Africa: Kenya Approves Defence Pact With France, As Paris Shifts Focus From West Africa

Africa: Kenya Approves Defence Pact With France, As Paris Shifts Focus From West Africa

Kenya’s National Assembly has ratified a bilateral defence agreement with France, underlining Paris’s strategic shift away from its traditional West African sphere of influence towards anglophone Africa. Signed in October 2025, the accord establishes a five-year framework – renewable once automatically. The agreement will “enhance Kenya’s defence capacity through access to French training, technology, and…

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Africa: Kenya Approves Defence Pact With France, As Paris Shifts Focus From West Africa

Africa: 75th ACI-Africa Conference Closes With Focus On the Future of African Aviation

Talatona — The 75th Conference of the Airports Council International Africa (ACI-Africa) closes this Friday, in Luanda, after seven days of debates, workshops and masterclasses with an emphasis on strengthening the African airport sector. The event, considered one of the most important sector forums on the continent, brought together more than 400 delegates, including airport…

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Africa: Crude Oil – Middle East Crisis Pushes Buyers to Focus On Nigeria, Other African Producers

Africa: Crude Oil – Middle East Crisis Pushes Buyers to Focus On Nigeria, Other African Producers

Global energy analysts have predicted that Nigeria, along with other oil-producing African countries, will become a major beneficiary of the ongoing Middle East conflict. According to industry observers, leading energy giants in Africa, including Nigeria, Libya, Angola, Gabon, Mozambique, Namibia, and Tanzania, are increasingly seen as lower-risk alternatives to Middle Eastern crude suppliers. The ongoing…

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Nvidia projects  trillion AI opportunity as focus shifts to real-time inference

Nvidia projects $1 trillion AI opportunity as focus shifts to real-time inference

Nvidia has signalled a massive escalation in its market expectations, projecting that the revenue opportunity for its AI hardware could reach at least $1 trillion through 2027. This ambitious forecast, delivered by CEO Jensen Huang at the annual GTC developer conference in San Jose, highlights a strategic shift toward “inference computing”, the process of running…

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Sharp focus on safer online space on world internet day

Sharp focus on safer online space on world internet day

Safer Internet Day educates children, parents, educators and stakeholders about the risks associated with the online space. (Image source: 123RF) This year’s Safer Internet Day (SID) comes amid heightened interest in the development of tailor-made laws to combat social media harms, with Australia’s Online Safety Amendment serving as an example. Commemorated globally on the second…

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Africa: Kenya Approves Defence Pact With France, As Paris Shifts Focus From West Africa

Africa: RSSB Deepens Focus On Member Benefits As Africa’s Pension Funds Unite

The Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering stronger returns and better services to members, according to its Chief Executive Officer, Regis Rugemanshuro. He made the observation on January 30, as RSSB hosted the 30th Africa Social Security Association (ASSA) Governing Council Meeting in Kigali, positioning African pension and social security…

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trade tensions, geopolitical risks in focus

trade tensions, geopolitical risks in focus

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Nov. 20, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield fell on Wednesday, as concerns around the “sell America” trade ignited in the previous session were eased following new comments from President Donald Trump. The yield…

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