United Nations secretary-general António Guterres. (Image source: United Nations) The rapid concentration of artificial intelligence (AI) power is outpacing the world’s ability to understand and manage its risks. So says United Nations (UN) secretary-general António Guterres, who is calling for stronger international safeguards and oversight of the technology. Opening the General Debate of the 81st…
U.S. embassies across the Middle East early Sunday morning local time issued security alerts for American citizens in the region. “Due to tensions in the Middle East, the security environment remains complex with the potential for unforeseen escalation,” said the alerts issued by embassies in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain, the United…
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Abuja_ — The World Health Organization, WHO, has raised alarm over the rising burden of non-communicable diseases, NCDs, in Africa, warning that millions of people living with chronic conditions face avoidable harm due to unsafe care. In his message to mark World Patient Safety Day 2026, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Mohammed Janabi,…
Activists, lawyers and others who cooperate with the United Nations on human rights continue to face intimidation and reprisals, according to a new report issued on Wednesday by the Secretary-General that calls for greater protection and accountability. The report documents how civil society representatives suffer repression at the hands of State or non-State actors, including…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Image source: Presidency) South Africa recommends BRICS establish an international mechanism for the independent scientific evaluation of artificial intelligence (AI), said president Cyril Ramaphosa. This, amid the accelerated pace of AI development, sometimes resulting in AI models escaping test environments to hack companies or blackmail people. Ramaphosa made his comments during a…
Nairobi — The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission has warned consumers across the region about a recalled batch of Woolworths’ WBeauty Complete Clarifying Shampoo over possible bacterial contamination. Woolworths, a South African retailer, recalled the 250ml shampoo after it was found to be potentially contaminated with Pluralibacter gergoviae, a bacterium that can occur in wet…
Federal forecasters issued flood alerts for 39 million people late Saturday into Sunday as a line of thunderstorms developed from Washington, D.C., to New Haven, Connecticut. New York City Emergency Management warned residents of heavy rain and possible flash flooding into Sunday morning as the city opened 51 weather shelters for those vulnerable to floodwaters,…
Glenn du Toit, country manager and director at Acer Africa. Technology vendor Acer has emphasised the need for hardware to keep pace with the development of AI-driven software as organisations look to leverage AI-driven innovation. Glenn du Toit, country manager and director at Acer Africa, says agentic AI will increasingly be integrated into devices this…
De Croo, a former prime minister of Belgium, told the BBC: “This winter is going to be the toughest one since the war”. He said Ukraine started “from a very weak base going into this winter”. He added the UN were “very, very worried… about what this winter could become.” The concerns are driven by…
