Maidar Secure, a provider of managed security services and security operations centre (SOC) solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Strike48, developer of what it describes as the industry’s only truly agentic security operations platform, allowing organisations to detect and respond to threats at machine speed. “This partnership represents a bold step forward in redefining…
Sudan Marks April 6 Anniversary with Renewed Calls for Civilian Rule Sudanese political parties and civil groups marked the seventh anniversary of the April 6 sit-in in Khartoum by renewing calls for an immediate end to the war and a return to civilian rule. The anniversary commemorates the mass protest that culminated in the…
Increasingly capable and organized militant Islamist groups in the Sahel, Somalia, and the Lake Chad Basin continue to expand their reach and lethality. Highlights Fatalities linked to militant Islamist groups in Africa continue to occur at near record levels. The 23,968 fatalities, an increase of 24 percent from 2024, reflect increased violence in nearly every…
Both sides don’t want to let their rival dominate. And the competition may yet be transformed further.
Tiny town: A digital twin is a gamified, 3D, virtual representation of a company’s asset. Around 30 years ago, the video game publisher, Maxis, released SimCity. As the name implies, the goal was to create and run a virtual city. From building roads to power plants, adding different housing zones and even constructing an underground…
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Beginning in 2019, the World Bank supported a comprehensive reform program that established Ethiopia’s first state-owned enterprises (SOEs) database, while strengthening oversight and updating the legal and governance framework. The SOEs have shifted from absorbing public funds to generating them, contributing a combined ETB 117 billion (approximately $720 million) to the national budget…
Since the outbreak of war in the Middle East, disrupted trade routes have caused delays to the delivery of medicines and other humanitarian aid to crisis zones such as Sudan and Mali. The Strait of Hormuz, which links Dubai to Port Sudan on the eastern coast of Africa, is a vital transit point for the…
4/6: The Takeout with Major Garrett – CBS News Watch CBS News Trump sheds new light on mission to rescue F-16 crew members in Iran; Artemis II sets record for farthest distance travelled from Earth.
Luanda — Around 1.2 billion dollars have already been secured for 13 priority projects in Africa, within the framework of Angola’s leadership in the African Union Development Agency Heads of State Orientation Committee (AUDA-NEPAD). The information was given, on Thursday, in Luanda, by the agency’s executive director, Nardos Bekele-Thomas, at the end of a hearing…
Talatona — The 75th Conference of the Airports Council International Africa (ACI-Africa) closes this Friday, in Luanda, after seven days of debates, workshops and masterclasses with an emphasis on strengthening the African airport sector. The event, considered one of the most important sector forums on the continent, brought together more than 400 delegates, including airport…
