Bahrain and the UAE also reported attacks resulting in fires, which were put out quickly. Kuwait has said Iranian drone attacks damaged two power and water desalination plants and sparked a fire at an oil complex, without causing injuries. Gulf countries have borne the brunt of Tehran’s response to the US and Israeli strikes on…
At least two Chinese cargo ships that were blocked by Iran last week as they tried to transit the Strait of Hormuz managed to traverse the key waterway on Monday, according to tracking data from the MarineTraffic website. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval forces appeared to make an example of the vessels, and one…
Global oil prices recorded a sharp decline on Monday after Donald Trump stepped back from threats to bomb Iranian power plants. The development has sparked cautious optimism for the global economy threatened by the rising fuel prices. The sudden shift followed signals of diplomatic engagement between the United States and Iran, prompting markets to quickly…
Abuja — – Over $2.6bn FDI attracted into sector in two Years The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has charged the US and African nations to prioritize the establishment of regional energy hubs as a strategic pathway to accelerate cross-border mining industrialization and strengthen the supply chain of critical minerals essential for the…
The decision by United States President Donald Trump to launch a war on Iran has left many international law experts questioning if the world order established after World War II is actually working. In his second presidential term, Trump seems to be wielding total power without restraint, and the system of checks and balances enshrined…
Octotel, South Africa’s leading fibre network, has partnered with RSAWEB, Project Isizwe, and Huddle to launch a groundbreaking initiative to bridge the digital divide and empower education within the Western Cape. This collaboration aims to transform learning environments across the region and bridge the digital divide by providing world-class fibre internet to classrooms. Together, the…
Despite United States President Donald Trump’s repeated declarations of victory in the US-Israeli war on Iran, Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel and US military assets in the region have continued, upending global financial and energy markets. “We’ve had two decades to study defeats of the US military to our immediate east and west. We’ve incorporated…
Steven Santini, Vice President: Secure Power, Sub-Saharan Africa of Schneider Electric. Schneider Electric has appointed Steven Santini as VP of secure power for sub-Saharan Africa. The division is responsible for operational technologies used to safeguard data centres, distributed IT and other systems. According to Schneider, Santini will focus on expanding the company’s secure power ecosystem…
Iranian state TV confirms the supreme leader has been killed on the first day of massive US and Israeli air strikes on the country.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the key role science has in international governance of artificial intelligence during an event on Friday held on the margins of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India. “Guided by science, we can transform AI from a source of uncertainty into a reliable engine for the Sustainable Development Goals…
