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Africa: Communiqué From the 1291st Meeting of the Peace and Security Council, Held On 24 July 2025 At the Heads of State and Government (Hosg) Level On Consideration of the Situation in Libya

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago012 mins

Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1291st meeting, held on 24 July 2025 at the Heads of State and Government (HoSG) Level on Consideration of the Situation in Libya; The Peace and Security Council, Recalling the AU Decisions on the situation in Libya, in particular, Decision…

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Africa: Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Centre Sets the Tone for Strengthened Regional Health Security

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago05 mins

Efforts to strategically leverage health diplomacy to foster cooperation, strengthen partnerships, and promote stability across nations gained momentum when Africa CDC’s Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Centre (Eastern Africa RCC) formally presented its credentials to the Government of Kenya, establishing its official presence and authority in the country. Dr. Mazyanga Lucy Mazaba, Regional Director of the…

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Africa: Could Old Alliances Bridge West Africa’s Security Cooperation Gaps?

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago010 mins

The politically neutral Conseil de l’Entente could revive urgently needed security partnerships among Sahel and coastal states. Security and economic cooperation in West Africa was dealt a blow by the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in January. The three countries are governed by coup…

Africa’s Minerals Are Being Bartered for Security – Why It’s a Bad Idea

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago010 mins

A US-brokered peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda binds the two African nations to a worrying arrangement: one where a country signs away its mineral resources to a superpower in return for opaque assurances of security. The peace deal, signed in June 2025, aims to end three decades of conflict…

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Africa: Top Security Experts to Converge in Lagos for Sascon 2025, Tackle Insecurity, Terrorism in Africa

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago03 mins

Lagos — In a major step toward addressing the rising security challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa, ASIS International Lagos Chapter 206 has announced plans to host a landmark security summit in Lagos, Nigeria. Tagged the Sub-Saharan Africa Security Conference (SASCON) 2025, the two-day event will bring together Africa’s top security professionals, innovators, and policymakers to brainstorm…

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Africa Aware – Strengthening Africa’s Health Security

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago02 mins

In this episode, Dr Jean Kaseya discusses how Africa CDC public health initiatives strengthen the capacity of health institutions across the African continent to deal with growing disease threats. The public health systems in Africa are under growing pressure. The sharp 70 per cent drop in official development assistance (ODA) risks weakening critical health programmes,…

Cyber security is everyone’s problem – Experts speak out on ITWeb TV

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago08 mins

Samantha Hanreck, associate consultant for AI business strategy at the Cyber Security Institute and Rejoice van der Walt, CEO & co-founder, AI Nexus Research, Training and Consultancy. From the urgent need for businesses to move beyond the outdated view that cyber security is merely ‘an IT problem’ to the far-reaching impacts of AI, Africa’s cyber…

Microsoft Sentinel: The future of cyber security for SA enterprise

eriinfo.com1 month ago04 mins

Microsoft Azure – designed by MVT Systems – powered by First Distribution. South African businesses are facing an unprecedented wave of cyber threats ransomware, phishing, insider attacks and increasingly sophisticated adversaries. The old, reactive approach to cyber security no longer cuts it. That’s where Microsoft Sentinel comes in. A cloud native SIEM and XDR solution…

Social Security Administration sends misleading email lauding Trump’s new tax cuts law

eriinfo.com1 month ago07 mins

WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration has sent a misleading email to beneficiaries stating that President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cuts and spending law eliminates taxes on Social Security benefits for most recipients. “The bill ensures that nearly 90% of Social Security beneficiaries will no longer pay federal income taxes on their benefits, providing meaningful…

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Africa: Sevilla – Without Sustainable Development, There Is Neither Hope Nor Security

eriinfo.com1 month ago08 mins

A senior UN official has told UN News that the global development challenge is not lack of money, but how to align public and private capital flows. The Sevilla Agreement adopted this week, sets out a roadmap for all UN Member States — except the US which pulled out earlier this month — with the…