Algeria — The Kiswahili language continues to strengthen its position as one of Africa’s most influential means of communication, connecting millions of people across borders while gaining increasing recognition on the global stage. For centuries, Kiswahili has played a unique role in bringing together communities from different ethnic and linguistic backgrounds, particularly in Eastern and…
Mr Tijani stated that Nigeria’s rise by 42 places to 38th globally and first in Africa reflects the deliberate efforts being made to build an AI ecosystem that is inclusive, responsible, and aligned with the country’s development priorities. Nigeria has emerged as Africa’s highest-ranked country in the 2026 Global Index on Responsible AI (GIRAI), placing…
Western Europe saw its hottest June on record this year as temperatures skyrocketed around the world last month, with blistering heat stoking wildfires and, at times, turning deadly across the continent and the United States, according to a new report by the Copernicus Climate Change Service. The C3S report also found that June 2026 was the second-hottest June ever…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will dispatch envoys across the African continent and to other parts of the world, as government intensifies diplomatic efforts to address migration challenges facing the country. The announcement came during a media briefing at the Union Buildings on Thursday following official talks between President Ramaphosa and Kenyan…
Geneva — The war launched in the Middle East by the United States is nearly 100 days old, and the fallout extends far beyond the region, with the cost of vaccines impacting children across Africa and globally, says the United Nations. “The disruption to global humanitarian supply chains is impacting children across the globe, with…
The Group Executive Chairman of the KGL Group of Companies, Mr Alex Apau Dadey, has called for a more deliberate continental effort to build resilient African enterprises capable of competing globally while transforming local economies. Speaking at the 10th Ghana CEO Summit 2026, attended by President John Dramani Mahama, CEOs and policymakers, Mr Dadey stressed…
Failure to adhere to HIV treatment is costing lives The Ndovu Study is strengthening HIV treatment by redefining how treatment failure and drug resistance are detected, managed, and prevented across Africa and beyond. Nairobi, KENYA (12 February 2026) — A new study is generating critical evidence to guide the optimal management of HIV patients who…
Up to four in ten cancer cases worldwide could be prevented, according to a new global analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). The study examines 30 preventable causes, including tobacco, alcohol, high body mass index, physical inactivity, air pollution, ultraviolet radiation – and for the…
The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has announced the release of Falcon H1R 7B, a next-generation AI model that takes a significant step toward making advanced AI more accessible than ever, by delivering world-class reasoning performance in a compact, efficient, and openly available format….
A report by the World Bank has said that about 2.6 billion people globally lack access to the Internet and are therefore labelled as living in “digital darkness”. The number is about one third of the world’s population and those lacking access to the Internet cut across continents. The report was published by the Bank…
