Technology Google to open German centre for ‘AI development’ Berlin – Google will open an AI centre in Berlin on Thursday, the latest sign of Europe’s deepening reliance... Read more 5 Mar
World African migrants can drive growth in their home countries – but three barriers stand in the way Franzisca Zanker, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute and Amanda Bisong, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The idea that migration is closely linked to... Read more 5 Dec, 2024
Companies Visions of development have shifted in Africa over the past two decades: study explores how Rwanda and Ethiopia tried to shape the future Barnaby Joseph Dye, King’s College London and Biruk Terrefe, Bayreuth University Contemporary economic challenges in Africa appear to be... Read more 5 Nov, 2024
Countries Money spent on war is ‘indictment’ of world – Ramaphosa United Nations – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday denounced the billions of dollars spent on war instead of development... Read more 20 Sep, 2023
News Jobs, not doctrine, the lure for Africa’s jihadists, says UN Geneva – Poverty and the prospect of better-paid work, rather than ideology, are what fuel recruitment to jihadist and... Read more 8 Feb, 2023
Countries Nile islanders face eviction to make way for Egypt’s latest grand plan Cairo – Residents of a Nile island in greater Cairo woke up in recent weeks to find officials taking... Read more 5 Sep, 2022
Business UN urges Africa to swap commodities for tech Dakar – The UN’s trade body on Thursday said African economies were vulnerable to a triple shock as it... Read more 15 Jul, 2022