The Quintet (African Union, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, League of Arab States, European Union, and the United Nations), remains committed to facilitating an inclusive Sudanese-owned inter-Sudanese political dialogue aimed at ending the war and laying the foundations for a peaceful political transition. In advance of the Third International Sudan Conference in Berlin on 15 April…
The TikTok Inc. sign in front of the building on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 in Culver City, CA. Kayla Bartkowski | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images TikTok’s U.S. joint venture seems to have survived a turbulent rollout with minimal change in usership, as early narratives of a mass user exodus prompted by service outages…
Luanda — Angolan Head of State and Chairperson of the African Union (AU), João Lourenço, stressed on Friday the need for a concerted effort to build a stable and peaceful Africa where peace and reconciliation are priorities to be permanently taken into account. Speaking on the occasion of the commemoration of the Day of Peace…
Addis Ababa — The following joint statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and the African Union Commission on the occasion of today’s agreement to establish a Strategic Investment Working Group. Begin text: Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and AUC Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf met today at the African Union Commission in…
TikTok users have been deleting the app at a higher rate since the company announced that its U.S. operations would be housed in a new joint venture. The short-form video platform’s daily average app uninstalls in the U.S. have increased nearly 150% over the past five days compared with the previous three months, market intelligence…
President Donald Trump and TikTok said Thursday that the company had formed a joint venture to keep the video-sharing app operating in the U.S. under new American leadership. The company said Adam Presser, who has been serving as TikTok’s head of operations and trust and safety, will be the CEO of TikTok USDS Joint Venture….
Sony has announced a historic shift in its corporate strategy, signing a nonbinding agreement to spin off its TV hardware business into a new joint venture with TCL. Under the proposed terms, TCL will hold a controlling 51% stake in the new entity, while Sony will retain the remaining 49%. This move marks a pivot…
Launching on Friday, South Africa’s joint naval exercise with China, Russia and Iran goes beyond manoeuvres at sea. The drills signal determination to project influence in southern Africa, a region that holds growing strategic importance for Moscow and Beijing. The Mosi-3 exercise will run for a week off the coast of Cape Town, under Chinese…
– The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has expressed regret over the joint statement issued by the African Union (AU) Commission on 6 January 2026, titled “Joint Statement between the African Union Commission and the United Arab Emirates (UAE),” describing it as an unobjective portrayal of Sudanese affairs that repeats a narrative equating…
In the bustling terminals of Entebbe International Airport, frustration has become as common as departure announcements. Uganda Airlines, the country’s revived national carrier, has in recent months been plagued by setbacks that mirror the wider struggles of African aviation. Just this month, passengers traveling to Dubai and other destinations were stranded for days following technical…
