Birds have, for centuries, been captured from the wild to be kept in cages – valued for their looks, songs and ability to imitate sounds. Data compiled by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the global agreement that regulates trade in threatened animals and plants, indicate that in the 1990s and early…
Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to working with the African Union (AU), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and the Organisation of American States (OAS) to advance the global reparation agenda, following what it has described as a landmark victory for reparatory justice. Addressing a news conference in Accra on Friday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel…
A 2-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran sparked a broad-based relief rally across risk assets, and even buoying traditional safe havens.
African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), has called for urgent and coordinated multi stakeholder action to transform Africa’s cotton sector from a raw commodity export base into a competitive textile and garment industry. President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank, Dr George Elombi, made the call while addressing delegates at the recently…
Kelvin Nhlapo, newlyappointed GM of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa. Kelvin Nhlapo has been appointed GM of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA). Nhlapo served as the organisation’s head of business development since 2019 and acting GM from July 2025. The IITPSA provides structured pathways for ICT practitioners to…
Africa’s health systems amid global aid contraction Key findings On average across 38 surveyed countries, health ranks as the most important problem that Africans want their governments to address, overtaking unemployment at the top of citizens’ policy agenda. Seven in 10 Africans (70%) say their governments should ensure that all citizens have access to adequate…
Calvin Collett, CEO of Melon Digital. Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) platform Melon Digital has announced a partnership with global eSIM provider Airalo, to enable international visitors to South Africa to access mobile services – without the need for physical SIM cards or roaming plans. Melon Digital offers an MVNO platform-as-a-service to other MVNOs. Melon…
Higher crude prices due to the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz have helped Russia earn more from energy exports. One nation that’s hoping to gain from the United States-Israel war on Iran is Russia, the world’s third largest oil producer. Higher crude prices due to the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz have allowed…
The European Union has launched the EU Humanitarian Surge Support initiative, a two-year initiative designed to reinforce the humanitarian community’s ability to respond rapidly, coherently and predictably to crises and emergencies worldwide. By building on the long-standing expertise of NORCAP and iMMAP, the initiative ensures that surge deployments are fast, efficient and complementary to ongoing…
As governments across the Global South move from pilot projects to real-world deployment of artificial intelligence, experience is becoming more valuable than ambition. For Nakul Jain, Managing Director and CEO of Wadhwani AI Global, India’s long engagement with AI in public systems offers practical lessons for countries such as Rwanda. Speaking to The New Times,…
