The African Union (AU) successfully convened the 6th High-Level Africa Forum on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in Tunis, Tunisia. The Forum was held under the theme: “25 Years of UNSCR 1325: Leveraging Multilateral Diplomacy to Reinforce Africa’s Women, Peace and Security Agenda in a Shifting Global Order.” In his opening remarks, delivered via video…
Campaigners are hailing today’s COP30 launch of a new global initiative aimed at advancing the recognition, protection, and participation of environmental defenders in climate decision and policy-making. Co-created with more than 300 environmental activists and defenders across Latin America, Africa, Asia-Pacific and beyond, the new Leaders Action Network for Environmental Activists and Defenders (LEAD) initiative…
BlackRock is seeing a shift among Big Tech investors. Jay Jacobs, the firm’s U.S. head of equity ETFs, finds they’re going for targeted themes like artificial intelligence. “One of the biggest trades we’re seeing this year is simply people leaving the traditional tech sector and getting more granular into AI-specific ETFs, like BAI [the iShares…
Tisya Mukuna Interview with Tisya MukunaCO-FOUNDER, LA BOÎTE KINOISE Lives in: Democratic Republic of Congo Tisya Mukuna is the co-founder of La Boîte Kinoise, a coffee company in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). She is also among the top 10 finalists in the 2024 Africa’s Business Heroes competition. By overseeing the entire value chain…
The US Embassy in Qatar has told US citizens in the country to shelter in place “until further notice”. The embassy suggested in a notice online that Americans do so “out of an abundance of caution”. The warning comes after the State Department told US citizens in international locations to “exercise increased caution,” after the…
The U.S. Embassy in Qatar warned American citizens on Monday to shelter in place. “Out of an abundance of caution we recommend American citizens shelter in place until further notice,” the embassy said in a notice posted online on Monday. The State Department had earlier warned U.S. citizens around the world to “exercise increased caution,”…
