Africa: Human Rights Watch Submission for the African Court Advisory Opinion On State Obligations Related to the Climate Crisis
Human Rights Watch respectfully seeks leave to submit an amicus curiae to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereafter the Court) in relation to its forthcoming advisory opinion on the human rights obligations of states in the context of the climate change crisis. Our research shows that climate change already negatively affects communities…
Russia welcomes arrival of oil tanker in Cuba amid U.S. oil blockade
An old Soviet-era Lada car drives past a truck belonging to a private Cuban company (mipyme) parked in front of a gas station with an IsoTank of imported fuel in Havana on March 19, 2026. Adalberto Roque | Afp | Getty Images The Kremlin on Monday welcomed the arrival of a Russian-flagged oil tanker to…
Your real estate agent just got a robot sidekick
AI use in real estate will refine the properties that estate agents show people. (Image by Nicola Mawson, with Freepik and GenAI) Gone are the days of real estate agents bombarding people with flyers and cold calls, as ‘bionic’ agents use AI to sift data, answer queries and avoid showing buyers properties that are far…
Africa: Mosquitoes Carrying Malaria Are Evolving More Quickly Than Insecticides Can Kill Them – Researchers Pinpoint How
The fight against infectious disease is a race against evolution. Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. Viruses adapt to spread more quickly. Diseases transmitted by insects present another evolutionary front: Insects themselves can evolve resistance to the poisons that people use to kill them. In particular, the mosquito-borne disease malaria kills over 600,000 people annually. Since…
Africa: CAF President Dr Motsepe Express Gratitude to Outgoing General Secretary Véron Mosengo-Omba Who Announced Decision to Step Down
Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) President Dr Patrice Motsepe has expressed his and CAF’s gratitude to outgoing General Secretary, Véron Mosengo-Omba who has left the role after over five successful years. Mosengo-Omba will be replaced on an interim basis by Samson Adamu, while the process to appoint a permanent General Secretary is undertaken. Dr Motsepe told the media…
Trump says his ‘preference’ would be to ‘take the oil in Iran’
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would like to “take the oil in Iran” and is considering seizing the export hub of Kharg Island, which is responsible for more than 90% of Iran’s oil exports. In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump said his “preference would be to take the oil.” “To be…
Starlink fires back after Namibia rejects licence bid
Starlink has hit back at Namibia’s decision to reject its licence application, calling the regulator’s characterisation of its non-compliance “misleading” and urging Namibians to request a formal appeal. In a statement published on its website, the satellite internet provider owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX said it had made clear over the past three years its…
Africa: Statement of the Chairperson of the AU Commission On the Passing of Former President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, H.E. Liamine Zeroual
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, expresses profound sorrow upon learning of the passing of H.E. Liamine Zeroual, former President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, who departed on yesterday evening. The AUC Chairperson extends heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Algeria, as well as to the…
Africa: All of Africa Today – March 30, 2026
Former Algerian President Zeroual Dies at 84 Algeria has announced three days of national mourning after the death of former president Liamine Zeroual at the age of 84. Born in Batna in 1941, he served in the National Liberation Army during the fight for independence from France. He later led a transitional government during…
Fuel tax halved and free public transport offered as war pushes up prices in Australia
Victoria and Tasmania are incentivising commuters not to drive in a bid to ease cost pressures.