Category: International Business & Finance
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The Onion Buys Infowars, Alex Jones’s Site, Out of Bankruptcy
How Site Owners Can Navigate Public Relations, Brand Acquisition, and Satirical Takeovers In an unexpected yet telling move, The Onion, a prominent satirical publication, announced it had won the bankruptcy auction for Infowars, the controversial site founded by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The acquisition sheds light on a unique case of brand repositioning and could…
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🌍🇺🇸 Africa has other friends if Trump won’t engage with us – Former Kenyan Prime Minister says
Kenyan politician and former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga has said Africa will seek alternative partners if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump chooses not to work with the continent. Odinga, one of four candidates running to replace the current African Union Commission chair, Moussa Faki Mahamat, next year, spoke in Addis Ababa shortly after Trump’s recent election…
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🇬🇭 UN mission in Mali’s withdrawal complete by mid-November according to the government
The UN’s mission in Mali, forced to pull out of the country last year, will be completely gone by mid-November, the government has said. The UN stabilisation mission (MINUSMA) had been in place since 2013 but ended on December 31 after Mali’s military leaders ordered it to leave amid deteriorating relations. It had previously maintained…
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🇬🇭 Uproar in Ghana after president unveils his own statue
Ghana’s outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo is facing a backlash on social media after he unveiled a statue of himself during a tour of the country’s Western Region. The monument is intended to honour the development initiatives the president has overseen whilst in office, the region’s minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah says. But many Ghanaians have been…
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Private-sector company has kept South Africa in global UAV race
South African private-sector defence group Milkor has kept South Africa in the global top ten of larger uncrewed aerial vehicle- (UAV-) producing countries through its development of the Milkor 380 medium altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV. Milkor entirely financed the development of the Milkor 380 itself, and is currently producing the first batch of these aircraft,…
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🇿🇦In South Africa, two women were killed and fed to pigs
In South Africa, two women were killed and fed to pigs because they tried to steal expired dairy products from a farm in the northern province of Limpopo. The farm owner and manager were charged with premeditated murder, and a worker was also tried for possession of an unlicensed firearm. The incident has sparked outrage…
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🇪🇺🇳🇴Surge in Electricity Demand from European Data Centers Expected by 2030
Projected Rise in Electricity Demand for Data Centers in Europe and Lessons for Pan-African Nations by 2030 Europe’s data centers are set to experience a significant rise in electricity demand, with a projected increase from the current 2.2% to 4.5% of the continent’s total electricity consumption by 2030. This translates to approximately 150 terawatt-hours (TWh),…
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🇬🇭 Ghana cocoa farmers restrict product supply amid price hike speculation
Cocoa farmers in Ghana are hoarding their products in anticipation of an increment in the price of cocoa. There are fears that this may cause pressure on the global cocoa market as Ghana is the world’s second largest cocoa producer with so many economies dependent on the country for cocoa beans. The hoarding has been…
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🌍 African leaders see extra IMF seat as starting block for bigger voice
From Nairobi to Accra, leaders of countries facing debt strains and public wrath over rising food and fuel prices have turned to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a last-ditch lender, but say they have little input in the policymaking that determines their fate. This week, a year after announcing the move in Marrakesh, Morocco,…
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Quincy Jones, Giant of American Music, Dies at 91 – PanAfrican Perspectives on a Legendary Life
Quincy Jones, a towering figure in American music and cultural history, has passed away at the age of 91, leaving behind a legacy of profound influence that transcended genres and continents. A visionary in jazz, pop, and classical music, Jones not only worked with legendary artists like Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra but also held…
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