PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama has said he will push for a trade synergy between Africa and the Caribbean when he resumes the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) next year. He said ahead of Ghana’s assumption of the AU chairmanship, the country has been looking to see what areas of cooperation could be advanced with…
Recent discoveries of meth labs suggest parts of Africa are moving beyond drug transit and becoming sites of synthetic drug production. For years, Africa was primarily known as a transit point for international drug trafficking networks. But recent drug seizures and laboratory discoveries show that illicit drugs are no longer only passing through African countries…
British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has said he is open to calls for a formal apology on behalf of the country for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. In an OP-ED published at the weekend in The Guardian, Burnham described the slave trade as a “brutal and barbaric violation” against enslaved people. “They were…
So, you have birthed a chatbot and given it a name… Now what? Should you register the name of the chatbot as a trade mark? The answer is a simple one: yes. Image source: sebastien decoret – 123RF.com If the chatbots are customer-facing, particularly where the names are being promoted as identifiable brand assets, then…
When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda this November, they will confront rising trade tensions, geopolitical shocks and supply chain disruption alongside longstanding challenges, such as high debt, limited affordable finance, climate exposure and poor connectivity. Across Africa, the Pacific and the Caribbean, these pressures make diversifying markets, attracting productive investment and building resilience…
Moscow — ON Wednesday and yesterday, Moscow hosted the Third Russia-Africa Summit and the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, focusing on trade, investment, energy, agriculture, infrastructure, research and technology. For African countries, the central question is how diplomatic relations can translate into investments that improve living standards, expand productive capacity and create jobs. For Tanzania,…
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and the German reinsurer Munich Re have launched a $1 billion risk-sharing program. This initiative aims to facilitate the financing of imports and exports on the African continent. This major program was launched on October 27, 2026. It addresses the financing needs of African trade, which often faces liquidity and…
Moscow — Trade between Russia and African countries exceeded US$27 billion last year, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has said, as Moscow seeks to expand economic cooperation with the continent. Zakharova made the remarks while addressing participants of the Russia-Africa Media Forum in Moscow ahead of the third Russia-Africa Summit, scheduled for 28 and…
The integration of blockchain technology has evolved beyond crypto-currencies to solve real-world problems of trust, transparency, traceability and information sharing across several supply chains. As part of efforts to unlock new opportunities and discuss case studies of blockchain solutions for businesses and organisations, the South Africa-Switzerland Bilateral Research Chair in Blockchain Technology at the University…
An OpenAI employee who left the ChatGPT maker for Apple sent more than 100 files about an unreleased product to a personal account and later presented the product to senior Apple leadership, a new filing in the lawsuit between OpenAI and Apple alleges. In the filing in US federal court in San Jose, California, OpenAI…
