The CFO's Guide to Services CPQ: Driving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Growth

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Accor Expands African Footprint

Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, has signed a master development agreement with Mayan Properties, a subsidiary of Resources Investment, to further expansion across Sub-Saharan Africa. The partnership strengthens Accor’s presence in Africa...

Africa’s air links are poor: can the G20 push for more direct flights

Kaitano Dube In Africa, less than one in five continental airline routes are direct. Air connections are decided by factors like trade levels, diplomatic relations, and whether there’s enough demand to make a route financially worthwhile. Because...

Integrating DNA Sequencing and AI for AAV Genome Integrity

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ARED’s Executive Director pushes for inclusive learning across Africa

Over time, Ly came to view early education in foreign languages as fundamentally unjust.“Expecting children to read, write, or think in a language they do not yet master is unfair and ineffective,” he said. His advocacy, he added, is driven by...

Western Sahara: Washington relaunches the path to autonomy, while the SMP emerges as a realistic alternative

A US text with clear political contours A coordinated diplomatic offensive The emergence of the SMP: the Sahrawi voice of realism An approach converging with UN diplomacy A regional and generational challenge Towards the end of a historical cycle...

Will COP30 Reenergize Nigeria’s Great Green Wall Project?

Active Citizens, Africa, Armed Conflicts, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, COP30, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Latin America & the...

Morocco runs riot in the UN trying to stop petitioners

United Nations Headquarters in New York By Owei Lakemfa The Delegation of the Kingdom of Morocco erupted several times like an active volcano spewing hot lava as petitioners in overwhelming numbers presented their case against it. It was on the...

Global Food Week 2025 Culminates with Landmark Agreements, Agricultural Excellence in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi – The second edition of Global Food Week 2025 drew to a close today at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, wrapping up three days of international collaboration, strategic partnerships, and cutting-edge agricultural innovation that brought together...

Digital Innovation to Enhance Community-Driven Development in the Sahel and Gulf of Guinea

The Sahel area is among the poorest and most vulnerable, facing conflict and displacement risks. These risks are spilling into neighboring Gulf of Guinea countries that share similar challenges. In this context, community and local development...

Here Is Why Morocco Has Won the Legal Battle Over Western Sahara

When discussing the legal status of the Western Sahara dispute, there is a key point that must always be emphasized: legally speaking, the issue has gone through three phases. First phase The first phase spanned the period between 1957 and 1965....

Global Carbon Council to accelerate Africa’s carbon market infrastructure

Doha, Qatar: The Global Carbon Council (GCC) based in Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP), the Global South’s first carbon market program accredited by ICAO for CORSIA scheme, has signed Memorandums of Agreement (MoAs) with national climate...

What is Rift Valley fever? The viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Colombia’s Petro Looks to Saudi Arabia for Post-oil Investments

Petro participated in the FII9 summit and met with Crown Prince bin Salman to seek investments for Colombia in the post-oil era. Credit: Andrea Puentes / Presidency of Colombia. Colombian President Gustavo Petro held several meetings with Saudi...

UAE firm commences operations at “largest fish-processing plant in North Africa”

The Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID), which is based in Dubai, has commenced operations at its new fish-processing plant in the Northwest African country of Mauritania. The USD 28 million (EUR 24 million) facility...

GCC to accelerate Africa’s carbon market infrastructure with key national agreements

Tribune News Network Doha The Global Carbon Council (GCC) based in Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP), the Global South’s first carbon market programme accredited by ICAO for CORSIA scheme, has signed memorandums of agreement (MoAs) with...

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...

QSTP-based Global Carbon Council to accelerate Africa's carbon market infrastructure with key national agreements

The Global Carbon Council (GCC) based in Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP), the Global South’s first carbon market programme accredited by ICAO for CORSIA scheme, has signed Memorandums of Agreement (MoAs) with national climate institutions...

Katara announces award ceremony for Katara prize for manuscripts and archaeological sites winners

The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) announced that it will hold an award ceremony to honor the winners of the first edition of the Katara Prize for Manuscripts and Archaeological Sites for 2024. The ceremony will be held on the evening of...

Morocco seals major energy deals in 2025 across renewables, gas, and storage

Morocco recorded a surge of energy agreements in 2025 across renewable power, gas infrastructure, and battery storage, marking one of the country’s most active years in the sector, according to a new report by the Attaqa energy platform. The...