…
Addis Ababa — The Horn of Africa’s livestock sector, a cornerstone of the region’s economy and a critical source of food, income, and employment, faces growing threats that require urgent action, according to Baba Soumare, Deputy Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH). “Livestock has huge potential for food security, livelihoods, business,…
The era of the “blitzscaling” African tech startup is drawing to a close. For the past decade, investors prioritized user growth above all else. But as global capital becomes more discerning, metrics for success in Africa’s digital market and African tech investmentlandscape have shifted from sheer active users to sustainable unit economics. African tech consolidation…
