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Africa: PAU Alumni Conference to Bring 400+ Leaders Together to Connect Ideas, Opportunities

eriinfo.com4 days ago07 mins

The Pan-Atlantic University Alumni Association (PAUAA) has announced its 2026 International Alumni Conference, scheduled for Thursday, October 22, at the Ecobank Pan African Centre (EPAC), Victoria Island, Lagos, bringing together more than 400 business leaders, entrepreneurs, academics and alumni to explore how professional networks can become engines of enterprise, innovation and economic growth. Themed ‘The…

CJP at Jantar Mantar: Delhi sees more protests as ‘Cockroach’ group’s arrested leaders freed

eriinfo.com1 week ago04 mins

A court in Indian capital Delhi has released the top leaders of the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) as the city sees more protests for a second day with thousands of security personnel deployed and roads barricaded. Abhijeet Dipke – who began the movement in May after India’s Chief Justice likened some jobless young…

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Africa: Lapid Leaders Africa CEO Esther Mwaniki Calls On Women to Lead Beyond Representation

eriinfo.com1 week ago08 mins

Nairobi — Women leaders should move beyond securing positions of influence and focus on using their platforms to create opportunities and build institutions that benefit future generations, Lapid Leaders Africa Founder and CEO Esther Mwaniki has said. Mwaniki said representation remains important but should not be treated as the ultimate measure of progress for women…

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Africa: AU Facilitators Meet AFC/M23 Leaders in Goma

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago06 mins

An African Union mediation delegation on Monday, October 5, met the leadership of the AFC/M23 movement in Goma amid continued efforts to find a political solution to the conflict in eastern DR Congo. ALSO READ: DR Congo crisis: What’s the main challenge facing AU mediators? The delegation, comprising former Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde, former Kenyan…

Trump touts AI self regulation, benefits of data centers in meeting with top tech leaders

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago06 mins

President Donald Trump talked up the benefits of data centers and called for artificial intelligence self-regulation following a luncheon with major tech leaders at the White House on Tuesday, as calls for a slowdown reach a fever pitch. “There’s a belief that there should be tremendous self-regulation, and we automatically have regulation with the Department…

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Africa: Iteso, Nigerian Traditional Leaders Explore Cultural Unity Agenda for Africa

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago07 mins

Traditional leaders from Uganda and Nigeria have opened discussions on how cultural institutions can help build stronger connections among African communities, preserve shared heritage and contribute to peace and development. The high-level cultural engagement, held at Hotel Africana in Kampala, brought together Emorimor Paul Sande Etomeileng Emolot, the Iteso cultural leader; Juliet Akaliait Among; and…

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African Journalists Leaders Rally for Stronger Collective Action

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago07 mins

The Steering Committee meeting, which was held from 17 – 18 September, assessed attacks on media freedom, violations of journalists’ labour rights and the growing economic pressures facing journalists and news media organisations. Members examined conditions in specific countries and regions, stressing the need for concrete action to defend journalists’ rights and safeguard journalism. The…

House passes Russia sanctions bill, overcoming opposition from Democratic leaders

eriinfo.com1 month ago08 mins

Washington — A sweeping Russia sanctions bill overcame opposition in the House on Wednesday, after many Democrats expressed concern that it would expand President Trump’s tariff authorities. The House passed the bill in a 262 to 159 vote on the final day that the lower chamber is in session before lawmakers leave Washington until after…

Trump to meet Gulf leaders on Iran endgame as oil strain persists

eriinfo.com1 month ago05 mins

Vessels transiting through the Gulf of Oman are pictured off the coast of Muscat on July 25, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) / – | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump plans to meet Gulf leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York next Tuesday to…

China rejects AI slowdown calls, blasts U.S. tech leaders’ ‘fearmongering’

eriinfo.com1 month ago09 mins

HONG KONG — Urgent calls for a slowdown in the development of artificial intelligence may cite a grave threat to humanity, but China says the warnings are instead aimed at slowing its progress as America’s rival superpower. Beijing on Monday dismissed the intervention from U.S. tech leaders as “fearmongering” and part of a “Cold War…