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Canal+ will shut down Showmax, the African streaming platform run by its newly acquired subsidiary MultiChoice Group, ending an 11-year experiment that once represented the continent’s strongest attempt to challenge global streaming rivals. The decision, taken by the Showmax board and communicated to subscribers on Thursday, is part of an efficiency drive following the $3

Intron, a Nigerian AI startup that provides speech-to-text and text-to-speech transcription tools for African languages, has expanded its speech recognition platform, Sahara, to support 57 languages, adding 24 new ones as it deepens its push into healthcare, legal, financial services, and telecom. Sahara v2 covers 23 African languages within that total and supports more than

Jimma, Ethiopia | 27 February 2026 — Jimma University is advancing national efforts in Ethiopia to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through the Local Production of Antibiotic Disc (LoPAD) project, an innovative initiative supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) under the Leap Engage Accelerate Disrupt (LEAD) Innovation Challenge Program. The project is testing the possibility

Nairobi - For the first time, Kenya has measured how children under five are growing, learning, and developing as part of a major national health survey, a move that could reshape how the country designs and delivers support for its youngest citizens. The early years of a child's life are widely recognised as the most

Former President Barack Obama on Friday criticized what he called a daily “assault on...

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Former President Barack Obama on Friday criticized what he called a daily “assault on...

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Tottenham Hotspur suffered a shocking 3–1 home defeat to Crystal Palace after Micky van de Ven’s red card triggered a dramatic collapse in north London. The hosts initially appeared on course for a long-awaited win when England striker Dominic Solanke put them ahead in the 34th minute with a close-range finish. However, the game turned

Africa risks remaining peripheral in an increasingly volatile global order unless its states coordinate their diplomatic actions and build stronger continental consensus, foreign policy scholars warned on Thursday at a policy lecture in Lagos. The warning came at the Foreign Policy Lecture Series organised by the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), themed Israel, Africa

Balmoral Group Promotions, in conjunction with AK Promotions, will stage one of the biggest boxing events of the year in Lagos, Nigeria, on May 1, 2026. The blockbuster fight night, tagged “Chaos in the Ring,” will showcase some of Africa’s brightest boxing talents on a global stage, with the event broadcast live worldwide on DAZN.

Edu Gaspar, Nottingham Forest’s global head of football, has reportedly been asked to stay away from the club’s training ground amid growing uncertainty over his future at the club. According to BBC Sport, the executive’s role at the City Ground is under significant internal scrutiny following the club’s disappointing season so far. Read Also: Arsenal

Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals reassures Nigerians of its unwavering commitment to serving as a stabilising force amid recent shocks in the international oil market. The conflict in the Middle East has led to the shutdown of some refineries and cut in refinery production across the world. This is leading to a global scarcity of

In partnership with Happy pre-TGIF. ☀️️ I was reading a research study this week and found out that the average person spends around 18 minutes deciding what to watch every time they open a streaming app, making up 110 hours a year of pure scrolling (well, question the methodology later.) Algorithmic indecision is officially a