Risk-ready – Microfinance Backs African Businesses Against Climate Change

Although Africa has contributed only 7% of global carbon emissions since the 19th century, it remains the most vulnerable region to the adverse effects of climate change. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) estimates that seven of the ten...

Dangote Cement’s profit rises to N743bn on price increase

Dangote Cement Plc’s after-tax profit rose sharply to N743.3 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from N279.1 billion in the same period of 2024, a 166 percent increase despite a marginal decline in sales volumes. The strong...

Independent Arabia receives Press Freedom Award on behalf of its late correspondent Maryam Abu Daqqa

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Pakistan-Africa Trade Development Conference concludes

ADDIS ABABA: The 5th Pakistan–Africa Trade Development Conference (PATDC) and Made in Pakistan Exhibition successfully concluded at Millennium Hall, Addis Ababa, marking the end of three dynamic days of trade, dialogue, and partnership between...

Why pen-pushers can’t run prisons

Shortly after the end of the First World War, the English explorer Gertrude Bell was appointed an Oriental Secretary in Baghdad. The British administrators there were busy dismantling the Ottoman Empire; Bell, an expert in Middle Eastern cultures...

Effects of Catha edulis Extract on Atorvastatin-Induced Myotoxicity in Rats: Biochemical and Histopathological Evidence

Introduction Rhabdomyolysis (RML) is a clinical syndrome characterized by skeletal muscle breakdown and necrosis, with the subsequent release of intracellular contents—such as myoglobin, creatine kinase (CK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and other...

Turkmen Delegation Participates in the “Lu Ban Workshop” Seminar for Heads of Educational Institutions of SCO Countries

The Turkmen delegation took part in the “Lu Ban Workshop” training seminar for heads of educational institutions of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries, held in Ningbo, China, from October 10 to 16. The seminar brought together...

A trio of comets, a mysterious glow at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, why time moves faster as we age, and whether we should bring back Neanderthals." target="_self"…

This week's science news has been comet-ing thick and fast, with a flurry of reports on three dusty space snowballs that are hurtling through our cosmic backyard. First are the comets Lemmon and SWAN, which reached their peaks in brightness in...

MBZUAI – Building Humanity’s Symbiotic Relationship With AI

Central part of the MBZUA campus in Mazdar City, Abu Dhabi Bryan Penprase The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is building global talent in AI to help solve some of the most important global challenges. MBZUAI was...

‘Cafes de Colombia Expo 2025’, Latin America’s Premier Coffee Fair, Returned to Bogota

At “Cafes de Colombia Expo 2025,” Latin America’s main coffee fair returned to Bogota, highlighting its educational role. Credit: Josep Maria Freixes / Colombia One. The Corferias convention center in Bogota, Colombia’s capital, became the...

Funders & Investors Really Need To Start Supporting Kenya’s Promising Electric Car Market

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. We have been covering the developments in the Kenyan electric vehicle sector for over 7 years now — from the early days of a few startups converting one or two internal...

Wheat policy chaos: Farmers caught in the crossfire

In the sun-scorched fields of Punjab, a farmer named Ghulam stares at his ripening wheat, heart heavy with uncertainty. Last harvest, prices crashed to Rs2,200 per 40kg—barely covering costs—after the government scrapped public procurement to...

Revealed: The Australian millionaire making fortune from Epping hotel and other migrant accommodation

THE controversial asylum hotel in Epping is boosting the fortune of an Australian tycoon worth £300million – who was previously at the helm of the Bibby Stockholm migrant barge. Jamie Pherous’s firm is making tens of millions from British...

A Piece of Infinity, Meklit’s Smithsonian Folkways Debut

Meklit – A Piece of Infinity (Smithsonian Folkways, 2025) Meklit will release A Piece of Infinity, her first album for Smithsonian Folkways, on September 26. The Addis Ababa–born, San Francisco–based vocalist, songwriter, composer, and cultural...

One Mahdi, Three Messiahs, Jesus and Climate Change

Heat waves aren’t just getting worse on land, the majority of the world’s oceans are experiencing record-breaking temperatures too. These marine heat waves are getting longer, more intense and reaching farther than ever before. In particular,...

Minister of Education and Vocational Training concludes Africa Skills Week 2025

Addis Ababa, 18 October 2025 (SPS) – The Minister of Education and Vocational Training, member of the National Secretariat, and current Chairperson of the African Union’s Specialized Technical Committee on Education, Science, Technology, Mr....

Koyo Kouoh’s Final Lesson on Pan-African Solidarity

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Warm beginning of WEA general assembly

Stay up to date with Christian news in Europe? Sign up for CNE's newsletter. “To our esteemed fellow servant in Christ, Your faithful presence is truly a gift of grace. May the Seoul General Assembly become a sacred moment where we stand together...

Rethinking Ghana’s language policy in education: An Afrocentric defence of Mother tongue instruction

Rethinking Ghana’s language policy in education: An Afrocentric defence of Mother tongue instruction The history of language and education in Africa cannot be separated from the colonial project. British colonial education was never intended to...

Prison that accidentally freed sex attack migrant early mistakenly released ANOTHER inmate

THE prison that mistakenly released the Epping sex attacker migrant accidentally released another lag. HMP Chelmsford let Hadush Kebatu walk free over the weekend, sparking an urgent manhunt. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Hadush...