Africa: It’s Time to Finance Our Future and ‘Change Course’, Guterres Tells World Leaders in Sevilla

Africa: It’s Time to Finance Our Future and ‘Change Course’, Guterres Tells World Leaders in Sevilla

“We’re here in Sevilla to change course,” the UN chief told world leaders on Monday, calling on them to grasp a once-in-a-decade opportunity to close a $4 trillion financing gap facing developing countries to meet sustainable development goals – and build a better world for all. António Guterres issued his clarion call noting that sustainable…

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Flutterwave Named to TIME100 Most Influential Companies List for Second Time, Highlighting Global Payments Influence

Flutterwave Named to TIME100 Most Influential Companies List for Second Time, Highlighting Global Payments Influence

Flutterwave named to TIME100 Most Influential Companies List for Second Time. Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payment technology company, has been named among the TIME100 Most Influential Companies List of 2025. This marks the second time the company has received this prestigious global honor. Flutterwave joins global leaders such as Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, Netflix, OpenAI, Universal Music…

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Africa: It’s Time to Finance Our Future and ‘Change Course’, Guterres Tells World Leaders in Sevilla

Africa: Time to Rethink Health Financing – It’s Not Just a Public Sector Concern

By Hatice Beton, Roberto Durán-Fernández, Dennis Ostwald and Rifat Atun As G7 leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations wrapped up their summit in Kananaskis June 16, a critical issue was absent from the agenda: the future of global health financing. Amid escalating geopolitical tensions, trade conflicts and cuts to development aid, health has been sidelined…

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Two Chinese aircraft carriers seen in Pacific for first time, Japan says | Military News

Two Chinese aircraft carriers seen in Pacific for first time, Japan says | Military News

Tokyo says it has conveyed an ‘appropriate message’ to Beijing over vessels’ movements. Two Chinese aircraft carriers have been seen operating in the Pacific at once for the first time, Japan’s Ministry of Defence has said. China’s Shandong and four other vessels on Monday sailed within Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the Defence Ministry said…

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