Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in Washington as world leaders gathered at the UN General Assembly in New York. From AI to trade to Taiwan and Iran, their meeting shows how the world’s two biggest powers shape events on their own. Published On 25 Sep 202625 Sep 2026 Share What the Trump-Xi meeting revealed…
Global Tech Africa (GTA) Conference 2026 will be held in Kano with organisers positioning the event as a platform for using technology to accelerate industrialisation, expand market access and strengthen regional trade across Africa. The organisers announced the conference at a Press Conference held on Wednesday at MTN Plaza, Ikoyi, Lagos. Themed “Connecting Africa, Accelerating…
Mark Zuckerberg took repeated digs at Apple during Meta’s annual event on Wednesday, only to borrow a page from Steve Jobs’s playbook for a surprise reveal: a pocket-watch-sized device that carries Meta’s viral Muse AI agent into the real world. The device, called Muse Charm, highlights a broader shift at the social media giant that…
Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta with the late ODM leader Raila Odinga. PHOTO/UGC. By PATRICK MAYOYO Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta’s declaration that the late ODM leader Raila Odinga actually won the 2022 presidential election is not a statement that Kenya can simply swallow and move on from. It demands questions. Four years after the election, Uhuru…
TEHRAN, IRAN – MARCH 15: People clear rubble in a house in the Beryanak District after it was damaged by missile attacks two days before, on March 15, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. The United States and Israel continued their joint attack on Iran that began on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles…
Uganda has begun the countdown to the 2027 Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) Africa, with the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and Kampala Serena Hotel hosting a launch reception aimed at positioning the country as a destination for hospitality and tourism investment. The reception brought together hospitality investors, hotel operators, tourism industry leaders, government representatives, professional associations…
Financial technology platform Revolut has launched a trial program in the United Kingdom for “Pay with Smile,” an in-store biometric payment system that enables consumers to complete transactions using facial recognition. Positioned as the UK’s first merchant-facing facial payment platform, the service waives processing fees for participating retailers and is initially undergoing live testing across…
A legal expert has challenged arguments that the United Kingdom’s present government cannot be held responsible for wrongdoing committed during the colonial era, saying changes in political leadership do not change the identity of the state under international law. Dr. Asikia Karibi-Whyte, a jurisprudence and international law expert, made the argument during a panel discussion…
Trump rolls out the red carpets for Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington. Democrats have their biggest polling lead yet in the race for Congress. And Pennsylvania doctors say some babies are now being born with measles. Here’s what to know today. Trump sets out to dazzle Xi despite past criticisms of China President Donald Trump…
Nairobi — Mwale Medical and Technology City (MMTC) has secured more than USD 4.3 billion in investment commitments to support the expansion of its smart-city model across Africa, as the company engages investors and government officials on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The commitments were finalised during…
