Author: Solomon Alaka

Project to restore and expand Scotland’s ancient forests provides a boost to moth biodiversity – The Applied Ecologist

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Patrick Cook and his team share their experience investigating how moths respond to a landscape-scale woodland expansion project at Mar Lodge Estate in the Scottish Highlands. Background Upland landscapes in Scotland have a low cover of native woodland yet provides an excellent opportunity to expand woodland cover for biodiversity. For instance, native pinewood now covers […]

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National Guardsman Arrested and Charged with Export Violation | Office of Public Affairs

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Canyon Anthony Amarys, 28, of Alamogordo, New Mexico, was arrested on October 28 in connection with his indictment for the attempted violation of the Export Control Reform Act.  Amarys will make his initial appearance today in federal court in the District of Kansas at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. According to the indictment, in February 2025, […]

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Turkey Confirms 20 Soldiers Killed in Georgia Plane Crash

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Summary: Turkey’s Ministry of National Defense has confirmed that 20 soldiers died when a C‑130 military transport plane crashed in Georgia after departing Azerbaijan, marking the country’s deadliest military incident since 2020. ✈️ The Incident The Turkish C‑130 Hercules cargo aircraft crashed on Tuesday in Georgia’s Sighnaghi municipality, Kakheti district, shortly after crossing the border […]

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Chinese ‘Cryptoqueen’ Zhimin Qian Jailed Over $6.6 Billion Ponzi Scheme

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Summary: Zhimin Qian, dubbed the “Cryptoqueen,” has been sentenced in the UK to more than 11 years in prison for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 128,000 people in China between 2014 and 2017. Her Malaysian accomplice, Seng Hok Ling, was jailed for nearly five years for his role in laundering cryptocurrency linked to the […]

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Aquarian Capital to Take Brighthouse Financial Private in $4.1 Billion Deal

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Abu Dhabi-backed investor moves to acquire U.S. life insurance and annuity provider amid sector shake-up. 💼 Landmark Acquisition Abu Dhabi-backed investment firm Aquarian Capital has reached an agreement to acquire Brighthouse Financial, a leading U.S. provider of life insurance and annuity products, in a transaction valued at $4.1 billion. The deal will see Brighthouse transition […]

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Keeping cool on a hotter planet: COP30 pushes for sustainable cooling and AI innovation

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AI is already helping farmers predict droughts and manage crops more efficiently, but the environmental cost of training large models and running vast data centres is raising alarms. Meanwhile, cooling – once seen as a luxury, now a survival need in many parts of the world – remains one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse […]

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Trapped behind bars: Reforming Haiti’s broken detention system

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Most of those people died “as a result of lack of medical care, unsanitary cells, insufficient food, and limited access to drinking water,” according to the latest UN human rights report about the situation in the Caribbean island nation. Haiti is facing a dire humanitarian, political and security crisis due to gang violence, compounded by […]

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Sudan war: Women endure starvation, rape and bombs fleeing El Fasher

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“Women speaking to us from El Fasher, the heart of Sudan’s latest catastrophe, tell us that they’ve endured starvation…displacement, rape and bombardment,” Anna Mutavati, UN Women Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, told reporters in Geneva. “Pregnant women have given birth in the streets as the last remaining maternity hospitals were looted and destroyed.” […]

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MBS Heads to Washington: Why This Visit Could Reset U.S.–Saudi Relations

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Seven years since his last trip, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is back in D.C. for a high-stakes meeting with President Trump. 🏛️ Back in Washington On November 18, 2025, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) will walk into the White House for talks with President Donald Trump. It’s his first U.S. visit […]

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African Continental Brief: Business, Tech, Geopolitics, Security and Human Rights – November 11, 2025

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Summary: Across Africa, business innovation, digital transformation, geopolitical shifts, security challenges, and human rights concerns are shaping the continent’s trajectory. Here is a concise, multi‑section overview of the latest developments. 📊 Business 💻 Technology 🌍 Geopolitics 🔒 Security ⚖️ Human Rights In summary: Africa’s November 2025 landscape is marked by economic resilience, digital innovation, political […]

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