Namibia tells Starlink to take a hike

Namibia tells Starlink to take a hike

Namibia’s communications regulator said on Monday it dismissed an appeal by Starlink against the rejection of its licence applications, reaffirming that Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider failed to meet local ownership requirements. The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) rejected Starlink’s applications for a telecommunications service licence and radio spectrum access licence in March, citing…

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Africa: Nduhungirehe Urges Knowledge Transfer At First South-South, Triangular Convention

Africa: Nduhungirehe Urges Knowledge Transfer At First South-South, Triangular Convention

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier Nduhungirehe said the future of development cooperation lies in countries of the Global South working as equal partners to design, implement and scale solutions together, rather than relying on one-way knowledge transfer models, He was speaking at the inaugural Convention on South-South and Triangular Cooperation held…

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Africa: Nduhungirehe Urges Knowledge Transfer At First South-South, Triangular Convention

Africa: AUC Chairperson Today Received Briefing On the Political Situation in Sudan & Ongoing Mediation Efforts From Ambassador Mohamed Belaiche, His Special Representative and Head of the AU Liaison Office to the Republic of #sudan

The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, today received briefing on the political situation in Sudan & ongoing mediation efforts from Ambassador Mohamed Belaiche, his Special Representative and Head of the AU Liaison Office to the Republic of #Sudan . The Chairperson & Amb. Belaiche also discussed the reopening of…

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South Africa’s drone law blind spot comes under scrutiny

South Africa’s drone law blind spot comes under scrutiny

Police warnings around unauthorised drone activity during the 2026 Comrades Marathon have renewed attention on South Africa’s drone regulations and growing concerns around compliance. South Africa’s approach to drone regulation came into focus ahead of the 2026 Comrades Marathon after the South African Police Service (SAPS) warned that the entire 86km route would operate as…

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Africa: Nduhungirehe Urges Knowledge Transfer At First South-South, Triangular Convention

Africa: Nigeria’s Onuigbo Makes History As Africa Takes Lead in Global Climate Parliamentary Network

Abuja — Nigeria is poised to assume a rare position of influence in global climate governance as former federal lawmaker and principal sponsor of the Climate Change Act 2021, Hon. Sam Onuigbo, prepares to become President of GLOBE International, a powerful cross-party alliance of legislators driving climate legislation across continents. The leadership transition, scheduled to…

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Africa: Nduhungirehe Urges Knowledge Transfer At First South-South, Triangular Convention

Africa: Statement of the AU Commission Chairperson On Escalating Violence in Sudan

The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf expresses deep concern over the escalating violence in and around El Obeid, North Kordofan State, and the continued deterioration of the security and humanitarian situation across the Republic of Sudan. The Chairperson calls on all parties to immediately cease hostilities, exercise maximum restraint,…

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24bn record breach puts SMEs at greatest risk

24bn record breach puts SMEs at greatest risk

Attackers can spoof or route their traffic through the same geographic regions as staff use, reducing location as a security control measure. (Graphic created with GenAI) Small businesses with inadequate IT support, which rely on single sign-on credentials for access to e-mail, accounting software and customer relationship management (CRM) platforms, are the most at risk…

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