War, climate change and resource scarcity converge to reshape life in the Lake Chad basin Fishermen’s boats in Lake Chad. PHOTO/Grid-Arendal. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] A new report has revealed how armed conflict, climate change and dwindling natural resources are colliding in the Lake Chad basin, fundamentally reshaping the lives of millions across Central and…
Witnesses report clashes in the centre and north, in what has been described as the largest jihadist attack in years.
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off on its 11th test flight at the company’s launch pad in Starbase, Texas, last year. Steve Nesius/Reuters Elon Musk is touting SpaceX as humanity’s ticket to Mars. But the company’s pitch to investors for a potentially historic IPO reveals that its main business will…
Police in Northern Ireland on Sunday declared a security alert in the town of Dunmurry, on the outskirts of Belfast, after reports that a car bomb exploded near a police station. Homes in the vicinity have been evacuated and members of the public are advised to avoid the area, the Police Service of Northern Ireland…
A US Army Special Forces master sergeant, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, has been arrested for allegedly using classified military intelligence to orchestrate a lucrative insider trading scheme on the prediction marketplace Polymarket. Van Dyke is accused of leveraging his direct involvement in the planning and execution of the operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás…
TODAY’S MASS SIMPLIFIED | Global Catholic mass calls faithful to renewal, compassion and open doors Pope Leo XI V celebrates mass with priestly ordinations in St. Peters Basilica. PHOTO/VATICAN. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] Catholics across the world gathered today for Sunday Mass with a powerful and unified message: return to faith, embrace repentance, and become…
Police in the United States have arrested a suspected gunman who stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, attended by US President Donald Trump, at a hotel in Washington, DC. The firing prompted the evacuation of Trump, along with the members of his cabinet, from the media gala, being held at…
Spatial Corp., the leading software development kit provider for design, manufacturing and engineering solutions and a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes, today announced new enhancements across several of its product lines. These updates further strengthen Spatial’s commitment to delivering high-performance solutions that optimize interoperability, data preparation, and advanced modeling workflows. Designed to improve efficiency and robustness…
A man armed with multiple weapons charged a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night before being “taken down” by U.S. Secret Service agents, President Donald Trump said hours after he was evacuated from the event. One officer was shot, but he was “saved by the fact that he was wearing…
Remote access has evolved far beyond its original role as a simple IT support tool. In today’s distributed business environment, it has become a strategic layer of enterprise infrastructure – enabling not only connectivity, but also visibility, control and security across complex IT ecosystems. For organisations across Africa, where hybrid work, multi-site operations and limited…
