Prof. Olalekan Akinbo of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) says African countries should create room for innovation in order to avoid becoming a dumping ground for other countries’ innovations.
Read more: African countries should innovate, not become dumping ground — AU Official
U.S. former President, Donald Trump, and front-runner for the Republican nomination in 2024 have pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.
Hospital doctors in six of Germany’s 16 states began a one-day strike on Thursday in the latest of a wave of employment disputes to disrupt the country this year.
Turkey’s parliament is scheduled to vote on Finland’s accession to the NATO military alliance on Thursday.
Read more: Turkish parliament set to vote on Finland’s NATO membership bid
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Tuesday announced that it would split into six smaller business units.
Read more: China’s Alibaba Group to split into 6 business units
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has unveiled a program to support Member States in modernizing administrative data for statistical purposes.
Read more: ECA unveils programme to modernise statistical production processes in Africa
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has emphasized UN support to African countries in his fight to end the scourge of terrorism, noting that the situation in the region is worrisome.
Read more: UN highlights support for Africa’s fight against terrorism
Pope Francis had a “quiet night” in the hospital after he was admitted for a respiratory infection on Wednesday, according to Italy’s ANSA news agency.
Read more: Pope Francis hospitalised for respiratory infection
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has asked the Cabinet secretary to review communications between former Police Minister Stuart Nash and his donors.
Read more: New Zealand PM reviews dismissed minister’s communications with donors
