‘IN an age where digital privacy can be easily compromised by various software without your knowledge, knowing how to protect your PC and private conversations has become an essential skill,’ says Thibeau Maerevoet, CEO of ProxyScrape. While the interconnected nature…
AMADOU Mahtar M’Bow, the first African to lead UNESCO and a prominent advocate for global cultural equality, has died at the age of 103 in Dakar, Senegal. UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, hailed M’Bow as…
MALI, Niger, and Burkina Faso have signed a major deal with Russia to acquire telecoms and surveillance satellites, in an effort to enhance security and communications across their borders. The three West African nations, governed by military juntas, have…
Burkina Faso’s military junta has claimed it uncovered an international conspiracy to overthrow its regime, implicating neighbouring countries and foreign mercenaries in a plot that includes the massacre of hundreds of civilians by Islamist insurgents in August. The junta’s…
ANGOLA has been confirmed as the host of the 2025 US-Africa Business Summit after signing a Memorandum of Agreement with the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) in Washington, DC The agreement, signed by Angola’s Ambassador Agostinho Van-Dunem and CCA President Florie Liser…
RAXIO Group, Africa’s leading carrier-neutral Tier III data centre operator, has officially launched its state-of-the-art data centre, Raxio Côte d’Ivoire (CIV1), in Abidjan. This marks the company’s fifth data centre and its third launch this year, further expanding its…
THE International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI), Zindi, the leading professional network for AI and data science, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have officially launched the AI for Equity Challenge: Climate Action, Gender, & Health. This innovative global competition aims to…
PRINCE Harry, the Duke of Sussex, joined the HALO Trust, the world’s largest landmine clearance charity, to celebrate significant progress in removing landmines from Angola. Speaking at an event during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, he also supported…
AFRICAN leaders, in collaboration with the African Union and global development partners, convened at the United Nations General Assembly in New York to address the critical issue of foundational learning across the continent. With a staggering 90 percent of…
SENEGAL’S political landscape is set for a shake-up as the two former ruling parties of ex-presidents Macky Sall and Abdoulaye Wade have joined forces ahead of a snap legislative election on November 17. The Alliance for the Republic (APR), led by…
