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

eriinfo.com3 days ago09 mins

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…

Fire engulfs Albania’s Supreme Court as protests enter fifth day | Protests

eriinfo.com1 week ago01 mins

Offices at the Supreme Court in Tirana were set ablaze as anti-government protests over corruption, education, and unemployment entered their fifth day. Published On 18 Oct 202618 Oct 2026 Share Fire engulfs Albania’s Supreme Court as protests enter fifth day on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

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Africa: COP17 – Finance, Water, Land Top Agenda As UN Desertification Talks Enter Final Stretch in Mongolia

eriinfo.com2 months ago010 mins

As the 17th session of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification enters its final week in Ulaanbaatar, ministers and global leaders will focus on finance, water, land, and food systems. The second and decisive week of the 17th session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, UNCCD COP17, began on Monday, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia,…

Local SMEs enter digital maturity phase

eriinfo.com4 months ago06 mins

SMEs increasingly adopt AI, cloud systems and analytics tools to improve efficiency, reach customers and manage operations. (Image source: 123RF) South Africa’s small business sector is entering a more advanced phase of digital adoption, with SMEs increasingly moving beyond basic digitisation and focusing on the financial systems and innovations required to scale sustainably. The newly-released…

Kanye West’s right to enter UK under review after festival outcry

eriinfo.com7 months ago01 mins

Also on Monday, the leader of Haringey Council, which manages the festival’s Finsbury Park venue, said she was “deeply disappointed by the decision to book an artist whose comments are at odds with our values in Haringey, particularly given the concerns raised within our large Jewish community”.

Calling all female tech students: Enter to win R30 000

eriinfo.com9 months ago04 mins

Rejoice Chitengu, a data science student at Wits University, won the Wired4Women Top Tech Student Award in 2025. Are you a female ICT student who excels academically, shows leadership and actively applies technology beyond the classroom? Or do you know someone who deserves recognition? Nominations are now open for the Top Female Tech Student Award…

Syrian government forces enter northern towns after Kurdish fighters withdraw

eriinfo.com9 months ago06 mins

Syrian government forces entered two northern towns Saturday morning after the command of Kurdish-led fighters said it would evacuate the area in an apparent move to avoid conflict. Two soldiers were killed and others wounded in the latest clash, state media reported. The town of Deir Hafer changed hands after deadly fighting erupted earlier this…

Videos show rows of body bags in Iran as anti-regime protests enter third week

eriinfo.com10 months ago04 mins

Videos appearing to show rows of body bags of those killed in Iran have emerged as anti-regime protests across the Islamic Republic stretch into a third week. CBS News partner network the BBC counted around 180 body bags in footage taken outside a morgue in Tehran alone. Other videos posted online show protesters taking to the…

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Africa: 12 Days Left to Enter the Climate Media Awards

eriinfo.com1 year ago05 mins

Time’s running out. The Climate Media Awards close on Monday, 27 October 2025 with R130,000 in prizes for Africa’s top climate stories. If you’ve created content about how climate change is hitting your community, or what people are doing about it, this is your moment to enter. Here’s the thing: loads of people across Africa…

Toyota to enter South Africa’s EV market with three models

eriinfo.com1 year ago05 mins

Toyota plans to introduce three fully electric models in South Africa in 2026, a senior executive said on Thursday, entering a nascent EV market where Chinese rivals such as BYD are already competing with European car makers. Volvo currently dominates EV sales in South Africa, followed by BMW and Mercedes-Benz, but Chinese EV makers are…