Markets, companies, technology, economic influence and leadership.
Africa Tech Festival 2026 will put Cape Town at the center of Africa's digital battle: AI, data centres, cybersecurity, startups, cloud, fintech and telecoms.
Entertainment Week Africa 2026 is turning Lagos into a continental platform for music, film, fashion, AI, animation and African creative capital.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a mutual defense agreement in Mecca. The pact pledges to treat an attack on one as an attack on all.
Google Cloud is turning its Africa bet into an infrastructure strategy: an Eastern Cape hub, an applied AI lab in Accra, creative training and startup acceleration.
Thomson Reuters raised its 2026 outlook after solid growth. Behind the numbers, CoCounsel shows how AI is becoming core infrastructure for legal, tax and regulated professionals.
Since August 11, 2026, companies can no longer call French consumers for commercial purposes without prior consent, except for exceptions related to an ongoing contract. This shift protects millions of individuals, ends Bloctel, and threatens up to 40,000 to 50,000 jobs in call centers in Morocco.
A consortium led by Amit Bhatia, featuring Jeff Bezos and Eduardo Saverin, is moving towards the purchase of approximately one-third of Liverpool FC. The transaction is not yet finalized, but it could value the club at around $6 billion and accelerate the financialization of global football.
Google will officially present its new generation Pixel 11 on August 12 in New York. Beyond a new phone, the event aims to reveal the company's strategy against Apple and Samsung, as pricing, photography, battery life, and Android integration become the real battlegrounds.
Disney confirms it is exploring a free, ad-supported Disney+ offering. Behind this idea, the group seeks to reach price-sensitive households, increase its audience, and accelerate its advertising revenue in the face of Netflix, YouTube, Tubi, and FAST platforms.
Apollo has made a firm offer of £5.7 billion for easyJet following Castlelake's withdrawal. Behind this historic shift lies the future of a low-cost giant, its employees, and millions of European travelers.
From August 7 to 9, Outside Lands transforms Golden Gate Park into a global stage. Charli XCX, The Strokes, and RÃFÃS DU SOL headline an edition where music, gastronomy, and urban economy advance in harmony.
The Copenhagen Fashion Week SS27 has just wrapped up five days of shows where creativity, street style, and environmental demands advanced together. Behind the viral trends, its system of 19 minimum standards poses a direct question to Paris and other capitals: can sustainable fashion still remain a mere promise?
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