[Daily Maverick] African governments need to earn the trust of young people if they are to successfully implement the African Continental Free Trade Area and ensure the participation of the largest population cohort on the continent.
Urgent climate-proofing is being overlooked in the Gulf as energy superpowers pour money into 'smart cities' instead.
In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This column is a companion piece to The Number Ones , and it’s for members only. Thank
[The Conversation Africa] A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection.
Election forecasts have given the Labour Party a solid double-digit lead since before the campaign began and are expected to win tomorrow.
Palestinians continue to stream out of eastern Khan Younis in response to Israeli evacuation orders.
A primary school in Chad is providing an opportunity for thousands of Sudanese refugees to resume learning.
Jordanian security forces arrested renowned satirical journalist Ahmad Hassan al-Zoubi on Tuesday, enacting a court order sentencing him to one year in prison.
It is a two-month trial in which people can fly without emissions between the airports of Maastricht, Liège and Aachen.
Malaysia is guaranteeing spots in a major pre-university programme for top scorers, regardless of race. While lauded as a “brave” move by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, it does not address social inequalities, observers say.
Companies added 150,000 jobs for the month, below the upwardly revised 157,000 in May and the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 160,000.
Former first lady Michelle Obama is the only Democrat to overtake former President Trump in a new poll released Tuesday. The survey, conducted by Reuters/Ipsos, found that Obama was the only Democrat to surpass Trump in a hypothetical matchup, garnering 50 percent support to
Seven people remain missing after the boat, named as the Virgem Dolorosa, overturned north of Lisbon.
Lack of access to vaccines, stigma, and a fast-moving new variant have hindered the DRC’s mpox response.
Only 40 percent of Iran's voters cast their ballots in the first round, representing the lowest turnout in any presidential election since 1979.
The atrocities allegedly took place at a Palestinian refugee camp cordoned off by the Assad regime.
The advent of quantum computers promises to revolutionize computing by solving complex problems exponentially more rapidly than classical computers. However, today's quantum computers face challenges such as maintaining stability and transporting quantum information.
Democrats' attempts to protect President Biden from scrutiny has resulted in a lack of viable replacements, leaving them stuck with a senile candidate and no bench for the 2028 election.
Drake has been criticized by Uncle Luke after he appeared to endorse the attack on Rick Ross and his entourage at a music festival in Canada.
Colorful tennis personality Boris Becker, 14-time world champion cyclist Arnaud Tournant and rowing powerhouse James Cracknell will bring star-power and insider analysis to Warner Bros. Discovery’s Paris Olympic Games coverage through the group’s pay-tv banner Eurosport.
Well, that was anticlimactic.
Experts have warned there could be an extraordinary 13 category one or above hurricanes between June and November this year.
The European Union says that a merger between the two airlines will not breach antitrust rules.
These are the stocks posting the largest moves in premarket trading.
Rishi Sunak has covered thousands of miles in the past few weeks, but he hasn’t outrun the expectation that his time as Britain’s prime minister is in its final hours.
Riddle me this: What's green, blue, and spoils you?
Israel's obstinance has awoken atrocious forces in Zionist politics, unwilling to accept anything but the erasure of Palestine, writes Nikolaos van Dam.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) predicted in a new interview that former President Biden will lose November's election to former President Trump, adding to a growing group of Democrats questioning Biden's chances after his dismal showing in last week's debate. “About 50
After scoring his second goal against Austria, Demiral made a hand signal commonly used by Turkey's extremist Grey Wolves group.
Also called the Fourth of July, Independence Day marks the historic date in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress.
Warrior, hero, star of the catwalk.
Former U.S. government officials who resigned over the Biden administration’s handling of the war in Gaza described it as “a failure and a threat to U.S. national security.”
Bulgaria's Orthodox Church has elected Daniil, a 52-year-old considered to be pro-Russian, as its new leader in a vote that reflected the divisions in the church and wider society since Russian invaded Ukraine more than two years ago.
She was filmed helping out at her mother’s stall.
Large language models can be abused by malware to help them avoid detection and propagate by crafting realistic replies to emails
Taiwanese rock group No Party for Cao Dong won triple prizes for best band, album of the year and best Mandarin album over the weekend at the Golden Melody Awards. Taiwanese rapper MC HotDog won the best Mandarin male singer award, while the best Mandarin female singer award
Whoever wins between the Netherlands and Turkey will play one of England and Switzerland a week on Wednesday in the Euro 2024 games.
Owners of adjacent waterways or even members of the public could now bring action over sewage pollution.
