The EU and US-backed Lobito Corridor railway for critical mineral transport risks driving evictions in a mining region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and leaving vulnerable people open to abuse The Bel Air neighbourhood of Kolwezi city, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is cut through by an old railway. The…
Washington — Military officials showed lawmakers video of a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat behind closed doors on Capitol Hill on Thursday, and testified that there was no order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to leave no survivors of the attack, multiple lawmakers said. Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…
Through a new collaboration between GS1 Global, the global organisation behind the barcode, and Google, healthcare professionals and their patients can access medical product information with their smartphones. Paving the way for broader digital access to trusted medical product information, this new capability enables access via Google Lens. Image credit: GS1 The collaboration with Google’s…
TikTok is excited to unveil the musical powerhouses and creators bringing energy to the 2025 TikTok Awards Sub-Saharan Africa on 6th December. Guests, including the continent’s top content creators, brands, influential publishers, and leading journalists, are invited to an unforgettable evening of glamour. They can anticipate electrifying live performances from breakout artists whose music has…
Washington, DC — Next year, the United States will host the world’s 20 largest economies for the first time since 2009. Coinciding with America’s 250th anniversary, the 2026 G20 will be a chance to recognize the values of innovation, entrepreneurship, and perseverance that made America great, and which provide a roadmap to prosperity for the…
Strike on Jbaa follows warnings for more attacks as Israel continues daily attacks despite year-old ceasefire. Israel’s military has launched air strikes on at least three towns in southern Lebanon, Mahrouna, Jbaa, and al-Majadel, despite the ceasefire in place since last November. According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, the attack on Jbaa on Thursday destroyed…
Binance co-CEOs Yi He and Richard Teng. Crypto-currency exchange Binance has announced that its co-founder, Yi He, has been appointed co-CEO. The news comes as the company nears 300 million users globally, according to Binance. See also “Yi has been an integral part of the executive leadership team since the launch of Binance. Her innovative…
African and European leaders have committed to embracing the digital revolution through their decades-long European Union-African Union cooperation. Last week, African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) heads of state, as well as government officials, came together in Luanda, Angola, for the 7th AU-EU Summit to renew and deepen a partnership grounded in peace, prosperity,…
Dakar — As millions of fans prepare for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025, six celebrated African footballers are calling time on polio, urging the continent to unite and kick the disease out of Africa. In partnership with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the football legends launch the “Kick Out Polio” campaign, rallying families,…
Artificial intelligence has created a device that turns moon dust into energy. The moon vacuum, which was unveiled on Wednesday by Blue Origin at Amazon‘s re:Invent 2025 conference in Las Vegas, was built using critical technology from startup Istari Digital. “So what it does is sucks up moon dust and it extracts the heat from…
