Families plead for Spaniards held in notorious Central African prison

Time is running out for Rodríguez and Marañón. Credit: Change.org Two Spanish nationals are being held in one of Africa’s most feared prisons, and their families say their lives are now at risk. David Rodríguez, aged 45, from Granada, and...

The next frontier of Maritime Security: Rethinking Nigerian Naval strategy through a researcher’s lens

…Toward a Nigerian Naval Cyber Transformation Ports are the beating heart of Africa’s economy. With more than 90 percent of the continent’s imports and exports moving by sea, the efficiency and security of maritime infrastructure directly...

Paraquat imports climb despite concerns about health impacts

The US has been importing increasing amounts of paraquat, a pesticide widely used in farming that is linked to Parkinson’s disease, even as other countries have banned the chemical amid growing concerns about risks to human and environmental...

Life Sciences Cloud Content Migration: Separating Fact from Fiction

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These EU countries have been crowned the best for digital nomads

Europe is leading the way for remote workers, as the digital nomad lifestyle continues to gain traction. Propelled into the mainstream following the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of workers have now ditched the traditional office for an exclusively...

Wider Africa Energy Summit (WAES) 2025 to Connect Operators, Service Providers with Emerging African Oil & Gas Opportunities

The WAES is organized by OGV Group in partnership with the African Energy Chamber, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Energy Industries Council, the Scottish African Business Association, the UK Ghana Chamber of Commerce and the Global...

Middle East headwinds

In the October issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, Nancy D. Yamaguchi, Contributing Editor, explores the market turbulence across the global oil and gas industry, considering the effects for major producers and refiners in the Middle East. Last year...

Portugal's doors 'wide open' as Türkiye eyes $75B infrastructure boom

Trade Minister Ömer Bolat on Monday highlighted significant opportunities as Portugal plans to invest billions of dollars in new infrastructure projects, with the southern European country saying its doors are "wide open" to Turkish firms. Bolat's...

Türkiye seeks to boost trade, eyes Portuguese infrastructure boom

Trade Minister Ömer Bolat on Monday stressed the opportunity for Turkish contractors as Portugal plans billions of dollars worth of infrastructure projects, while also expressing confidence that trade and mutual investment flows will accelerate...

”Migration is already being used as part of a hybrid war”—Former Diplomat

Alberto Fernández is a Cuban-American former diplomat and journalist. From 2007 to 2009, he served as Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan. He was then appointed U.S. Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea, serving from January 2010...

Gambia’s Information Chief Calls for Ethical Digital Governance in Africa

By Muhammed S Bah Chairperson of the Gambia Information Commission, Neneh MacDouall-Gaye, has called for stronger safeguards on digital privacy and freedom of expression in Africa, warning that unchecked surveillance risks eroding democracy and...

San Francisco’s Museum of the African Diaspora marks 20 years with a show about Blackness and the cosmos

For its 20th anniversary, the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in downtown San Francisco has reopened with a facelift of its ground-floor lobby and two new exhibitions. One of the shows focuses on its institutional history, while the larger...

Philippines caps strong showing at Expo 2025 Osaka

The Philippines ended its participation in Expo 2025 Osaka–Kansai on a high note, earning the Silver Award for Exhibition Design (Under 1,500 square meters) from the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) and welcoming more than a million...

Tunde Ogbeha: A celebration

Opinion By Tunde Olusunle SATURDAY September 20, 2025, Babatunde Jonathan Ogbeha received an Honorary Doctor of Science in Public Administration, (Honoris Causa), from the Benson Idahosa University, (BIU), in Benin City, the Edo State capital....

California man proposes African Embassy in Arkansas

A California man with ties to Arkansas is proposing to bring an African embassy to Pine Bluff. Juan Armando, originally from Los Angeles, spent a short amount of time living in Waldo, Arkansas, during his youth. Seeing economic growth for the...

Unlock Africa's Energy Potential at Wider African Energy Summit 2025

Don't miss the Wider African Energy Summit (WAES) 2025 in Aberdeen, Scotland, organized by OGV, where NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber (AEC), will deliver the opening address on November 18-19, 2025, at the Marcliffe Hotel...

Global wildfires burned an area of land larger than India in 2024

“Extreme” wildfires emitted more than 8bn tonnes of carbon dioxide during the 2024-25 “global fire season”, according to a new report. The annual “state of wildfires” report from an international team of scientists finds that fires burned at least...

Africa no longer waits for aid, it’s building the future with Europe and China

EQUATORIAL Guinean economist, author, and entrepreneur Oscar Nchaso has been appointed Ambassador for Africa and China by the Madrid Capital FinTech Cluster (MAD FinTech). The role marks a strategic expansion of MAD FinTech’s global outreach and...

Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI

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Meet the African architect making ‘Africa great again’ by building cities that cost nothing

A trailblazing Senegalese engineer, architect, and businessman, Atepa has not only influenced the physical architecture of the continent but has also been a strong proponent of sustainable urban development, Africa-centered design, and economic...