Foldables, perfected for every way of living

Foldables, perfected for every way of living

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today unveiled the new Galaxy Z series, its most complete lineup yet, designed to expand foldables to a wider audience. The lineup introduces Galaxy Z Fold8, a fresh and exciting form factor that provides a new kind of foldable experience built around the way people explore, discover and immerse themselves in…

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Africa: 655 Million People Still Living Without Electricity Underscore Urgent Need to Deliver On Universal Energy Access Target

Africa: 655 Million People Still Living Without Electricity Underscore Urgent Need to Deliver On Universal Energy Access Target

At a time when energy security and affordability have risen to the top of the development agenda, 655 million people globally still lack access to electricity, and two billion use polluting fuels and technologies for cooking putting their health and well-being at risk. Sub-Saharan Africa bears a disproportionate share of these gaps, with over 560…

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Africa: Of 40 Million People Living With HIV Today, 32.1 Million Are Now On Treatment, Living Long & Healthy

Africa: Of 40 Million People Living With HIV Today, 32.1 Million Are Now On Treatment, Living Long & Healthy

United Nations — Remarks by Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), at a High-level Meeting in the General Assembly Hall, 22 June 2026 I am honoured to address this High-Level Meeting. I thank very much the President of the General Assembly for her leadership, our Co-Facilitators, and all the…

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Africa: With 7 in 10 Refugees Living in Long-Term Displacement, UNHCR Chief Calls for Renewed Push for Solutions

Africa: With 7 in 10 Refugees Living in Long-Term Displacement, UNHCR Chief Calls for Renewed Push for Solutions

Geneva — Barham Salih, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, launched the agency’s flagship Global Trends Report today, which reveals global forced displacement has decreased for the first time in a decade while remaining unacceptably high. In 2025, 5.4 million people escaped violence and persecution by fleeing to other countries. But the report showed that…

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Africa: With 7 in 10 Refugees Living in Long-Term Displacement, UNHCR Chief Calls for Renewed Push for Solutions

Africa: Ethiopian Airlines Living Up to Its Motto ‘The New Spirit of Africa,’ Says British Envoy

Addis Ababa — A British envoy has praised Ethiopian Airlines for truly embodying its motto, “The New Spirit of Africa,” pointing to the carrier’s modern fleet, extensive global connectivity, and exceptional hospitality. Speaking to ENA, Jamie Mansbridge, Communications and Soft Power Section Head at the British Embassy in Ethiopia, highlighted how the airline’s state-of-the-art aircraft…

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Africa: With 7 in 10 Refugees Living in Long-Term Displacement, UNHCR Chief Calls for Renewed Push for Solutions

Africa: When Tehran Burns, Africa Pays – Fuel, Geopolitics and the Cost of Living

The latest strikes on Iran and the widening confrontation across the Middle East are not distant geopolitical theatre for Africa. They are economic tremors that travel directly to our fuel pumps, supermarket shelves and national budgets. Whenever conflict erupts in the Gulf, global markets react instantly. The world’s energy system remains tightly bound to the…

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Africa: With 7 in 10 Refugees Living in Long-Term Displacement, UNHCR Chief Calls for Renewed Push for Solutions

North Africa: 2026 Brings No Respite to Children Living in Violence and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa

Amman — “We are only a few weeks into the new year and already the toll of violence and conflict on children in the region is devastating. “Children have been killed, injured, displaced, arrested and detained, and denied education and other essential services. The conflicts and crises across the Middle East and North Africa are…

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