Elections in Guinea-Bissau: Catholic Church Official Concerned About Rising Hate Speech ahead of Poll

Presenting proposals for a peaceful electoral environment, the Catholic Priest urges candidates to focus on constructive ideas rather than provocations. “Voting is a right, but respecting the vote of others is a duty. Democracy is more than votes....

Guinea-Bissau Thwarts Alleged Coup Plot on Eve of High-Stakes Elections

Bissau, November 1, 2025 – In a dramatic escalation of political tensions, the Guinea-Bissau military announced on Friday that it had successfully dismantled a plot by senior officers to undermine the country's constitutional order, arresting...

Penge flexes muscles to earn approval from Race to Dubai rival McIlroy

In such celebrated company, there was bound to be nerves. “I know on Thursday morning when I step on the tee, I’m going to have some adrenaline because I'm playing with one of the best players in the world for the first time,” Marco Penge said on...

52 young entrepreneurs thrive under NBU-YEC program in Asokore Mampong

The No Business as Usual Youth Empowerment Centre (NBU-YEC) marked a major milestone in its mission to equip young Ghanaians with employable skills and entrepreneurial opportunities during its 3rd handing over ceremony held on Wednesday, November...

Itafos Reports Outstanding Q3 2025 Performance and Mechanical Completion of the H1/NDR Mine

approximately 500kt per year of single superphosphate (“SSP”) and SSP with micronutrients (“SSP+”)approximately 40kt per year of excess sulfuric acid (220kt per year gross sulfuric acid production capacity) Conda – a vertically integrated...

UN report: Caribbean still facing rising climate threats

Caribbean nations continue to struggle with deep-rooted inequalities and growing climate risks, according to the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2025, released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty...

Caribbean’s poor face growing climate threat – UN report

FILE PHOTO: Siblings Mylouise Veillard, left, and Myson walk home with water they collected from a well, for cooking, cleaning and drinking, in a rural area of Saint-Louis-du-Sud, Haiti, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The siblings were considered...

Ghana Scores High on Climate Policy but Struggles with Funding

Ghana has earned recognition as one of Africa’s stronger performers in climate resilience planning, but a critical funding gap threatens to undermine the country’s ambitious adaptation goals, according to a major new assessment released this week....

International collaborative effort to understand dengue and Zika

An international team launched the DeZi network to understand how the viruses spread, interact, and cause disease across Africa and Asia. The Dengue and Zika Immunology and Genomics Multi-Country Network (DeZi) is led by Imperial and received...

Cancer to Capricorn: A Maritime Showdown for the Global South

Coast Guard personnel observe the cloud-covered ocean from the ramp of an HC-130J Super Hercules maritime patrol aircraft in support of Operation South­ern Shield 2023 in October 2023. The Coast Guard recently completed the first high-seas...

The Church of Artificial Optimism

Artificial intelligence may be Wall Street's new religion, but faith alone won't paper over political chaos and economic data blackouts. Investors are cheering chipmakers and corporate megadeals as if the future were written in code, while...

Factoring: A game-changer for Zim businesses

For Zimbabwe's SMEs, factoring offers a lifeline in an economy where access to traditional financing remains a significant hurdle. FACTORING could emerge as a vital financing solution for businesses in Zimbabwe, especially the small and...

Ranked: Countries With the Largest Forests in 2025

Ranked: 35 Countries With the Largest Forests in 2025 See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key...

Nigerians denounce US invasion threat

From Abdullateef Aliyu (Lagos), Joshua Odeyemi, Dalhatu Liman, Baba Martins (Abuja), Muhammed Ibrahim Yaba (Kaduna) & Eyo Charles (Calabar) Many Nigerians, including diplomats, lawyers and regional groups, have denounced American President Donald...

Four Sub-regional States Unite To Shield Children From Rising Threats

By: Isatou Sarr Four West African nations have joined forces in an unprecedented regional initiative to combat growing threats against children, from drug-related violence to climate change impacts that are reshaping childhood across the...

Timing, Targeting, & Technology: Your New Collections Playbook

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Vaccines, autism, and An Inconvenient Study

Even persons familiar with RFK Jr.’s damning statistics about American health might be surprised by the information contained in Del Bigtree’s new documentary An Inconvenient Study — a film that also depicts with gut-wrenching impact the human...

ECOWAS@50: Leaders, experts disagree on relevance of regional bodies

As the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) marks its 50th anniversary, political leaders, scholars, and policymakers have disagreed over whether regional organisations remain essential to Africa’s integration or have become detached...

West Africa Takes Digital Leap With SIGMAT Customs Launch

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is officially launching a homegrown digital customs platform that could fundamentally transform how goods move across the region’s borders, as technical experts from Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and...

Fam wants World Cup qualification

Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has expressed the desire to see the Malawi National Women’s football team making it to the 2027 Fifa World Cup. The Scorchers made history by qualifying for next year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon)...