Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025 Co-Chaired by The Gambia First Lady and Merck Foundation CEO and Inaugurated by the Gambia Vice President and Merck foundation Chairman

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Banjul, The Gambia – Business Wire India • First Ladies of Burundi, Central Africa, Liberia, São Tomé & Príncipe and Senegal attend 12th Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary, Co-chaired by The Gambia First Lady and...

Video: 12-Year-Old Tunisian Twins Win Arab Reading Challenge Honoured By Sheikh Mohammed

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Tunisian twin sisters Bisan and Bilsan Kouka won the Arab Reading Challenge on Thursday, beating 32 million others to claim the crown. The 12-year-old champions received a cash prize of Dh500,000. Bisan and Bilsan, who have...

Death Toll From Rift Valley Fever Outbreak at 33

SENEGAL – The Rift Valley fever outbreak have killed at least 33 people in Senegal and Mauritania since September, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday. Data released by Yap Boum II, deputy...

Technip Energies Wins Service Provider Award at Energy Summit

Engineering and technology company Technip Energies has been named Service Provider of the Year at African Energy Week 2025, recognizing its role in delivering complex LNG and energy transition projects across the continent. The award, presented...

SIBF 2025 to host 80 Arab cultural figures from 20 countries

The guest list includes award-winning novelists, poets, translators, filmmakers, researchers and academics; who have all made considerable contributions in their respective fields; and many having their work translated into various languages;...

Morocco Runs Riot in the UN, Trying to Stop Petitioners

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 Question of Western Sahara. The venue was the United...

Niger, Sahel, and Maghreb: A Nuclear Power Plant Reveals a Major Geopolitical Shift

The trigger: a nuclear power plant in Niger Securing the Sahel: a cornerstone and sine qua non Sahelian restructuring: from extraction to productive neutralization France's return to the Sahel: a break with Françafrique The Maghreb dimension:...

How UN Betrayal of West Papua Led to Genocide, Step by Step

The United Nations has recently come under attack from the Trump Administration and, much as it goes against the grain, it’s difficult to argue with real-estate-developer-cum-ambassador-Representative for U.N. Management and Reform [sic], Jeff...

Rift Valley fever: what it is, how it spreads and how to stop it

Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes that mainly affects livestock. It can also infect humans. While most human cases remain mild, it can cause death. The disease causes heavy economic and health losses for...

Indian Passport On Freefall! Why Is Indian Passport Losing Value?

Indian passport has been on a roller-coaster ride. As of late 2025, the Henley Passport Index ranks it a mediocre 85th in the world, tied with tiny Mauritania, down sharply from 77th just months earlier. Indian travellers can now enter only 57...

From fragmentation to integration: Advancing inclusive interoperable digital identity systems for Africa

By Dr David ALEMZERO Digital identity is conceptualized as an assemblage of electronic characteristics that distinctly delineate an individual in the online realm. The verification of one’s identity is imperative for gaining access to various...

AI dominates GITEX: Can Africa seize the opportunity?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) dominated the agenda at this year’s of GITEX Global at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Organisers say this year’s gathering drew record participation, including more than 6,800 exhibitors, 2,000 startups, and 1,200...

Abdelouahab Zaid: Khalifa Award Strengthens UAE-Morocco Date Palm Ties

Abu Dhabi – Professor Abdelouahab Zaid, Secretary General of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation (KIADPAI), expressed gratitude for Morocco’s participation in the 11th Abu Dhabi Date Palm Exhibition during an...

Who is Nuh Yilmaz, Turkey’s new ambassador to Syria?

The Turkish government has appointed Nuh Yilmaz as its ambassador to Syria, more than 12 years after the two countries severed diplomatic ties. Turkey closed its embassy in Syria on 26 March 2012 to increase the isolation of the ousted president...

The visionary work of Mamadou Amadou Ly

The ARED association, founded in Senegal, has been awarded the prestigious Yidan Prize for its innovative methods of learning in multiple languages. Mamadou Amadou Ly, head of the organisation Associates in Research and Education for Development...

Why Is Ghana’s WACA ResIP 2 Delaying?

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter (most).” – Martin Luther King Jr. When the World Bank approved Ghana’s participation in the West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project Phase 2 (WACA ResIP...

Designing a Resilient and Data-Driven FinCrime Function in the Age of AI

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THE BOAT SHOW BOSS

HARTLAND — For Robert Heckel, boat shows are more than a weekend event — they’re where stories begin, relationships form and sales are made. Born in Novosibirsk, Russia, and adopted as a baby into a Wisconsin family with deep ties to the boating...

Funding cuts and war threaten effort to wipe out polio

Nations divided by conflict face the greatest threat from a resurgent polio virus and a 30 per cent cut in global funding that could badly hamper efforts to eliminate the disease by the end of the decade. Wild polio remains endemic in Afghanistan...

South Sudan Set for Major Diet Boost with €20 Million Aquatic Food Project

By Kei Emmanuel Duku The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) have launched a significant €20 million initiative targeting vulnerable populations in Africa and Latin America, with South Sudan...