Author: Ewang Johnson
Protests against a budget proposal bring much of France to a halt, Israel launches a ground assault on Gaza City, and giant images of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein greet US President Donald Trump upon his arrival for a state visit to Britain: here’s a look at the week’s most striking images. Source link
Google builds on nearly two decades of partnership with infrastructure, learning and innovation and skills announcements, including: Four strategic subsea cable connectivity hubs in the north, south, east and west regions of Africa – creating new digital corridors within Africa and between Africa and the world.Free one-year subscriptions to Google AI Pro plan for college students (18 or older) across the continent – starting with Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe.$9 million for the coming year for African universities and research institutions.Google today announced a new set of investments in Africa, reaffirming its nearly two-decade commitment to the…
Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension is not just a late-night controversy. It opens up a larger question about the future of free speech in the United States — and about how far political power can reach into the media landscape. Our guest today is Julien Labarre, Political Scientist and Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Zurich. His work focuses on the intersection of politics, media, and democracy, and he’s illustrating all that’s at stake when lawsuits, regulatory pressure, and commercial interests collide. As the FCC becomes a political weapon, lawsuits turn into intimidation tactics, and media giants are forced to weigh editorial…
Marshall also scatters mirrors across School of Beauty, School of Culture, a nod to Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait(1434) and Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas (1656), two works renowned for playing with reflection. In Van Eyck’s domestic scenes, a curved mirror offers viewers an expanded view of the room. Meanwhile, the placement of the mirror at the back of Velázquez’s painting reveals the reflection of King Philip IV and Queen Mariana. In Marshall’s piece, as the woman at the centre poses, supposedly for the viewer, the mirror behind reveals the flash of a photographer’s camera, as he raises his arms in front…
Krystal Birungi today announced her acceptance to The Obama Foundation’s Leaders program, joining more than 200 global changemakers for the 2025-2026 class. Following a competitive selection process, Krystal Birungi will be one of just 35 Leaders participating in the Leaders Africa program, where they will receive training in leadership development and civic engagement to help build their skills and scale their work across public, private, and nonprofit sectors.Krystal Birungi is a scientist at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) and the Research and Outreach Associate for the not-for-profit research consortium Target Malara. An entomologist by training, Krystal Birungi has a…
Reed Brody, former New York Assistant Attorney General, and renowned human rights lawyer known for holding dictators accountable, is now sounding the alarm at home. He describes what he sees as an “unprecedented attack on freedom of expression” in the United States: A broad, systematic effort to silence any dissent (in the media, at law firms, NGOs, universities) using all of the levers of government. And this goes far beyond censorship, Brody tells us. “It’s a litmus test of obedience to Donald Trump”, enforced through corporate pressure and regulatory threats. He points to recent cases like the suspension of Jimmy…
Elsewhere, if you’re a fan of domestic thrillers featuring expensive furnishings, then two shows should be for you: Netflix’s The Beast in Me (November), in which Claire Danes becomes suspicious of her new neighbour, and Peacock’s All Her Fault (November), in which Succession’s Sarah Snook plays a woman going through every mother’s worst nightmare. The ever-prolific super-producer Ryan Murphy has two shows coming up: the latest in his Monster franchise (October), focusing on serial killer Ed Gein, and legal drama All’s Fair (November), starring Kim Kardashian. And to top things off, the final season of Stranger Things is set to…
Africa is stepping boldly into a future where innovation fuels prosperity. The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has unveiled the African Research and Innovation Hub (ARIH), a transformative platform designed to unlock up to US$70 billion in annual economic gains by turning research into real-world impact.Turning intellectual capital into trade powerFor too long, Africa has underinvested in research and development, spending less than one per cent of its GDP and contributing less than three per cent of global research output. ARIH aims to change that narrative. By connecting academia, industry, and policymakers, the hub will double R&D spending and push African…
I’ve been following Bruce Springsteen for fifty years, since I first saw him in concert in Norfolk, Virginia, one August night in 1975. I was sixteen, looking for something transcendent, something that would rock my soul. It was the Born to Run tour, promoting the album that is his magnum opus. Three jaw-dropping hours later, I left that venue feeling more alive than ever.Since then, I’ve seen the Boss twenty-five times. I own every album, a few concert DVDs, and a bunch of bootlegs. I’ve read several biographies, including his memoir, and hundreds of articles.Until the recent release of Faithless,…
Our guest today is Eric Heinze, Professor of Law and Humanities at Queen Mary, University of London. A specialist in free speech and constitutional theory, Professor Heinze brings a global perspective to the crisis unfolding in American public life. From late-night television to the Federal Reserve, Heinze argues that we’re witnessing not just isolated incidents but a systematic shift in how democratic norms are being undermined from within. What does it mean when a government elected on promises to shrink federal government size and power ends up expanding executive authority to the detriment of the Constitution and individual liberties? And…