Emmanuel Macron on U.S. role as NATO scrambles jets to repel Russia incursions

Emmanuel Macron on U.S. role as NATO scrambles jets to repel Russia incursions

Three Russian fighter planes flew into Estonian airspace, and NATO scrambled Italian, Swedish and Finnish aircraft to repel them. Russia last week sent drones into Romania and Poland, two other NATO members. The alliance is executing what it calls “Operation Eastern Sentry” along NATO’s eastern flank, but the United States is not participating. Margaret Brennan…

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The role of AI in endpoint security

The role of AI in endpoint security

Discover how a managed AI-powered endpoint solution can stop threats before they spread. One can’t discuss the modern state of endpoint security without mentioning a term that has quickly become ubiquitous with security solutions: artificial intelligence (AI). With a constantly evolving threat landscape and many security challenges plaguing organisations (eg, sprawling attack surfaces, monitoring and…

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West Africa: Ecowas’ Role in Safeguarding West Africa’s Democratic Future

West Africa: Ecowas’ Role in Safeguarding West Africa’s Democratic Future

West Africa is navigating one of its most turbulent democratic cycles in decades. Coups in Mali, Guinea, Niger, and Burkina Faso have challenged regional stability, while civiliangovernments elsewhere face rising discontent and shrinking legitimacy. Civil discontent in Togo threatens national stability, and in Côte d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara’s is potentially bidding for a fourth term,…

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West Africa: Ecowas’ Role in Safeguarding West Africa’s Democratic Future

Africa: UN Secretary-General Guterres Urges Africa to Play More Active Role in Global Governance

“Africa must have a greater say in decisions that affect its future,” the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at a conference in Japan focused on the continent’s development. This has always been a point of advocacy for African leaders during major discussions that chart Africa’s future, and this position has been supported…

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CIO Faith Burn takes up new role at Land Bank

CIO Faith Burn takes up new role at Land Bank

Faith Burn, chief technology and operations officer of the Land Bank. Technology executive Faith Burn has been appointed as chief technology and operations officer (CTOO) of the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank). Established in 1912 and reconstituted in 2002, the Land Bank is a wholly government-owned agricultural development finance institution,…

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