Systemic risk in the age of AI

Systemic risk in the age of AI

People’s lives are more enmeshed with digital systems than ever before, increasing users’ vulnerability and insecurity. From data leaks like the 2017 Equifax data breach to the more recent cyberattack on British retailer Marks & Spencer, business operations and data on the internet continue to be vulnerable. There are good reasons to believe that little…

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Africa: The Near-Extinction of Rhinos Is At Risk of Being Normalised

Africa: Global Fund Reports 70 Million Lives Saved – but Warns Progress Is At Risk

New report highlights major progress in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria – but warns that without renewed commitment and investment, decades of hard-won gains could unravel. The Global Fund’s Eighth Replenishment is critical to keep the world on track toward ending these deadly diseases. GENEVA – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis…

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Pressure mounts on Solly Malatsi as SABC stares down ‘risk of collapse’

Pressure mounts on Solly Malatsi as SABC stares down ‘risk of collapse’

Khusela Diko and Solly Malatsi Pressure is mounting on communications minister Solly Malatsi’s to act to rescue the SABC as it struggles to pay its escalating bills. On Monday, reporters heard that state-owned signal distributor Sentech, whose primary client is the SABC, is “subsidising” the public broadcaster’s signal distribution expenses to the tune of R70-million/month….

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Africa: The Near-Extinction of Rhinos Is At Risk of Being Normalised

Africa: Rethinking Risk – Financing Africa’s Upstream Future Requires a New Approach, By Rolake Akinkugbe-Filani

Volatile prices, shifting geopolitical alliances, ESG pressures, and the uncertain pace of the global energy transition are squeezing traditional financing models. Africa’s upstream oil and gas industry is at a defining moment. The continent is rich in reserves and ambition, but capital is no longer flowing as easily as it once did. Volatile prices, shifting…

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Africa: The Near-Extinction of Rhinos Is At Risk of Being Normalised

Africa: Underfunded African Institutions Risk Derailing AU’s Development Vision

Africa’s leading development financiers have sounded the alarm that weak and underfunded financial institutions are threatening the African Union’s most ambitious blueprint — Agenda 2063, the continent’s 50-year plan for industrialization, integration, and prosperity. Speaking on Monday at the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2025) in Algiers, a high-level panel of executives from Afreximbank, the African Development…

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Africa: The Near-Extinction of Rhinos Is At Risk of Being Normalised

Africa: Banks Embed Climate Risk, Gender and Sustainability in Finance Products

Nairobi — Ahead of the Conference of the Parties (COP30), the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa is looking to mobilize billions for renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, green housing, and gender-focused financing. As climate shocks intensify across East Africa, from failed rains in Kenya’s arid north to devastating floods in Tanzania’s coastal belt,…

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