Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived Saturday in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to attend the second edition of the Africa Climate Summit, an event bringing together leaders from across the continent to address the growing challenges posed by climate change. President Mohamud is scheduled to deliver a keynote address highlighting…
As the second Africa Climate Summit opens ActionAid has called on African leaders to seize the moment and chart a path away from fossil fuels and industrial agriculture warning against “false solutions” such as carbon offsets. The organisation said the gathering is a critical chance to put the rights of frontline communities at the heart…
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Dr Dion George, is expected to attend the second Africa Climate Summit in Ethiopia this week. The three-day summit is co-convened by the African Union and the Ethiopian government under the theme, Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for Africa’s Resilient and Green Development. “As one of the worst affected…
Are you ready for the InterSystems READY 2025 Summit. InterSystems, a creative data technology provider managing more than 1 billion health records globally, will host its flagship READY 2025 Summit in South Africa this September, bringing together healthcare leaders, partners and innovators to explore how artificial intelligence (AI), interoperability and advanced data platforms are reshaping…
Jasper James | The Image Bank | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed as investors assessed the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting of leaders in Tianjin, with tariff uncertainty weighing on sentiment. This comes after a U.S. federal appeals court on Friday ruled that most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs are illegal. India markets will…
TIANJIN, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 01: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin(L) and Chinese President Xi jinping ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 1, 2025 in Tianjin, China. (Photo by Suo Takekuma – Pool/Getty Images) Pool | Getty Images…
Climate change is eroding Africa’s GDP growth by 5-15 percent annually, according to an African Development Bank report. To address this challenge, some 25,000 participants are expected to attend the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), set to be held in Addis Ababa during just over a week. Ethiopia is preparing not only to host the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are among the twenty world leaders attending a regional security summit in China. Ahead of the annual gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the port city of Tianjin, Modi is holding talks with China’s president, Xi Jinping. It is Modi’s first time in…
A 102-year-old man has become the oldest person to climb Mount Fuji, according to Guinness World Records. Kokichi Akuzawa climbed his country’s tallest peak, reaching the summit at 12,388 feet, on Aug. 5. In doing so he surpassed the previous record, which he set himself when he summited Mount Fuji at the age of 96….
·Canvasses permanent CDS forum to tackle terrorism, cybercrime, transnational crimes ·Explains why African nations must invest in cyber defence, AI President Bola Tinubu has canvassed the need for a regime of collective action and cooperation among African nations to effectively combat terrorism, cybercrime, transnational crimes, and other forms of insecurity on the continent. Follow us…
