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Africa Needs to Fight for a Better Deal On World Trade Rules – It Should Lead the Charge On These 3 Priorities At This Week’s WTO Meeting

eriinfo.com6 months ago013 mins

African countries face many trade barriers today. Wealthier countries subsidise their farmers, making African agricultural exports less competitive. Global trade rules promise extra support but are rarely implemented. Many African countries also lack the infrastructure, funding or political will to build industries. This leaves them stuck exporting raw materials instead of higher-value finished goods. They…

The economy has Strait of Hormuz deadline for Trump: Two weeks

eriinfo.com6 months ago021 mins

An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) speed boat sailing along the Persian Gulf near a cargo vessel. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images With oil prices at levels not seen in years and global business supply chains across sectors of the economy shut down by the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, faith…

Sec. Chris Wright says Iran war could be over in ‘4 to 6 weeks’

eriinfo.com6 months ago03 mins

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Tech layoffs surge past 30 000 in first weeks of 2026

eriinfo.com7 months ago010 mins

RationalFX has identified 30 700 job cuts globally in just over a month. (Image source: 123RF) Just weeks into 2026, the global technology sector is already shedding jobs at a pace that could eclipse last year’s total. More than 30 000 tech employees have been laid off worldwide since January, according to data compiled by…

Amazon could invest up to billion in OpenAI in coming weeks, source says

Amazon could invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI in coming weeks, source says

eriinfo.com7 months ago03 mins

Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon, speaking with CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 20th, 2026. CNBC Amazon is in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI, CNBC confirmed on Thursday, in a significant vote of confidence from the e-commerce giant after it invested in one of the startup’s…

Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire begins after weeks of deadly clashes

eriinfo.com9 months ago06 mins

A ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia has come into effect along the border, where almost three weeks of deadly clashes have forced nearly one million people from their homes. In a joint statement, the defence ministers of the two countries agreed to freeze the front lines where they are now, ban reinforcements and allow civilians…

Malatsi to finalise Starlink-friendly BEE proposal within weeks

eriinfo.com11 months ago05 mins

Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image c/o DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi told TechCentral in an exclusive interview at the weekend that he is a matter of weeks away from finalising a policy direction on equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) for the ICT sector. Once finalised – and if adopted by communications regulator Icasa – the…

UK fighter jet stuck in India for five weeks leaves for Australia

eriinfo.com1 year ago04 mins

A state-of-the-art British fighter jet that had been stuck at an Indian airport for more than five weeks is now airborne and on its way to Darwin in Australia, an airport spokesman told the BBC. The F-35B was pulled back from the hangar on Monday after it was deemed fit to fly after repairs. The…

North Korea seaside resort bans foreigners weeks after opening

eriinfo.com1 year ago04 mins

North Korea has announced that its newly opened seaside resort will not be receiving foreign tourists. The Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone, opened on 1 July, has been touted as a key part of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s ambitions to boost tourism. In the lead-up to its opening, the resort was promoted as…

Tulsi Gabbard now says Iran could produce nuclear weapon ‘within weeks’

eriinfo.com1 year ago06 mins

Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images The director of national intelligence had previously said Iran was not building nuclear weapons Tulsi Gabbard says Iran could produce nuclear weapons “within weeks”, months after she testified before Congress that the country was not building them. The US Director of National Intelligence said…