Category: World

A concise round-up of key developments across Africa Business & Macro Climate & Energy Geopolitics & Policy Technology & Deals Human Rights & Security Outlook Continental Outlook Africa’s current trajectory reflects a mix of economic expansion, energy reform challenges, and geopolitical tensions. The continent’s resilience will hinge on balancing growth opportunities with governance reforms, debt […]

Ireland’s Minister of State for Food Promotion, New Markets, Research and Development, Noel Grealish TD, is in Mexico this week to strengthen trade ties and promote Irish agri-food produce. The visit comes as the modernised EU-Mexico Free Trade Agreement nears completion, opening new opportunities for Irish exporters in one of Latin America’s fastest-growing markets. High-Level […]

Ireland has announced a €2.22 billion capital investment package for 2026–2030, aimed at delivering world-class sporting facilities, modernising national cultural institutions, completing the National Broadband Plan, and strengthening Irish language media. The funding forms part of the Government’s National Development Plan (NDP) Review, described as the largest capital injection in the history of the State. […]

Over the past decade, prominent European politicians seemed to think that legal regulation would be enough to control the internet. They focused primarily on drafting laws to regulate foreign platforms rather than prioritising investment in developing European alternatives. This focus contributed to producing the internet Europeans experience today, in which users typically must rely on […]

That’s according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres who told the Security Council on Monday that the growth in terrorist groups was “not only a regional dramatic reality.” “Progressive links of its groups in Africa and beyond make it a growing global threat.” The vast Sahel region which stretches almost coast to coast across Africa, accounts for […]

Former FBI Director James Comey is back in federal court as his legal team seeks to have his indictment dismissed, arguing that the case is the product of a vindictive prosecution driven by political animus. The motion comes just days after a judge sharply rebuked prosecutors for what he described as a “disturbing pattern of […]

The United Kingdom shares the concern that Islamic State and Al-Qaeda affiliates are continuing to expand across West Africa and the Sahel, driving instability and committing deadly attacks against civilians. The fuel blockade in Mali imposed by Al-Qaeda-affiliate, JNIM, demonstrates the increasingly sophisticated tactics used by these groups. I will make three points. First, regional security and political cooperation […]

In the new documentary, Babo, viewers watch the gifted yet controversial German rapper Haftbefehl almost destroy himself with cocaine. The documentary, which follows both his huge success and his personal crises, has become the most-viewed film on Netflix Germany – a sign of what gets the country talking. Haftbefehl (literally meaning “arrest warrant”) is one […]

An Idaho executive pleaded guilty to insider trading on the basis of material nonpublic information about an impending corporate acquisition. According to court documents, Michael Smith, 48, of Eagle, Idaho, served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Company-1 since in or around June 2022. Company-1 was based in Idaho, and its shares were publicly […]

Alexander Villatoro Moreno, also known as “Quichi,” 53, made his first appearance in federal court today after the Mexican government recently apprehended and extradited him to the United States. Villatoro Moreno faces four charges, including conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, conspiracy to commit forced labor, conspiracy to obstruct proceedings […]