Category: News

Reps vow stricter mining licenses to tackle illicit trade, insecurity

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, says the lower chamber will implement...

Alibaba to raise HK$12bn in exchangeable bonds

Chinese technology giant Alibaba Group is seeking to raise approximately HK$12 billion (US$1.53 billion) through...

NUPRC unveils plan to end gas flaring by 2030

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has unveiled a gas-driven transition plan aimed at ending...

Flutterwave slashes workforce by 50% in Kenya, South Africa

Africa’s leading fintech company, Flutterwave, has laid off half of its workforce in Kenya and...

Qantas Airways suffers major cyberattack, exposing data of millions

Qantas Airways has confirmed a major cyberattack on a third-party customer service platform that exposed...

South Africa appeals to US over looming tariffs ahead of July deadline

South Africa has urged the United States and President Donald Trump to reconsider the harsh...

Intel mulls strategic shift in chipmaking business under new CEO

Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is considering a major shake-up of the company’s chip manufacturing...

Baidu unveils AI video generator, revamps search engine

Chinese tech giant Baidu on Wednesday unveiled a new AI-powered video generation tool for businesses,...

Alibaba Cloud expands with data centres in Malaysia, Philippines

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing division of Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group, has expanded its...

Dubai conducts first test flight of electric air taxi

Dubai commuters could soon soar above the city’s notorious traffic, following the successful test flight...

Four dead, four missing as oil barge sinks in Gulf of Suez

An oil-drilling barge sank in the Gulf of Suez, leaving at least four crew members...

Afreximbank launches PAPSSCARD to boost Africa’s payment sovereignty

The African Export-Import Bank has unveiled the PAPSSCARD, a new payments card designed to deepen...