Advisory panel considers impact of ‘finfluencers’, AI on consumers

Advisory panel considers impact of ‘finfluencers’, AI on consumers

The FSCA’s inaugural Consumer Advisory Panel report shows how emerging technologies are redefining consumer protection in finance.(Image created via ChatGPT) The Financial Sector Conduct Authority’s (FSCA’s) Consumer Advisory Panel has published its inaugural annual report, outlining how digital finance, data insights and consumer intelligence should be used to drive smarter regulation. The report outlines the…

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Southern Africa: Museveni Hosts AU-EAC-SADC Panel On DR Congo Peace Process

Southern Africa: Museveni Hosts AU-EAC-SADC Panel On DR Congo Peace Process

President Museveni on Tuesday met leaders of the African Union-East African Community-Southern African Development Community (AU-EAC-SADC) panel of facilitators tasked with supporting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace process, as regional leaders intensify efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in eastern Congo. The meeting at State House Entebbe brought together a high-level delegation chaired…

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Southern Africa: Museveni Hosts AU-EAC-SADC Panel On DR Congo Peace Process

African Union Receives AU-EAC-SADC Panel of Facilitators On Eastern DRC Situation

Addis Ababa — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, on Wednesday received the AU-EAC-SADC Panel of Facilitators on the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Panel comprises Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria; Catherine Samba-Panza, former President of the Central African Republic; Sahle-Work Zewde, former President…

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Southern Africa: Museveni Hosts AU-EAC-SADC Panel On DR Congo Peace Process

Africa: AUC Chairperson Received the Members of the AU Panel of the Wise At AU Headquarters

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, received the Members of the AU Panel of the Wise at AU Headquarters for an exchange on preventive diplomacy, peace and security reforms, and emerging challenges across the continent. He commended the Panel’s sustained engagements in conflict prevention and mediation, and reaffirmed the Commission’s…

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Southern Africa: Museveni Hosts AU-EAC-SADC Panel On DR Congo Peace Process

High Level Independent Panel Calls for Urgent Action From G20 and Other Nations to Close the Global Pandemic Financing Gap

Four years after its landmark report A Global Deal for Our Pandemic Age, the G20 High Level Independent Panel on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, recently reconvened by the South African G20 Presidency, has found that the world remains dangerously underprepared for future pandemics and must take urgent, coordinated action to…

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Southern Africa: Museveni Hosts AU-EAC-SADC Panel On DR Congo Peace Process

Africa: G20 Task Force Urges Formation of Global Panel to Tackle ‘Inequality Emergency’

The establishment of such a panel ‘would be a permanent legacy’ of South Africa’s G20 presidency, says the G20 Inequality Committee. The establishment of such a panel ‘would be a permanent legacy’ of South Africa’s G20 presidency, says the G20 Inequality Committee. The G20 Inequality Committee, appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, has urged the formation…

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