President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration is intensifying efforts to levy taxes on Brazil’s rapidly expanding online gambling sector, aiming to bolster revenue for the 2026 national budget. Finance Minister Fernando Haddad’s initiative, branded under the “billionaires, banks and bets” agenda, targets R$35 billion (€6.2 billion) through levies on companies that
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration is intensifying efforts to levy taxes on Brazil’s rapidly expanding online gambling sector, aiming to bolster revenue for the 2026 national budget. Finance Minister Fernando Haddad’s initiative, branded under the “billionaires, banks and bets” agenda, targets R$35 billion (€6.2 billion) through levies on companies that
Ethiopia faces renewed instability as its relationship with Eritrea rapidly deteriorates, nearly seven years after their 2018 peace accord. The peace, once a cause for celebration and a Nobel Prize, now seems superficial, overshadowed by escalating hostility, clashing geopolitical interests, and unresolved issues from the devastating Tigray War. What was
Ethiopia faces renewed instability as its relationship with Eritrea rapidly deteriorates, nearly seven years after their 2018 peace accord. The peace, once a cause for celebration and a Nobel Prize, now seems superficial, overshadowed by escalating hostility, clashing geopolitical interests, and unresolved issues from the devastating Tigray War. What was
The African Energy Commission (AFREC) launched its Eastern Africa Regional Oil and Gas Market Report at the 2025 Africa Oil Week (AOW) in Accra, Ghana. This launch highlights AFREC’s commitment to accelerating regional energy integration, sustainable development, and intra-African trade. The event brought together ministers, CEOs, and global energy leaders,
The African Energy Commission (AFREC) launched its Eastern Africa Regional Oil and Gas Market Report at the 2025 Africa Oil Week (AOW) in Accra, Ghana. This launch highlights AFREC’s commitment to accelerating regional energy integration, sustainable development, and intra-African trade. The event brought together ministers, CEOs, and global energy leaders,
A major consortium led by Toyota Manufacturing UK (TMUK) has been awarded significant funding from the UK government to pioneer the development of a new class of sustainable urban vehicle. The feasibility study, financed through the Advanced Propulsion Centre’s (APC) DRIVE35 programme, will focus on creating a prototype for a
A major consortium led by Toyota Manufacturing UK (TMUK) has been awarded significant funding from the UK government to pioneer the development of a new class of sustainable urban vehicle. The feasibility study, financed through the Advanced Propulsion Centre’s (APC) DRIVE35 programme, will focus on creating a prototype for a
On 15 October 2025, Google South Africa, in collaboration with the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), launched a groundbreaking initiative in Johannesburg: a glossary of 100 artificial intelligence terms translated and standardised into isiZulu, isiXhosa, and Afrikaans. This move signifies a growing understanding that true digital inclusion and democratisation
On 15 October 2025, Google South Africa, in collaboration with the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), launched a groundbreaking initiative in Johannesburg: a glossary of 100 artificial intelligence terms translated and standardised into isiZulu, isiXhosa, and Afrikaans. This move signifies a growing understanding that true digital inclusion and democratisation