Rather than launching opportunistic ambushes, the Boko Haram faction targets military bases in return for payment from Islamic State. Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) pays fighters based on the weapons and military equipment they capture during attacks on Nigerian and regional military bases. A fixed price list set by the Islamic State, which funds…
The world’s illicit drug landscape has changed, and to continue the fight requires new policies. One of these, explained former president Kgalema Motlanthe, who chairs the Eastern and Southern Africa Commission on Drugs, is the need for law enforcers to go after top traffickers instead of users, who are often arrested and simply add to…
Almost 63% of online learners across META were exposed to cyber incidents in the past year. (Image source: iStock) Nearly 63% of online learners across the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region say they faced cyber incidents in the past year, reveals new research. The study, conducted by Kaspersky, surveyed 1 864 respondents aged…
Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos, will face Mexico in the Round of 16 of the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco this afternoon with a place in the quarter-finals at stake. The match will kick off at 3pm Morocco time (4pm in Nigeria). The clash with Mexico is a reminder of both team’s clash…
The Bank of Japan declared that underlying inflation in the country was “generally consistent” with its target of 2%, the first time it has made that assessment since adopting the target in 2013. Before this, the BOJ used to say that underlying inflation has been “approaching 2 percent.” This comes as the central bank expectedly…
Uganda will return to the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 2022 when they compete at the Senegal 2026 finals, with the Sand Cranes looking to build on their previous continental experience. The East Africans made an impressive debut in 2021, reaching the semi-finals before finishing fourth. Their return…
AI-driven fraud is rising across Africa, with criminals exploiting human behaviour and trust rather than system vulnerabilities, says Thalia Pillay, CEO of Orca Fraud. In an interview with ITWeb Africa editor Samuel Mungadze, Pillay says criminals are deploying increasingly sophisticated AI-powered tactics to circumvent security controls. Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven fraud is on the rise across…
South Africa’s GBS industry has created about 200 000 cumulative since inception in 2006. (Image source: iStock) Despite being a youth employment green shoot, South Africa’s global business services (GBS) sector is unlikely to reach 500 000cumulative jobs by 2030, as envisaged in the 2021 master plan. This is according to Reshni Singh, CEO of…
Novo shares fell as much as 7% on Monday after the company laid out new growth ambitions to revive its fortunes in the booming obesity drug market. The Danish company seeks to convince investors it can compete in an increasingly crowded field it helped pioneer. The company said it aims to launch more than five…
NAIROBI — Buoyed by their debut at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt, the national under 20 football team want another chance at the continental showpiece. Team captain Charles Auma says their ultimate objective is to reach the finals of the Cecafa regional qualifiers, which would guarantee them a slot at the…
