Nairobi — The University of Nairobi has officially launched the Africa Centre for the Study of Russia, a new academic hub aimed at deepening research, dialogue, and diplomatic engagement between Africa and the Russian Federation. The inauguration ceremony, held Wednesday in Nairobi, brought together senior government officials, diplomats, and scholars, marking what speakers described as…
The Justice Department announced the arrest Wednesday of a former Air Force fighter pilot who allegedly trained Chinese military personnel without authorization. Gerald Brown, 65, was arrested in Indiana after recently returning to the United States from China, where he’d been since December 2023, a Justice Department statement said. He is accused of having “conspired…
Mena Migally, Veeam. Veeam Software says its nearly $2 billion acquisition of Securiti AI in December 2025 bodes well for SA’s channel and AI adoption. The deal combines Veeam’s data resilience offering with Securiti’s data security posture management (DSPM) to create a unified platform that can see, secure, govern and recover data at AI speed. Mena Migally,…
Addis Ababa — Israeli President Isaac Herzog met Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday during his official visit to Ethiopia, with both leaders pledging to deepen cooperation across key economic, technological and regional sectors. “I welcomed President Isaac Herzog of Israel today for productive discussions during his official visit. We explored the relations between…
Abuja — Pope Leo will visit four countries across Africa from April 13 to 23, the Vatican announced yesterday, with the pontiff making his first major overseas trip in 2026 to the continent where the Catholic Church is growing fastest. The pope will also make a one-day visit on March 28 to Monaco, the microstate…
NewsFeed Ahead of the latest round of indirect talks with Iran, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran possesses a large number of ballistic missiles that pose a threat to the United States. Published On 26 Feb 202626 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
The authors, Maud Botten and Biase De Gregorio A subtle but vital shift is under way in how artificial intelligence is embraced and treated in most large businesses and organisations. If AI has not moved from an experimental stage to widespread use and the debate over whether to implement AI has not been replaced by…
Vatican — Pope Leo XIV will make a ten-day Apostolic Journey to Africa and two others in Europe, the Holy See Press Office announced on Wednesday. The first visit will be a day trip at the end of March in the Principality of Monaco, followed by the Africa Journey in April, and finally the six-day…
UN Sanctions Four Paramilitary Leaders Over Sudan Atrocities The UN Security Council imposed new sanctions on four senior leaders of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces over atrocities committed during the group’s violent takeover of the western city of el-Fasher. Those sanctioned included deputy commander Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo; Brigadier General Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, widely…
European stocks are expected to open flat to lower on Thursday ahead of a raft of earnings reports from the region.
