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Africa: CAF to Hold Crucial Meeting in Tanzania Amid Uncertainty Over Afcon 2027
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 13, 2026 – Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Patrice Motsepe has arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ahead of a crucial Executive Committee (ExCo) meeting. Key among the agenda to be discussed is the next edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) to be held in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania,…
When it’s AI vs AI, humans and security culture become crucial
Jason Oehley, regional sales manager at Arctic Wolf. (Image: Supplied) The rapid progress of artificial intelligence has had a dramatic impact on cyber security. Through AI, the threat landscape is evolving rapidly. This means that users – and how they act individually – are becoming more decisive cyber defense outcomes. To reduce the risks associated with…
Africa: Despite Ongoing Discrimination, Women Entrepreneurs Are Reshaping the Global South, With Crucial Support From the UN
Exceptional women business leaders such as African engineer-turned-entrepreneur Norah Magero are demonstrating how lived experience and ingenuity, backed by United Nations support, can turn promising ideas into successful companies, even in societies where their voices have long been sidelined. As a young mother in a remote part of eastern Kenya, Norah Magero struggled to get…
Africa-Led AI Crucial for Self-Reliant Healthcare
Durban, South Africa / Lagos, Scidev.Net — As African countries work to strengthen their health systems after years of donor dependence, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is placing renewed emphasis on primary health care and digital innovation. In an interview with SciDev.Net, Landry Dongmo Tsague, inaugural director of Africa CDC’s…
Africa: Aid Funding Crisis Means Parliamentarians’ Visionary Leadership Even More Crucial
Yokohama City, Japan & Johannesburg, South Africa — As funding for sexual and reproductive health rights was on a “cliff edge,” parliamentarians now needed to play a “visionary” leadership role because “financing strong, resilient health systems for all their people rests with governments,” said Dr. Alvaro Bermejo, Director General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation…
Africa: Transparency Crucial to Ending Africa’s Illicit Finance – AfDB
ADDIS ABABA – Strengthening transparency in Africa’s natural resource sector is key to tackling illicit financial flows, illegal natural resource trade, and resource-backed lending, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has emphasized. The Bank has concluded the Chad leg of its GONAT initiative training and policy dialogue titled “Unlocking Africa’s Wealth: Curbing Illicit Financial Flows…
Africa: Ethiopian New Urumqi Cargo Route Crucial Corridor Linking Africa-Asia
Addis Ababa, — An executive from Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s leading carrier and one of the fastest-growing global airline brands, has said that the recently-launched cargo flight service to China’s Urumqi is poised to serve as a “vital cargo corridor” between Africa and Asia. Managing director of cargo and logistics services at Ethiopian Airlines, Dereje Derero…
Vodacom’s Maziv deal gets makeover ahead of crucial hearing
Vodacom South Africa has announced big changes to the terms of its planned acquisition of Vumatel parent Maziv as it works to get the deal over the line. Under the new terms, Vodacom will buy a maximum 34.95% stake in Maziv, down from 40% previously, while the financial terms of the deal have also been…
Africa: Squad for Crucial Rugby Africa Cup Named
The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) this week announced the squad for the 2025 Rugby Africa Cup, scheduled to take place in Uganda from 8 to 19 July. The Cup is a continental rugby union tournament, which will mark a pivotal moment as Namibia embarks on its qualification campaign for the 2027 Rugby World Cup. The…