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Business & Macro Climate & Energy Geopolitics & Policy Tech & Deals Security & Human Rights Across the continent, conflict-driven disruptions continue to affect education, energy, and livelihoods. From Mali’s militant blockade to Mozambique’s LNG delays, instability remains a key obstacle to development. Meanwhile, governance reforms in Djibouti and financial transparency gains in Nigeria and […]

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has renewed calls for sweeping reform of the UN Security Council, warning that its current structure undermines both its legitimacy and effectiveness in addressing global crises. Speaking during events marking the UN’s 80th anniversary on October 24, 2025, Guterres stressed that the Council’s composition no longer reflects the realities of […]

A 41-year-old Guatemalan national is set to make his initial appearance in U.S. federal court on charges stemming from a crash of a tractor-trailer packed with at least 160 illegal aliens – many of them Guatemalan – that killed more than 50 people, including unaccompanied children, and injured over 100 more, the Justice Department announced […]

The U.S. Navy confirmed on Sunday, October 26, 2025, that a fighter jet and a helicopter operating from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz crashed into the South China Sea in two separate incidents less than an hour apart. The accidents come only months after the Navy lost two carrier-based jets in unrelated incidents over the […]

Striking workers at Boeing Defense facilities in the St. Louis region have voted to reject the company’s latest contract proposal, prolonging a walkout that has already stretched nearly three months and disrupted key military aircraft programs. The strike, involving roughly 3,200 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 837, began […]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming how businesses operate, reshaping public services, and revolutionising science. AI has the potential to improve our lives in many ways. As the global race to harness its potential heats up, the European Commission has put forward two strategies that will help Europe stay ahead in AI industry and science respectively.  The […]

Summary: Vulnerable economies at UNCTAD16 have urged stronger global support, calling for reforms in trade, financing, and investment frameworks to address debt, climate, and inequality challenges. Their appeal reflects growing concern that current systems disproportionately disadvantage the world’s weakest economies. At the 16th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16) in Geneva, leaders of […]

Adopted by the General Assembly in December 2024 after five years of negotiation, the Convention against Cybercrime establishes the first universal framework for investigating and prosecuting offences committed online – from ransomware and financial fraud to the non-consensual sharing of intimate images. “The UN Cybercrime Convention is a powerful, legally binding instrument to strengthen our […]