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Africa: What Next? United States Exits Key Entities, Vital Climate Treaties in Major Retreat From Global Cooperation

eriinfo.com18 hours ago013 mins

Nairobi — President Donald Trump has escalated efforts to further distance the United States from international organizations and entities focused on climate, the environment, and energy. This strategy is in step with his administration’s established approach to undermine and redirect funds and international cooperation away from climate and clean energy programs. But where some see…

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Africa: World Bank Says Agoa Expiry Is a Major Threat to African Exports

eriinfo.com3 days ago07 mins

The World Bank has cautioned that the expiration of the United States’ African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in late 2025 poses a serious threat to African exports, warning that the loss of preferential access to the U.S. market could undermine economic growth in several Sub-Saharan African countries at a time when the region’s recovery…

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Africa’s Hidden Stillbirth Crisis – New Report Exposes Major Policy, Data Gaps

eriinfo.com5 days ago010 mins

Africa — NEARLY one million babies are stillborn in Africa every year. Behind every stillbirth is a mother, a family and a story left untold. Most of these are preventable, many unrecorded, and too often invisible. Each number hides a moment of heartbreak, and every uncounted loss represents a missed opportunity to learn and to…

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Africa’s Startup Market Tightens As Major Deals Collapse in 2025

eriinfo.com6 days ago04 mins

Africa’s tech ecosystem raised $3 billion in 2025, up 33% from the previous year, as investors returned to deal-making after a prolonged slowdown. Funding rounds closed, acquisitions went through, and activity rebounded across major markets, per a TechCabal report. Yet alongside the recovery, a series of high-profile deals failed to materialize, exposing a tougher investment…

Major overhaul coming to Gmail

eriinfo.com1 week ago05 mins

Google is rolling out a new wave of artificial intelligence features in Gmail, aiming to turn the e-mail service into what it has described as a more proactive “inbox assistant” as e-mail volumes continue to grow. The updates form part of Google’s broader push to embed Gemini across its consumer products, following similar integrations in…

South Africa’s giant SKA telescope clears major technical hurdle

eriinfo.com1 week ago07 mins

The “big lift” of the main reflector onto the pedestal for the first SKA-Mid production dish on site in South Africa. The lift took place on 4 July 2024. Photo credit: SKAO/Max Alexander, CC BY 3.0 South Africa’s role at the heart of one of the world’s most ambitious scientific instruments moved a step closer…

Court ruling marks major turning point in driving licence card saga

eriinfo.com1 week ago05 mins

Transport minister Barbara Creecy. Image: GCIS South Africa’s long-delayed plan to modernise its driving licence card system has been thrown back into uncertainty. This follows the high court in Pretoria overturning a multimillion-rand tender awarded to French technology company Idemia. It declared the tender irregular, invalid and unenforceable. The ruling was welcomed by transport minister…

Autonomous AI agents emerge as the next major cybersecurity risk

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago06 mins

Emerging artificial intelligence threats and identity-focused attacks are set to define the global cybersecurity landscape in 2026, according to newly published research by IBM and recent industry analysis by Kaspersky. The warnings come as businesses and governments prepare for increased cyberattacks. While it’s too early to say how much cybercrime cost last year, cybersecurity firm…

E-tags now at major toll plazas across SA

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago04 mins

The e-tag can be loaded and topped up at selected mainline toll plazas. Road users who will be travelling long distances on national roads this festive season are encouraged to avoid the hassle of waiting in long queues at toll gates by using an e-toll tag. According to the South African National Roads AgencyLimited (SANRAL),…

Major flooding concerns in Washington prompt evacuations

eriinfo.com1 month ago03 mins

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Major flooding concerns in Washington prompt evacuations 01:51 UP NEXT Nightly News celebrates Rehema Ellis with a fond farewell tribute 02:39 Six people injured after explosion in California neighborhood 01:15 University of Michigan football coach detained after being…