t was originally reported that 215 pupils had been kidnapped from St. Mary’s School in Papiri, Niger state, early on Friday morning – but the figure was revised upwards to 303 students and 12 teachers, according to The Christian Association of Nigeria. The association’s chair who reportedly visited the school on Friday said that more […]
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She knows what it’s like to be silenced. Born into a family that didn’t believe in educating girls, she had to stay home while her brothers went to school. Only when she moved to Khartoum with her uncle did she get a chance to study, though not for long. “I was forced into marriage at 14,” Awrelia said. “Even before then, some […]
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Public pensions alone may not always be sufficient to maintain adequate living standards. To help people secure a more reasonable income in retirement, the European Commission has put forward a set of measures to improve access to stronger and more effective supplementary pensions. These would complement rather than replace public pensions in EU countries. […]
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A curated snapshot of Africa’s latest developments across Business, Technology, Geopolitics, Security, and Human Rights, reflecting real-time updates from multiple sources. Business Africa’s economic outlook remains resilient despite global uncertainty. The African Development Bank projects average GDP growth of 4.2% in 2025 and 4.3% in 2026, buoyed by private consumption and reforms afdb.org. At the […]
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“First, we need to end the war. Then, we have to restart the factories,” says Basher Abdullah, advisor to Sudan’s Minister of Industry and Trade. Like many of the world’s poorest countries, Sudan’s attempts to develop its economy are severely hampered by conflict. Yet, even amidst the brutal civil war, the UN Industrial Organization […]
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A federal judge has issued a sweeping injunction preventing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from sharing taxpayer home addresses with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), striking a major blow to the Trump administration’s mass deportation strategy. The Ruling U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled that the IRS’s agreement to provide ICE with taxpayer address […]
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A former Michigan pharmacist and his brother were sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison and five years in prison, respectively, for their roles in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, from approximately 2010 to 2019, Raad Kouza, 59, of Wayne County, […]
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Global leaders have reacted cautiously to the United States’ draft proposal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, warning that the plan requires “additional work” after sparking alarm in Kyiv and among its allies. The proposal, unveiled during high‑level discussions this week, outlines a 28‑point framework that would require Ukraine to make significant concessions, including ceding […]
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AI music platform Suno has closed a $250 million Series C funding round, catapulting its valuation to $2.45 billion, up from roughly $500 million in 2024. The round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from NVIDIA’s NVentures, Lightspeed, Matrix Partners, and Hallwood Media, underscoring investor confidence in the company’s rapid growth and its role […]
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Germany has committed €1 billion ($1.15 billion) over the next decade to Brazil’s newly launched Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), a landmark global fund designed to reward forest conservation and penalize deforestation. The pledge was announced by German Environment Minister Carsten Schneider and Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) […]
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