4+ hour, 11+ min ago   (519+ words) Türkiye is helping Somalia launch its first satellite in 2027, expanding its strategic footprint in the Horn of Africa as arch-rival Israel makes its own move through neighbouring Somaliland in the wider contest for influence around the Gulf of Aden and…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (416+ words) American venture capitalist and bitcoin investor Tim Draper’s plan to sell his luxury resort investment in Tanzania for $7.9 million is attracting a wave of unusual offers, including gold mines, houses and cattle. The development comes weeks after Tanzania’s government clarified…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (392+ words) Ghanaian passport holders can now travel to three more countries without obtaining an entry visa, following the entry into force of visa waiver agreements with the Maldives, Zambia, and Antigua and Barbuda. The Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (158+ words) The AI industry's race to build ever more powerful systems is reviving some grim questions, especially for those who are helping build AI. Employees at Anthropic and OpenAI are speaking out on the potential dangers AI poses to humanity after…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (249+ words) Meta wants some of its employees to be managers again. The social media giant has been asking some individual contributors in its Applied AI (AAI) division to transition back into management roles as part of a recent reshuffle, four people…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (519+ words) Somalia is turning to an unusual store of household wealth to widen access to finance, with MyBank, the nation’s sixth-biggest lender launching a service that allows women to use verified gold jewellery as collateral for financing. The lender estimates that…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (659+ words) Chinese independent refiners have turned to Angola and the Republic of Congo for crude oil as the war involving Iran disrupts supplies from the Middle East and intensifies competition for alternatives. The refiners have purchased at least two cargoes of…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (318+ words) Morocco’s imports of Argentine corn have increased 133% as North African buyers turn away from Ukrainian supplies disrupted by Russian attacks and transport problems. Argentina’s corn shipments to North Africa rose 45% year on year to 6.5 million tonnes during the first seven…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (187+ words) Mastercard Crypto Credential will now enable all eligible Busha users as verified endpoints, enabling them to send and receive supported digital assets with greater confidence using their email or phone number instead of error-prone blockchain addresses Mastercard has partnered with…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (409+ words) Kenya is positioning itself as East Africa’s leading business and technology hub, but concerns from major US tech companies over immigration and work-permit restrictions are putting pressure on Nairobi’s ambitions as it battles a growing immigration crisis. Kenya’s ambition to…...