Uzbekistan ranks 70th in global IQ index.

Uzbekistan placed 70th out of 126 countries in the 2025 global IQ ranking, which measures average intelligence quotient levels. According to the International IQ Test ranking, the country’s average IQ score was 96.8. This is higher than last...

Senator Rasha Kelej Received Maldives First Lady at the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative Summit to Discuss Their Joint Programs to Build Healthcare Capacity

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Malé, Maldives – Business Wire India Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. It was inaugurated...

Business News | Merck Foundation CEO Meets Maldives First Lady & 13 First Ladies of Africa and Asia at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit

BusinessWire India Male [Maldives]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 17: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. It...

Is Africa becoming the US's dumping ground of migrants?

US President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration is a cornerstone of his domestic policy, forming part of his controversial campaign pledge to carry out "the largest deportation operation in American history." Deporting those migrants...

Is Africa becoming the dumping ground for deported migrants from the US?

US President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration is a cornerstone of his domestic policy, forming part of his controversial campaign pledge to carry out "the largest deportation operation in American history." Deporting those migrants...

East African countries with highest to lowest quality of life and Africa's top 10 in 2025

UNDP noted that while gaps between high and low HDI countries had been narrowing for decades, they have widened over the last four years UNDP warned that AI could further reduce employment opportunities and increase poverty rates due to automation...

Republic of Congo: Improving the management of human and natural capital to raise living standards

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 September 2025: The Congolese economy posted modest real GDP growth of 2.6% in 2024, marking a moderate increase in per capita income for the first time since 2016. This finding, according to the World Bank’s new...

Is Trump using Africa as a ‘dumping ground’ for criminals?

Activists and human rights groups have accused United States President Donald Trump of using African countries as a “dumping ground” for criminals he wants to deport after five men were deported from the US to the tiny kingdom of Eswatini. On July...

No risk-free path for Fed, says Powell, as future rate cuts remain in question

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday kept the door open to future US interest rate cuts but warned that moving aggressively could lead to higher inflation. Mr Powell said the central bank is in a “challenging situation” in which it...

Ageing luxury: What Kenya can learn from China’s approach on senior citizens

As Kenya continues to develop its social welfare programs for the elderly, there are valuable lessons to be drawn from China’s holistic and dignified approach to senior care. In China, all citizens aged 60 and above enjoy a wide range of free...

Business News | Merck Foundation CEO Meets the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and 13 First Ladies of Africa and Asia at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit

BusinessWire India Abuja [Nigeria] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 19: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. It...

Trump goes scorched earth on ‘failing’ UN in speech blasting immigration, ‘world ending’ nukes & ‘sharia law’ in LONDON

DONALD Trump went scorched earth on the "failing" United Nations during his fiery speech to the world leaders in New York. His full throttle, assault of a speech left the assembly members gobsmacked as he warned world leaders ''your countries are...

ABAN at 10: Joel Nana Kontchou Calls for Cross-Border Syndication to Scale Francophone Startups

It’s easier to fly from Paris to Abidjan than to wire money from Abidjan to Lagos. In 2025, that irony still defines the African startup ecosystem. While global venture capital can flow from San Francisco to Singapore overnight, a young founder in...

New Ifad Country Director To Lead Us$ 200 Million Drive To Boost Rural

Yaoundé, 24 September 2025. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has appointed Eric Rwabidadi, as the new Country Director in Cameroon to reinforce its efforts to support Cameroon’s rural transformation, with its investment...

Distress spreads aboard stranded Gas Falcon, govt prepares to repatriate Indonesian crew

fter being stranded for 10 months aboard the Gas Falcon in the waters off Beira, Mozambique, the Pakistani captain of the Gabon-flagged liquefied natural gas tanker has expressed concern over the mental health of his 12-strong crew, comprising...

Natural gas has a small but important role in Africa’s energy transition

Report September 23, 2025 • 10:00 am ET Print this page Natural gas has a small but important role in Africa’s energy transition By Neil Ford Bottom lines up front Roughly 42 percent of Africa’s population lacks reliable access to electricity at...

President Japarov holds meetings on sidelines of UN General Assembly session

10:13, 24 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 10:13, 24 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov held several meetings on the sidelines of the...

Scaling Nature-Based Solutions With Outcomes-Based Financing

Outcomes-based financing offers a pathway to translate ecosystem services into outcomes that investors can underwrite, creating the kind of financial structure that could help close the Nature-based Solutions funding gap. GettyTim82 By Janis...

Business News | Senator Rasha Kelej Received Liberia First Lady for Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative Summit 2025

BusinessWire India Monrovia [Liberia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 16: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently....

Survivor 49 player promises to go to a straight bar if voted out first By Dalton Ross

Everyone goes on Survivor with the dream of winning the title of Sole Survivor and the $1 million prize that goes with it. But underneath every dream lurks a nightmare, and the nightmare for any Survivor contestant is going through the entire...