Month: April 2026

Nigerian digital payments company Flutterwave was granted its first banking license in the country, the latest sign of a push among Africa’s fintech leaders to diversify and capture more of the value in the continent’s growing digital economy. Flutterwave has mainly operated as a digital payments processor since it was ...

US President Donald Trump is about to get his top Africa official installed at the State Department after a long vacancy. Senate aides told Semafor that the body is expected to vote on Frank Garcia’s confirmation to be Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs soon after the two-week April ...

Officials say other member remains missing in first downing of US fighter plane since start of war Middle East crisis – live updates One US service member has been rescued after a US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter was shot down over Iran, prompting a frantic effort to locate its two-strong ...

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss crypto, journalists using AI, and a cool photo of Earth. JOSEPH: I can’t talk about the story just yet, but recently I ...

UN says record numbers of people could face acute hunger if conflict continues The world has become well versed in the importance of the strait of Hormuz to the world’s energy flows, but attention is increasingly turning to its vital role in another market – the fertiliser on which harvests ...

Six weapons experts have contested the US claim that video evidence suggests an Iranian missile could have hit the hall. ...

The crew will not land on the Moon on this current mission, though Nasa is preparing for a potential lunar landing by 2028. ...

Jasmine Beverley’s son was stillborn and his funeral was arranged by the now-disgraced Robert Bush. ...

New research further undermined the idea of “healthy obesity.” There is an ongoing scientific controversy over whether obese individuals with no metabolic abnormalities, such as diabetes, high cholesterol, or hypertension, should be treated as higher risk. A new study of 157,000 people over 13 years found that obese people, especially ...

China is creating life in its “Sea of Death.” After nearly five decades of effort, the fringes of the great Taklamakan Desert are becoming a forest, NASA satellite data confirmed. The Taklamakan is 25 million years old, and was slowly expanding. But since 1978, Beijing has been planting hardy shrubs ...