The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a Term Sheet with Mediwood Studios, securing a US$3 million facility to support the expansion of the Tunisian studio’s operations. The agreement, formalised on the sidelines of the recently concluded Creative Africa Nexus Weekend (CANEX WKND) 2024, aims to position Tunisia as a premier filmmaking destination within the…
Devastating rains that triggered deadly floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan in recent months were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists said on Wednesday. Global warming made the seasonal downpours this year about five to 20 per cent more intense across the Niger, and Lake Chad basins, said World…
Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris held a marginal 46 per cent to 43 per cent lead over Republican former President Donald Trump, with a glum electorate saying the country is on the wrong track, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Harris’ lead in the six-day poll, which closed on Monday, differed little from her 45…
Donald Trump’s campaign has accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party of “blatant foreign interference” in the U.S. presidential campaign after some volunteers travelled to help campaign for Kamala Harriss. The Republican candidate’s camp has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission in Washington, calling for an investigation into what it termed illegal…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed on Wednesday for a halt to fighting between Israel and militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah. However, heavy Israeli air strikes on a large historic Lebanese port city have demonstrated that there was no respite. Huge clouds of thick smoke billowed above residential buildings in Tyre, a UNESCO-listed port…
Microsoft 2024 Digital Defense Report has revealed an alarming rise in cyber attacks, with incidents targeting customers globally, doubling to 600 million per day. The Commercial Solution Area Director, Microsoft, South Africa Mr Colin Baumgart made this known on Wednesday during his presentation at the virtual Microsoft Africa AI Journalist Academy. The News Agency of…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), says it is partnering with the Federal Government to deliver impactful extension services to smallholder farmers in Nigeria. The partnership also seeks to improve livelihoods, productivity, profitability and market access to smallholder farmers in the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari stated…
Nearly half of Africa’s citizens live in a country where governance has worsened over the past decade, as deteriorating security erodes progress, according to a new report. The annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance report found that in spite of the positive progress in 33 countries, overall governance was worse in 2023 in 21 countries,…
A German government delegation is set to travel to New Delhi in an effort to strengthen economic and labour ties with India. Germany’s Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck is due to leave for New Delhi with a business delegation on Wednesday. He would be joined by Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday to open…
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, on Wednesday inaugurated a pilot programme to expand value-added telecom services in four designated areas in Beijing, Shanghai, Hainan, and Shenzhen. The pilot programme would allow foreign investors to operate wholly-owned businesses such as internet data centres and engage in online data processing and transaction processing in the…
