Adrienne MurrayCopenhagen Reuters Frederiksen (left) said there was now a “diplomatic, political track” to pursue after a difficult week Danish PM Mette Frederiksen is visiting Greenland’s capital Nuuk for talks with the territory’s leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, after a rollercoaster week that saw US President Donald Trump roll back his threats to forcibly take over the…
In a final act to a long-running geopolitical drama, TikTok has officially closed a deal to divest its U.S. operations. The agreement, finalized just hours before the Trump Administration’s ban deadline, sees parent company ByteDance shift to a minority position, retaining only a 20% stake in the new entity. The remaining 80% ownership is now…
The conversation surrounding former President Donald Trump’s cavalier and intransigent insistence on acquiring Greenland because “the US needs it for national security” is a stark, almost clinical, illustration of a long-brewing hypocrisy. The discussion is tempered, academic, even amused. It focuses on the historical inaccuracy of his claims, the diplomatic faux pas, the logistical absurdity….
Between early 2025 and late 2025, suspected Mpox cases declined by 40 per cent, while confirmed cases dropped by 60 per cent. Africa has lifted Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) following recommendations from the Emergency Consultative Group of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The announcement…
London — European military veterans, families of the fallen, and politicians have voiced outrage after President Trump claimed the U.S. had “never needed” its NATO allies, and that allied troops had stayed “a little off the front lines” during the 20-year war in Afghanistan. “The only time NATO has ever enacted Article 5 was after the…
As the industry converges for MWC Barcelona 2026, iQmetrix prepares to host the first-ever Telecom Retail Summit, transforming the conversation from network intelligence to the intelligent storefront. iQmetrix, the only global provider of Interconnected Commerce solutions for telecom retail, today announced its return to Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona with the first-ever Telecom Retail Summit….
Abuja, Nigeria — For the last decade, many in the foreign aid sector have emphasised the need for localisation, and in the last 5 years, the calls have been louder than ever. I am one of such voices. I believe that power should shift to local actors, who have a better understanding of local needs…
This morning at the AU, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, received H.E. Mr. Sudhakar Dalela, #India’s Vice Minister for Economic Relations responsible for AU affairs. During their meeting, they underscored the strong Africa-India partnership in energy, agriculture & trade. They also discussed preparations for the May 2026 India-Africa Summit, &…
As the presidents of Ukraine, Russia and the United States prepare to hold their first trilateral meeting to end Russia’s war in Ukraine this weekend, almost half of Ukraine is without electricity and heat in sub-zero temperatures, following repeated Russian drone strikes targeting energy infrastructure. The strikes appeared designed to break Ukrainian resistance at the…
Maropene Ramokgopa, minister for planning monitoring & evaluation. Image: GCIS The roll-out of digital IDs, spearheaded by the department of home affairs, will begin before the end of the year, government has promised. Speaking at a media briefing on progress regarding government’s medium-term development plan in Pretoria on Friday, Maropene Ramokgopa, minister for planning monitoring…
