BRICS eyes settlements in national currencies
Most countries at a meeting of BRICS finance ministers and central bank governors supported the departure from the dollar, agreeing that settlements in national...
Donors’ deafening silence after Republic of Congo green-lights oil exploration in Conkouati National Park
Six weeks after signing a $50 million forest protection deal with donors, the Republic of Congo has given the green light to oil exploration in Conkouati-Douli...
Smart Africa’s Digital Academy receives a $20mn grant from the World Bank to expand across Africa
The World Bank (WB) is partnering with Smart Africa to scale up the Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA) initiative from a national to a...
Universal connectivity gets a $9 billion private sector boost
The mobile phone industry has pledged over $9 billion towards the goal of connecting the world, said the chief of the UN International Telecommunication...
Environmental Protection and Food Production in the Cerrado Could Create $72bn for Brazil
A new model for economic growth in the Cerrado could create $72 billion a year for Brazil’s economy by balancing environmental protection measures while...
5 things you should know about ‘clean energy’ minerals and the dirty process of mining them
If the world is to move away from fossil fuels, we will need to extract far more rare minerals, to power renewable energy sources...
Biden paves way for Mark Rutte to lead NATO -and confront Putin
President Joe Biden is supporting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become the next NATO secretary general, a U.S. official said, POLITICO informs.
Biden’s support...
OPCW identifies ISIL as perpetrators of 2015 chemical attack in Syria
OPCW identifies ISIL as perpetrators of 2015 chemical attack in Marea, Syria. ISIL held exclusive means, motives, and capabilities to deploy sulfur mustard in...
‘Robot cars’ are coming. How can we make sure they’re safe?
The concept of “autonomous” cars, moving us all around in an orderly, congestion-free fashion has been around, in various forms, for decades. But, despite...
Global Cybercrime Treaty: A delicate balance between security and human rights
Cybercrime is a multi-trillion-dollar business. Drugs and weapons are being bought on the “dark web”, fraudsters are fleecing members of the public in elaborate...