AFP wins top prize at Africa Fact Check Awards
AFP digital investigation reporter Samad Uthman won the coveted “Fact Check of the Year” award in the professional fact-checker category at the Africa Facts Summit, held in Dakar on October 1-2.
Yaoundé (AFP) | 27/10/2025 - 12:16:28 | Cameroon's Paul Biya re-elected with over 53% of the vote: Consitutional Council
Moscow (AFP) | 27/10/2025 - 12:03:03 | Russian army says captured three more villages in Ukraine
Rome (AFP) | 27/10/2025 - 11:37:08 | Italy court reorders extradition of Ukrainian to Germany in Nord Stream case: lawyer
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) | 27/10/2025 - 11:04:09 | Canadian PM says 'ready' to resume US trade talks with Trump
Jerusalem (AFP) | 27/10/2025 - 10:44:47 | Families of missing Israeli hostages demand pause in Gaza truce plan
Moscow (AFP) | 27/10/2025 - 10:42:50 | Putin due to meet N.Korean foreign minister in Moscow
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) | 27/10/2025 - 10:21:32 | UN chief says fighting in Sudan's El-Fasher 'terrible escalation of the conflict'
Washington (AFP) | 27/10/2025 - 10:06:34 | Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 5 storm: NHC
Ankara (AFP) | 27/10/2025 - 09:35:40 | Turkey's DEM party says PKK finished first peace process phase
Tokyo (AFP) | 27/10/2025 - 09:08:03 | Trump arrives in Japan
According to the latest analysis from Omdia’s Large-area display market tracker - 3Q25 with 2Q25 results, large-area display (above 9-inch) unit shipments are forecast to increase by 2.8% year-over-year (YoY) in 2025. This growth comes despite projected declines in the TV and monitor markets and is driven by strong performance in mobile PC displays for notebooks and tablets. Mobile PC Display Demand Offsets Decline in TV and Monitor Markets Large-area LCD unit shipments are expected to incr...
Sobha Realty has announced strong initial sales at its flagship Downtown UAQ | Sobha Realty master development, reinforcing rising investor confidence in Umm Al Quwain as the UAE’s next coastal growth hub. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251002867954/en/Downtown UAQ | Sobha Realty (Photo: AETOSWire) Within just one week of its launch, the developer confirmed that over 50% of units in the first three residential towers...
Business Reply, the Reply company specialized in the implementation of enterprise solutions based on Oracle technologies, supported Pusterla 1880 — an international leader in the luxury packaging sector — in a digital transformation project aimed at standardizing and optimizing financial, logistics, and production processes on a global scale. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251003867603/en/With the support of Business...
AngloGold Ashanti plc (the "Company") (NYSE: AU; JSE: ANG) is pleased to announce that Marcus Randolph has been appointed independent non-executive director of the Company with effect from 27 October 2025. Mr Randolph will serve as a member of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee and the Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committee. “Marcus brings to the Board a wealth of experience gained over his long career in senior leadership and board positions in the global mining sector,” sai...
Held on September 18 alongside HUAWEI CONNECT 2025, “Huawei Africa Night 2025” convened under the theme “All Intelligence for New Africa”. More than 500 partners, government representatives, experts, and industry leaders gathered to share the latest advances in ICT (information and communications technology) innovation and collaboration, with a common goal: advancing the continent’s intelligent transformation. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.busi...
AFP digital investigation reporter Samad Uthman won the coveted “Fact Check of the Year” award in the professional fact-checker category at the Africa Facts Summit, held in Dakar on October 1-2.
Esmark Steel Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Esmark, Inc., today announced the appointment of Jack Biegalski as Chief Executive Officer effective October 1. Biegalski succeeds Roberto Alvarez, who has been appointed CEO of Esmark International. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251003267492/en/Esmark Steel Group announced the appointment of Jack Biegalski as Chief Executive Officer. Biegalski will report to Esmark I...
HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the World Green Economy Organization (WGEO), delivered the opening address at the high-level roundtable hosted by WGEO during the 11th World Green Economy Summit in Dubai. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251003594739/en/World Green Economy Summit hosts a high-level ministerial roundtable (Photo: AETOSWire) The session, held under the theme ‘Delivering Climate Ambition by 2030 an...