CAR President Launches Meme-coin Experiment to Boost Country’s Profile
Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has debuted a new meme-coin, dubbed $CAR, as an experimental tool to boost the nation’s global profile and support local development. Announced on his X account, the initiative aims to unite citizens and help the country, one of the world’s poorest, generate much-needed funds. The move follows an earlier, […]
Novare And Reelement Technologies Announces$100 Million Refining Facility In Africa
The partnership will establish Africa’s first fully integrated critical mineral refining platform employing local talent Novare, the South African based multi-disciplinary asset manager and ReElement Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) and a leading provider of rare earth minerals refining solutions, have announced $ 100 million (R1,8 billion) rare earth and critical […]
ICC Investigates Italy Over Libyan Warlord’s Release
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched an inquiry into Italy for releasing Ossama Anjiem, also known as Ossama al-Masri, a Libyan suspected of torture, murder, and rape, instead of extraditing him to The Hague. Al-Masri was arrested in Turin on January 19 under an ICC warrant. However, he was returned to Libya on an […]
DA Mounts Legal Challenge Against Controversial Land Expropriation Law
South Africa’s government is facing a legal challenge from the Democratic Alliance over a controversial land expropriation law that triggered President Trump’s executive order to halt US aid. The law permits the government to expropriate private property without compensation if negotiations fail. However, the DA has condemned it as unconstitutional and an abuse of power. […]
Record January Heat: La Niña Fails to Cool Global Warming
January 2025 marked the hottest month on record, with global temperatures reaching 1.7°C above pre-industrial levels. Despite expectations that the natural La Niña phase of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation would bring slight cooling, the record heat indicates that human-driven ocean warming is overwhelming natural climate fluctuations. Typically, La Niña cools global temperatures by a few […]
Urban Agriculture and Cooling Oasis Revitalize Ouagadougou
A sprawling green belt covering 2,000 hectares now encircles Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital, serving as both a barrier against the encroaching desert and a natural coolant for the city. Initially launched in the 1970s to reforest vulnerable land, the project has evolved into an extensive network of trees, vegetable plots, water tanks, and recreational spaces […]
