Today in History: November 23, Liberia elects its first woman president

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected president of Liberia, becoming Africa’s first democratically elected female head of state. Continue reading Today in History: November 23, Liberia elects its first woman president

IND vs SA 2025: Team India’s home dominance in Tests under the scanner

South Africa stunned India by 30 runs at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata in the first Test of the two-match series. The Proteas thus registered their first Test win in India in 15 years. Continue reading IND vs SA 2025: Team India’s home dominance in Tests under the scanner

African trade routes need ‘borderless IoT’

Borderless IoT is key to unlocking Africa’s intra-trade growth, fixing connectivity gaps along critical freight routes. Intra-African trade has the potential to double by 2035, but legacy approaches to connectivity along key road freight corridors are hampering delivery by Africa’s logistics providers. This is according to Peter Walsh, MD of IoT connectivity service provider CommsCloud, . The post African trade routes need ‘borderless IoT’ appeared first. Continue reading African trade routes need ‘borderless IoT’

Lamy sounds alarm as ocean research community moves to fill knowledge gaps

Pascal Lamy, coordinatator of the Jacques Delors Institutes and chair of the board of the EU Mission on restoring ocean and waters. Photo credits: Thomas Blairon / Pixelshake Significant gaps are appearing in international efforts to address the state of the oceans, according to Pascal Lamy. At a time when, unfortunately, we see the US distancing themselves from ocean action [.] there is a sort of void appearing, the former trade chief said. Continue reading Lamy sounds alarm as ocean research community moves to fill knowledge gaps