Government performance ratings improve slightly, but still overwhelmingly negative. Key findings Six in 10 Africans (59%) describe their country’s economic condition as “fairly bad” or “very bad.” A slim majority (51%) say their country’s economic situation has worsened over the past year. About half (49%) of citizens are optimistic that their country’s economic situation will…
Rwanda signed several investment and cooperation agreements at the Africa CEO Forum, strengthening partnerships across energy, manufacturing, hospitality, investment promotion, and financial services. The agreements signed during the ‘Invest in Rwanda’ session on May 14 were concluded through Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB), in partnership with the private sector. ALSO…
The shutdown caused chaos in airports across the US as politicians feuded over funds for Trump’s immigration crackdown.
The Intel logo is displayed in front of Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California, Jan. 22, 2026. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Intel shares soared 24% on Friday, their best performance since October 1987, as investors cheered signs of renewed growth due to mounting artificial intelligence demand. The stock closed at $82.57 and is now…
Meta has signed an agreement to deploy AWS Graviton processors at scale. The deal marks a significant expansion of a long-standing partnership between the two companies as Meta builds its next generation of AI. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260424641117/en/ The deployment starts with tens of millions of Graviton cores,…
Washington — Days after the U.S.-Israel led war with Iran kicked off last month, American intelligence agencies detected signs that the war risked widening beyond the immediate battlefield as Russia and China sought to support Iran to blunt U.S.-Israeli military operations. Analysts at the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon’s arm for military intelligence, assessed that…
President Donald Trump on Friday directed the Department of Homeland Security to pay all of its employees amid a record-long shutdown at DHS that’s lasted nearly 50 days. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The presidential memo authorizes paychecks for more than 35,000 employees at places…
Tiger Woods allegedly told a Florida sheriff’s deputy that he was distracted by his phone before he clipped the back of a trailer in a rollover crash Friday, according to an incident report that said the golfer showed “signs of impairment” and had opioid pain pills in his pocket. Woods, 50, was arrested and charged…
Nickey Mannya, director for cyber security and next-generation solutions at Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa. Westcon-Comstor has signed a distribution agreement with Infoblox to extend its cyber security and networking offering in southern Africa. In a previous ITWeb article, Westcon-Comstor tabled its ambition to specialise in security as part of its growth strategy. The firm said it would…
Nigeria has signed the host agreement for the f ifth Intra-African Trade Fair 2027 (IATF2027), taking over the baton from Algeria which hosted the highly successful fourth edition that recorded US$49.94 bil lion in trade and investment deals. The agreement signing ceremony was held in Lagos on Monday, the designated ‘host city’, in partner ship…
