Could Trump’s government be influencing Canada’s separatist movement?
Alberta will vote in a referendum over whether to separate from Canada, but how is the US President involved?
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A populist consumer movement is rising to end ‘captive’ repair economy
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Casey Putsch speaks with supporters at a campaign event in Toledo, Ohio, on Thursday, April 9, 2026. He is far behind in the polls, but Putsch is part of a nationwide message of economic populism and is promoting “right to repair” legislation. Sue Ogrocki | AP It used to be that if…
Africa: Dance Scenes in South African Rock Art – a Closer Look At Ritual, Music and Movement
Rock art is widespread across southern Africa and includes a wide range of depictions such as human figures, animals, dots, handprints, and other painted or engraved imagery on rock surfaces. The rock art tradition of paintings was made by San hunter gatherers over thousands of years. The first dance scenes in southern African rock art…
Africa: Rwabwogo Questions Visa Restrictions As Africa Pushes for Free Movement Agenda
The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development, Odrek Rwabwogo, has questioned the continued use of restrictive visa requirements across African states, arguing that such barriers undermine the continent’s integration and economic growth goals. Speaking during the International Business Week at Speke Resort Munyonyo, Rwabwogo asked why a Ugandan still needs…
Africa: Ai4sid Champions Human Talent to Drive Africa’s Ai for Good Movement
As the world races to harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) for economic growth, Artificial Intelligence 4 Social Impact and Development (AI4SID) is turning its focus to people rather than machines, championing human capital as Africa’s greatest AI asset. AI4SID, an initiative under the Africa Hub for Innovation and Development, is rolling out a series of programmes…
Industrial-scale AI factory movement descends on SA
Altron group CTO Dr Bongani Mabaso. South African technology group Altron is the latest company to announce the deployment of an artificial intelligence (AI) factory, as tech companies jostle to establish and run industrial-scale AI operations. Altron yesterday announced the deployment of what it touted as “South Africa’s first operational AI factory”, powered by Nvidia…
Africa: Travel Between African Countries Is Still Hard – Fresh Ideas to Get Movement Flowing
It remains too difficult for Africans to travel between African countries. Africa-wide reforms have failed. The keynote continental agreement, the African Union’s Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, adopted in 2018, still has only four country ratifications from 55 members. A new report of the African Union bemoans the low (though slightly improved) level of…
Africa: Borderless Africa, Visa-Free Movement Campaign Picks Up Steam
The government of Ghana has thrown its support behind the Trans-Africa Tourism and Unity Campaign, an initiative to promote a borderless Africa and visa-free movement across the continent. The campaign, which began in Accra yesterday aims to raise awareness about African unity and the economic opportunities that can come from greater regional integration. At the…
Africa: The Graça Machel Trust’s Pan-African Adolescent Girls’ Movement in Action – Progress and Impact
Over the past two years, what began as a single idea has grown into a vibrant network of community hubs and digital communities spanning Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, and soon beyond. Guided by the conviction that every teenage girl deserves a safe space to learn, lead and raise her voice,…
Africa: Promoting AU Free Movement Protocol …CSOs Pledge Support
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on migration across Africa have reiterated their commitment to promoting the ratification of the African Union (AU) free movement protocol. This, they emphasised, would be done through advocacy campaigns, government engagement, and collaborations with regional institutions. The CSOs reiterated their commitment during a two-day high-impact hybrid workshop and advocacy dialogue held…