Conflict, displacement and climate shocks are disrupting education for an estimated 258 million school-aged children and adolescents worldwide, raising fears that millions risk losing not only years of schooling but future opportunities altogether, according to a new report released Tuesday. The Breaking Barriers: Understanding Educational Exclusion in Crises report by Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the…
Some of the West African film industry’s biggest names are backing a new mentorship programme to support emerging women filmmakers. Showcased at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the Mariama Lab project aims to help women bring their stories to a wider audience in the region and beyond. Born in Côte d’Ivoire, Azata Soro made her…
Amid the broader industry push to integrate artificial intelligence into consumer software, Google has introduced a suite of AI-powered tools designed to assist with the rigorous demands of academic and scientific research. Debuting at Google I/O 2026, Gemini for Science is a collection of experimental frameworks engineered to help researchers formulate hypotheses, conduct virtual testing,…
The Global Social Squad ignites a diverse and talented group of 73 Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants with representation across 15 markets in four regions: North America, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Europe. These digital leaders create engaging, high-quality content, participate in global campaign activations, and share practical social media strategies with their communities and…
The integration of AI into software development is not merely another industry trend. It represents a fundamental restructuring of how technology is built, who builds it and how engineering talent is cultivated. For South Africa, a country that has positioned technology as a critical engine for economic growth and social mobility, understanding and responding to…
Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the infrastructure for customer engagement in the AI era, kicked off its user conference, SIGNAL, by unveiling its next generation platform capabilities for the agentic era. Generally available today, Conversation Memory, Conversation Orchestrator, Conversation Intelligence, and Agent Connect combine to turn disparate interactions into continuous, intelligent, and personal conversations across humans, agents,…
MSMEs are the backbone of South Africa’s economy, contributing over 60% of employment and a significant share of GDP, yet many still face barriers to market access, funding, and digital integration. As Africa’s digital economy continues its rapid expansion, the next phase of growth will be driven not only by large enterprises, but by the…
Conceptual Diagram of the project. Under this Space Strategy Fund initiative, spectrometers will be newly developed and demonstrated in orbit. In the future, the project envisions the establishment of a satellite constellation capable of observations at different times of the day. Axelspace Corporation, Meisei Electric Co., Ltd., ANA HOLDINGS INC., and JIJ Inc. are pleased…
Mólly Ephraim Academy, an African entrepreneurship development academy founded by Nigerian entrepreneur Mólly Ephraim is driving affordable entrepreneurship education across Africa, and providing funding opportunities for early-stage entrepreneurs. Since launching out in March 2016, with her first program –PROJECT 1000, the academy has delivered programs and initiatives in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development…
There is a website called RentaHuman.ai that exists to connect autonomous AI agents with human beings who can carry out physical tasks in the real world – things the agents cannot yet do themselves. Its tagline? “Clear briefs, no drama.” It sounds like science-fiction. It is, in fact, very real. More than half a million…
