COP17 | UN biodiversity talks enter critical phase as delegates clash over funding and indigenous rights

COP17 | UN biodiversity talks enter critical phase as delegates clash over funding and indigenous rights

COP17 | UN biodiversity talks enter critical phase as delegates clash over funding and indigenous rights From L-R: CBD Deputy Executive Secretary Jihyun Lee; Christine Estrada, CBD Secretariat; and COP 17 President Hambardzum Matevosyan, Minister of Environment, Armenia. PHOTO/ IISD/ENB – Mike Muzurakis. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] As the 2026 United Nations Biodiversity Conference entered…

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Africa: AIG-Imoukhuede At 60 – Building a Critical Mass to Transform Africa’s Public Sector

Africa: AIG-Imoukhuede At 60 – Building a Critical Mass to Transform Africa’s Public Sector

The important word is not simply “leaders” but “mass.” At 60, perhaps the most interesting way to engage Aig’s contribution is therefore not simply to count scholarships awarded, leaders trained or programmes created, but to take seriously the proposition behind them. Africa needs strong institutions, but it also needs capable men and women who can…

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The most critical AI choices may not be about AI

The most critical AI choices may not be about AI

Rennie Naidoo, Professor of Information Systems at the Wits School of Business Sciences. Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly framed as a technology whose consequences will depend on the choices we make today. Governments, companies and individuals face difficult questions about how AI is developed, regulated and used, from its effects on employment and inequality, to…

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AGOA Reauthorized Through 2028 – A Critical Victory and a Call to Action for Continental Engagement

AGOA Reauthorized Through 2028 – A Critical Victory and a Call to Action for Continental Engagement

Washington, DC — The AGOA Civil Society Organization (CSO) Network welcomes the U.S. Congress’s decision to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) through December 31, 2028. This extension ensures continued duty-free access for thousands of African products and strengthens one of the continent’s most important trade frameworks. Africa’s exports under AGOA exceeded US$30…

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Vertiv partners with Pinnacle ICT to extend critical digital infrastructure reach across southern Africa

Vertiv partners with Pinnacle ICT to extend critical digital infrastructure reach across southern Africa

Henry Myburgh, senior regional account manager southern Africa at Vertiv (l) with Richard Lace, business unit manager at Pinnacle ICT (r). Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), which positions itself as a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, has announced a distribution partnership with Pinnacle ICT, which positions itself as Africa’s leading ICT company, extending the availability of…

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Africa: AIG-Imoukhuede At 60 – Building a Critical Mass to Transform Africa’s Public Sector

Africa: MTN Chairman – Africa Risks Losing Critical Minerals Leverage Through Fragmented Deals

Africa risks losing its strategic advantage in the global economy by allowing individual countries to negotiate separate deals for critical minerals instead of bargaining collectively as a bloc, MTN Group Chairman, Mcebisi Jonas, has warned. Jonas gave the warning while addressing Fellows of the fifth cohort of the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MTN MIP), who…

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