United Nations, New York — Across the world, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to protect civilian populations: Health workers, hospitals, health centres and ambulances are being targeted in horrifying numbers. Attacks against health facilities doubled between 2023 and 2024, and more than 900 health workers were killed last year. Humanitarian…
For too long, Africa’s agency has been exercised defensively: managing expectations, preserving stability, reacting to external scripts. The continent has copied political systems from other countries and prioritised economic choices that would meet external obligations, such as repaying debt. This posture was understandable immediately following independence in African states. At that time, the world was…
The future ticket counter at JFK’s new Terminal 1. Leslie Josephs/CNBC It’s far from finished but the new, $9.5 billion Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City is taking shape. Its first phase is slated to open in mid-2026. It will replace the current terminal, which opened in 1998. The…
FBI Director Kash Patel travelled to New Zealand to inaugurate the office, which will also oversee the bureau’s operations in Pacific countries. The United States’s Federal Bureau of Investigation has upgraded its presence in New Zealand to a standalone office in the capital, Wellington, as both governments work together to counter Chinese influence across the…
Earlier this week, we posted Banning Eyre’s first take on the 2025 Nuits D’Afrique festival in Montreal, with promise of more to come. Now, here’s our man Ron Deutch’s report. Ron has the advantage of living in the city, so he caught more of the action than we did. As always, we’re grateful for his…
The International Court of Justice, the world’s highest court, handed down an advisory opinion on 23 July 2025 stating that climate change “imperils all forms of life”. This followed a case brought by Vanuatu, a tiny South Pacific island nation threatened by rising sea levels, supported by 131 other countries – the biggest case the…
Rapid growth in venture capitalist investments in Southern African – with early stage tech start-ups taking the lion’s share of the VC pot – is a sign of the region’s growth potential. This is especially true given the slowdown in venture capital funding commitments globally. This is according to Nicola Gubb, interim executive director of…
We are delighted to announce that the next edition of the International Anti-Corruption Conference (#IACC2026) will take place from 1-4 December 2026 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, under the theme ‘Igniting the Power of Integrity’. At a time when the erosion of democratic values and the debasing of freedoms continue ruthlessly, we are calling on…
John Mc Loughlin, group CEO and sales director at J2. South African cyber security firm J2 Software, with existing UK offices, is set to expand its footprint in the UK, Europe and Australia. John Mc Loughlin, group CEO and sales director at J2, made the announcement at the company’s office launch at its Johannesburg headquarters…
GENEVA/JOHANNESBURG – UNAIDS today launched its 2025 Global AIDS Update, AIDS, Crisis and the Power to Transform, which shows that a historic funding crisis is threatening to unravel decades of progress unless countries can make radical shifts to HIV programming and funding. The report highlights the impact that the sudden, large-scale funding cuts from international donors are…
