Daily Archives: 4th April 2026

Europe is facing mounting strain in its relations with the United States, while tensions over the Iran war are testing ties with Middle Eastern partners, exposing cracks within NATO and pushing the bloc to deepen its engagement with Africa as it repositions its global alliances. Growing tensions with the US, especially over NATO and defense…

African countries should increase borrowing, boost domestic revenue, and tap pension and sovereign wealth funds to finance the infrastructure needed to benefit from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said. UNECA urges African countries to increase borrowing and boost domestic revenue to finance AI-related infrastructure. Africa currently has…