Egypt’s Renewable Energy Buildout Continues as First Utility-Scale Solar-Plus-Storage Facility Comes Online

Egypt is among the Middle Eastern countries looking to accelerate the growth of renewable energy. The country was among the first in Africa to embrace renewables; Egypt had brought 555 MW of wind power generation online as early as 2012....

UNESCO Adds an Area the Size of Bolivia to Biosphere Reserve System to Protect 5% of the World’s Land

Landscape of Daqingshan- Copyright, Daqingshan Biosphere Reserve The United Nations has added an area the size of Bolivia to a network of special land and seascapes with the aim of ensuring they remain places where Man can anchor himself to his...

[Yemen : Security Forces in Aden Foil Attempt to Smuggle Record-Sized Houthi Military Cargo

Aden- Yemeni security forces at the Aden Free Zone container terminal have intercepted a commercial cargo vessel carrying what officials described as one of the largest military shipments recently seized in Yemeni ports. According to security...

Keeping it home: Africa’s reinsurers in quiet bid to reclaim market

Oil and gas development in Uganda’s Albertine region. Much of the premiums in huge projects such as this have traditionally been ceded abroad. Reinsurers on the continent operate in a harsh socio-economic environment marked by inflation, political...

How Trump Could Get Bagram Back

It’s not every day that a U.S. president publicly demands the return of a military base from a former adversary. But that’s exactly what happened last week, when President Donald Trump said that his administration is “trying to get” Bagram back...

PM Davis: ‘Storms like this remind us, once again, who we are’

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis speaks during Joint Press Briefing with the Office of the Prime Minister and the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Authority, on September 29, 2025 NASSAU, The Bahamas – While addressing a...

Biometrics and digital wallet integrations bridge travel’s present and near-future

Biometrics and digital wallets are taking their position for the future of travel, from getting through airports, to crossing (and controlling) borders and organizing complex supply chains. Biometric Update’s top stories of the week reflect the...

Workshop for Horn of Africa Think-Tank Scholars concludes successfully in Chengdu, China

By our staff reporter Chengdu, China The 2025 Training Workshop for Think-Tank Scholars from the Horn of Africa has successfully concluded, marking a significant milestone in fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange. Held at Sichuan Normal...

These six Asian countries are now officially home to UN Biosphere Reserves

Asia is home to so many stunning natural wonders, and thanks to the expansion of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme, six of them have just received official protection from the UN. At the 5th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves in Hangzhou,...

Two injured, crew evacuated from Dutch ship in Houthi attack

Dutch shipowner Spliethoff confirmed that the Minervagracht had been hit by an explosive device while transiting the Gulf of Aden on 29 September. It said the unknown explosive device caused substantial damage to the Netherlands-registered...

Honour, Resilience, and Leadership

PM Philip Davis KC My fellow Bahamians, We have lost a friend and a servant to the public, the Honourable Vaughn Miller. Vaughn’s passing is a shock. It is a loss felt not only in government, but in homes and communities across our country. He...

Ts’əmdi and Ts’imdo: Joined for Utility, Not Unity

In the semi-fertile soil of Tigrinya, the words ጽምዲ (Ts’əmdi) and ጽምዶ (Ts’imdo) bloom with layered meaning—practical, poetic, and political. Both conjure the image of two entities alloyed together, yet their applications diverge across the rhythms...

Weapons of Discord

How the lifting of Somalia’s arms embargo is reshaping security in the Horn of Africa When the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2714 in December 2023, fully lifting Somalia’s long-standing arms embargo, the move was widely...

Arab News honors founders, announces plans for 50 languages

RIYADH: Arab News’ founding brothers Mohammad and the late Hisham Ali Hafez were honored at a gala held by the Saudi Arabia’s Dean of Diplomatic Corps marking the Golden Jubilee of Arab News on Sunday. In celebration for the landmark anniversary,...

Sustainability pays – Why trees are Ghana’s new asset class

Each year, as the rains come, the conversation around tree planting returns with fresh urgency. Mostly, it centres on protecting the environment. But gradually, tree planting is no longer a moral imperative alone; it is becoming an investment...

Ethiopia’s new mega dam stokes regional tensions

Opinion After 14 years of construction, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was finally inaugurated on Sept. 9. It’s now Africa’s largest source of hydroelectricity. Located upstream on the Nile River, the US$5-billion facility also...

African Peace and Security Dialogue: Media and Controversial Soundbites

Orapeleng Matshediso|Published 48 minutes ago 7min One of South Africa’s challenges appears to be the relentless creation of controversial soundbites and scant broadcasting for mere story-selling rather than providing ethical journalism and...

India’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve designated by UNESCO

New Delhi/Shimla: India’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, perched high in the trans-Himalayan region, is among the 26 new biosphere reserves across several countries, designated by UNESCO, the world body announced Saturday. With this addition,...

Diplomatic Snub of 77 Countries at the United Nations: Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Faces Mass Boycott Over Gaza Onslaught

In a moment that encapsulated the deepening fissures in global diplomacy, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped up to the podium at the United Nations General Assembly on September 26, 2025, only to address a chamber that had been...

Readers sound off on Israel and the US, a NYCLASS lawsuit and stopping a pipeline

Two nations united against international decency Castlebar, Ireland: Our beloved President Michael D. Higgins is reported to have said that “Israel and its arms suppliers should be excluded from the United Nations.” In this, I thoroughly agree...