Gates Foundation Investments in Women’s Health Innovations – 2025-2030
OverviewOver the next two decades, the Gates Foundation will work together with its partners to make as much progress as possible towards three primary goals: This focus builds on the extraordinary global progress in health and development between 2000 and 2025—a period when child deaths were more than halved, deaths from deadly infectious diseases were […]
Gates Foundation Announces Catalytic Funding to Spark New Era of Women-Centered Research and Innovation
Investments Through 2030 to Catalyze Innovation in Maternal, Menstrual, Gynecological, and Sexual Health for Women Globally The Gates Foundation today announced a $2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to accelerate research and development (R&D) focused exclusively on women’s health. It will support the advancement of more than 40 innovations in five critical, chronically underfunded areas—particularly those […]
ADIPEC
LOCATION : ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates START TIME [DATE & TIME]: 3 November 2025: 10AM – 6PM END TIME [DATE & TIME]: 6 November 2025: 10AM – 5PM Held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and hosted by ADNOC, ADIPEC will take place in […]
“Home Is Here,” Says Kemi Badenoch as She Distances Herself from Nigerian Identity
UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said that even though she is Nigerian by ancestry, she does not consider herself Nigerian by identity. Badenoch was born in London but raised in Nigeria and the US. Speaking on the Rosebud podcast, she stated that she has not renewed her Nigerian passport in 20 years and considers […]
South Africa Slams US Farm Attack Report as ‘Disinformation Campaign’
South Africa has strongly rejected a controversial US State Department report claiming farm attacks in the country follow a “brutal pattern” beyond ordinary crime. The report, published by the US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, highlighted a disturbing rise in farm attacks, citing 296 incidents and 49 murders in 2023. However, Pretoria […]
Google Bets Big on African AI with $37M Innovation Push
Google is accelerating Africa’s AI revolution with a $37 million investment, signaling Silicon Valley’s growing appetite for the continent’s tech potential. The funding will boost local AI research, particularly in developing digital language models and solutions for food security, with Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Ghana as key beneficiaries. This move comes as Microsoft, Meta, and […]
West Africa Unites: Nigeria and Benin Launch Ambitious Economic Partnership
Nigeria and Benin have taken a major step toward regional integration by implementing a new economic cooperation agreement designed to boost bilateral trade. The deal, born out of the June 2025 West Africa Economic Summit in Abuja, aims to streamline customs procedures, improve transport links, facilitate trade, and strengthen private sector collaboration—key goals aligned with ECOWAS and […]
Trump Reaffirms US Support for Morocco’s Claim Over Western Sahara
US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed Washington’s support for Morocco’s claim over Western Sahara. In a message to King Mohammed VI, Trump endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan as the only viable solution, marking his first public comments on the issue since returning to office. This stance continues the controversial policy established during his first term, when recognition […]
Senegal Secures Mercedes-Benz Plant in Major Boost to West African Industry
Senegal is set to become Mercedes-Benz’s newest automotive hub in West Africa, with plans to launch a truck assembly plant by late 2025. The project, a partnership between the Senegalese government, Mercedes-Benz, and Global Truck Systems (GTS), will initially produce military vehicles for Senegal before expanding to civilian and commercial trucks. The deal marks a milestone […]
Côte d’Ivoire Opposition Cries Foul as Six Members Detained Ahead of Election
Tensions are mounting in Côte d’Ivoire ahead of the October presidential election as the opposition party, African Peoples’ Party–Côte d’Ivoire (PPA-CI), accuses the government of orchestrating the “arbitrary arrest” of six of its members. The party, linked to ex-President Laurent Gbagbo, claims the men were abducted overnight following recent unrest in Youpougon, where violent clashes saw […]
