Africa’s changing healthcare needs are creating new opportunities for generic medicine manufacturers to help close persistent access gaps, but stronger regional coordination, predictable demand and investment will be needed to turn that opportunity into sustainable supply. A new report by the Access to Medicine Foundation examines how eight multinational and regional generic medicine manufacturers are…
EIG, a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, today announced the final close of EIG Senior Infrastructure Debt Fund VI (“SIDF VI”) at $1.9 billion, nearly double the size of its predecessor fund. Together with $2.1 billion committed to single investor vehicles, this exceeds the strategy’s original $3 billion target and…
Ninety One has closed its third Africa Credit Opportunities Fund with $404 million, including leverage, as the investment manager expands private lending to companies and infrastructure projects across Africa and other emerging markets. Investors include development finance institutions, pension funds and family offices from Africa, Europe, the UK, the US and Canada. The fund, known…
Google co-founder Sergey Brin in recent months has urged key AI staff to go all in on the company’s Gemini model as it seeks to close the gap with rivals, two people familiar with his remarks have said. As Anthropic raced ahead with a preview of its powerful Claude Mythos model, Brin addressed hundreds of…
ICASA emphasises that the new rules aim to protect consumers as bill shock complaints continue. (Image source: iStock) The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has defended its data transfer regulations, saying they aim to prevent bill shock and ensure fair data usage. ICASA yesterday briefed Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies…
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An Israeli attack on southern Lebanon wounded two people on Tuesday and damaged an ambulance, the Lebanese health ministry said, condemning the “continued targeting” of rescuers. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the strike targeted a vehicle in the southern city of Nabatieh, with the health ministry reporting two wounded. The ministry said the Israeli…
Africa’s growing demand for aquatic foods creates a supply gap that sustainable aquaculture expansion could help close INFOGRAPHIC/AEN. By PATRICK MAYOYO The 2026 edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture, launched on Tuesday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) during the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, Kenya, finds that global production of…
The Ukrainian president’s meeting with his staunchest European allies came as US President Donald Trump’s focus shifts to the war with Iran.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a midair scare involving a JetBlue plane and another aircraft near Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Airport, the agency said Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The incident occurred early Monday evening as JetBlue Flight 1256 originated in Ecuador approached the…
