The AI fraud crisis your bank is not ready for

The AI fraud crisis your bank is not ready for

The author, Entersekt’s Andries Maritz Rather than new types of fraud, what we’re seeing in the banking sector is a step change in how adaptable, realistic and efficient existing attack patterns have become. Bots can learn, adapt and personalise continuously once they’re interacting with live systems – and the implications for customer exposure are serious….

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Expert raises alarm over Africa’s forest financing crisis and economic impact

Expert raises alarm over Africa’s forest financing crisis and economic impact

Peter Gondo (with a microphone) a consultant at SKYPEG Consulting Ltd, speaking during a discussion session at the Zámba Heritage Congress in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO/FSC. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] Investment in Africa’s forests remains well below necessary levels, impeding crucial conservation efforts and exacerbating the risks of deforestation, a leading forestry expert has said. Peter…

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Expert raises alarm over Africa’s forest financing crisis and economic impact

Forestry and climate change expert urge Africa’s unity to tackle urgent forest conservation crisis

Participants at the Zámba Heritage Congress in Nairobi, which concluded today. PHOTO/FSC. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] The cost of carbon credits in Africa remains significantly lower than in other global regions, a disparity attributed to the fragmented approach of the continent’s 54 nations in negotiating environmental terms. Dr Yemi Katerere, a leading expert in forestry…

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Expert raises alarm over Africa’s forest financing crisis and economic impact

Inaugural Zámba Heritage Congress opens in Nairobi to tackle Africa’s forest conservation crisis

IMAGE/FSC. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] The highly anticipated Zámba Heritage Congress, a landmark event that will convene global leaders and experts to discuss the future of Africa’s forests kicked-off this morning in Nairobi, Kenya. Organised by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Africa in partnership with the Government of Kenya, the Congress aims to address the…

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Smartphone market hit by deepening memory crisis

Smartphone market hit by deepening memory crisis

Memory shortages will constrain sales of smartphones for some time, hurting demand for chip industry companies like supplier Qualcomm and chip architecture designer ARM Holdings, executives and analysts said on Wednesday as both companies reported results that disappointed investors. Among the world’s largest smartphone chip designers, Qualcomm is dealing with relatively tepid orders as customers…

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Africa: WHO Launches 2026 Appeal to Help Millions of People in Health Emergencies and Crisis Settings

Africa: WHO Launches 2026 Appeal to Help Millions of People in Health Emergencies and Crisis Settings

The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched its 2026 global appeal to ensure that millions of people living in humanitarian crises and conflicts can access health care. In 2025, WHO and partners supported 30 million people funded through its annual emergency appeal. These resources helped deliver life-saving vaccination to 5.3 million children, enabled 53 million…

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Africa: Why Africa’s Terrorism Crisis Is a Governance Crisis First

Africa: Why Africa’s Terrorism Crisis Is a Governance Crisis First

Countering violent extremism must be reframed as a governance renewal project — investing in accountable institutions, empowering civil society as an early warning system, institutionalising interfaith and intercultural dialogue, protecting media freedom and addressing structural exclusion. Africa is today the world’s primary epicentre of terrorism. That is not a slogan, nor is it a rhetorical…

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Africa: Why Africa’s Terrorism Crisis Is a Governance Crisis First

Africa: Beyond a Crisis – We’re in a New Era of Global ‘Water Bankruptcy’, Says UN Report

Amid alarming global water shortages, a UN report declares a new era of ‘water bankruptcy’, emphasising the need for urgent action and redefined policies to address irreversible losses. United Nations water experts are calling for the formal recognition of a new era of global water “bankruptcy”, arguing that terms such as water “stress” or “crisis”…

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Africa: Why Africa’s Terrorism Crisis Is a Governance Crisis First

Africa: The Somaliland Crisis Demands That the AU Break Free From Its Rigid Adherence to Postcolonial Sovereignty

The African Union operates within a framework where sovereignty is treated as a static legal artefact, a ‘frozen right’ granted irrevocably at the moment of decolonisation, ignoring the functional, governance-filled reality of Somaliland. The contemporary political landscape of Africa is haunted – not by the spectres of its colonial past, but by a robust, living…

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