Conflicts in the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Black Sea are disrupting the movement of food, fuel and fertilizer, with devastating consequences across the world. The flow of food, fuel, fertilizer and food between countries is essential to global food security, from farmers growing their crops to trucks being able to deliver…
Kenya Launches Crackdown on Foreign Informal Traders Kenyan officials have started to crack down on foreign nationals running small businesses in the informal economy. This comes after President William Ruto backed measures reserving activities such as hawking and petty retail primarily for Kenyan citizens. Ruto said that foreign investors should focus on bringing capital,…
The publication, which reviewed evidence on tobacco use and fertility, also linked smoking among men to reproductive dysfunction, including poor sperm quality, erectile dysfunction and ejaculation problems A new knowledge summary by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that women who currently smoke tobacco have a 40 per cent higher risk of infertility than…
The world map based on Gerardus Mercator’s 1569 projection On 4 September, the UN General Assembly voted 164 to one to encourage the world to stop drawing itself on Gerardus Mercator’s 1569 projection – the world map everyone learnt at school. The non-binding resolution, tabled by Togo for the African Group and the African Union…
Artificial intelligence, commonly called AI, and automated machines are no longer ideas for the distant future. In countries such as China and the United States, they are already changing how factories, hospitals, banks, supermarkets, warehouses and offices operate. Africa may not yet have reached the same level, but change is gradually setting in. I recently…
As Nigeria’s digital economy accelerates towards an estimated $18.3 billion in 2026, the country is confronting an equally urgent challenge: protecting the digital infrastructure, data and financial ecosystems powering that growth. With more than 281,500 accounts reportedly breached in the first quarter of 2026 alone, the widening gap between digital opportunity and cyber risk is…
Several African footballers have been nominated for awards at the 2026 Ballon d’Or, with players from Morocco, Senegal, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire and Algeria featuring among the nominees. The nominations include contenders for the Men’s Young Talent of the Year and Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year awards. African nominees for Men’s Young Talent of the…
The Dominican Republic’s Joheirry Mola Dominguez has been crowned Miss World 2026, emerging from a field of 111 contestants at a spectacular finale held on Saturday, September 5, in Vietnam. Mola finished ahead of Spain’s Elisabeth Reynés Alabern, who was named first runner-up, while Malaysia’s Taanusiya Chetty finished as second runner-up. The 24-year-old educator, communicator…
Published: September 7, 2026 Francis Boakai Passawe* School of Postgraduate Studies in Economics, University of Liberia, West Africa, Monrovia, Liberia *Corresponding author: Francis Boakai Passawe, School of Postgraduate Studies in Economics University of Liberia, West Africa, Monrovia, Liberia. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines ABSTRACT Despite Liberia recording one of the…
Early momentum is real, but AU member states, private capital and wary US investors have yet to be brought on board. Since the African Union Commission (AUC) and United States (US) government signed off on the Strategic Infrastructure and Investment Working Group (SIWG) in January, the platform has begun to take shape. Projects are being…
