New data on jobs and layoffs this week points to more job cuts and lackluster hiring plans, indicating 2026 might not be the fresh start many job seekers are looking for. A monthly survey of layoff announcements from the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas released Thursday found that U.S. employers announced 108,435 job cuts…
MTN Group’s head office in Johannesburg. Mobile telephony group MTN is in advanced discussions to acquire the 75% shares in tower operator IHS it doesn’t already own. This follows recent speculation regarding its intentions with respect to its stake in IHS, says the JSE-listed firm. In a cautionary notice issued on SENS this morning, MTN…
The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, in central France, is the largest of its kind in the world, with more than 500 films screened during a week-long event. Its African Perspectives section this year tackles themes from social media to colonial archives. Tim Redford, in charge of the festival’s international competition and the African Perspectives…
Nairobi — Nigeria’s latest fintech policy push is sending ripples across Africa’s digital finance ecosystem, with potential implications for Kenya’s fast-maturing mobile money and fintech market that has long been anchored by M-Pesa, regulatory sandboxes and a growing startup scene. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled its Policy Insight Series 2025: Shaping the…
Directly addressing Epstein’s victims, he said: “I am sorry, sorry for what was done to you, sorry that so many people with power failed you. Sorry for having believed Mandelson’s lies and appointed him and sorry that even now you’re forced to watch this story unfold in public once again.”
MTN Group said on Thursday that it’s in advanced discussions to acquire the shares in IHS Holdings that it does not already own, a move that would see the mobile operator take control of the tower infrastructure business. In a cautionary notice to investors, MTN – which has in the past raised concerns about corporate…
Speaking of Nigeria’s aviation history, Mr Okon recalled a period when Nigerian pilots and engineers operated intercontinental flights and performed major aircraft maintenance locally. He said Nigerian professionals once flew Boeing 707s, 747s, and DC-10s on long-haul routes to Europe and North America and performed full C-check maintenance on Boeing 737 aircraft in Lagos. Former…
This infographic shows insights from the South Sudan Country Climate Development Report (CCDR) 2026. The report projects that South Sudan will require over $13 billion in climate adaptation investments by 2050. Extreme flooding, now considered the ‘new normal’ covers up to one-quarter of the country in severe years, cutting communities off from essential services, damaging…
Erbil, Iraq — The U.S. military is in the process of transferring nearly 7,000 ISIS suspects from prisons and jails in northeast Syria to detention facilities across the border into Iraq. The operation comes amid concerns over security, following a mass escape from at least one prison in Syria, but it is also raising concern over…
Microsoft appears to be targeting a 2027 launch for its next-generation Xbox console, according to comments made by AMD CEO Lisa Su during a recent earnings call. While discussing the semiconductor giant’s hardware pipeline, Su noted that Valve is on track to ship its new AMD-powered Steam Machine early this year, while Microsoft’s development of…
