Culture
TIFF 2026 Turns Its Schedule Into a Global Film Market Map
The full TIFF 2026 schedule arrives on August 11: behind the screening times, Toronto is organizing a cultural machine where films, audiences, markets and awards season meet.
Category: Business
Markets, companies, technology, economic influence and leadership.
Culture
QEDNG Summit 2026 Turns Lagos Into a Deal Room for Nigerian Creative Talent
In Lagos, the QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit 2026 aims to turn Nigerian cultural power into economic strategy: funding, innovation, policy and global influence.
Culture
Abuja Bets on Creative Tech With ATAF 2026
Abuja Tech x Art Fest 2026 wants to place Nigeria's capital on Africa's creative-tech map, connecting startups, artists, investors and public policy.
Business
The Music Imbizo 2026 Turns Durban Into a Test Market for Africa’s Music Business
The Music Imbizo 2026 comes to Durban with a conference, showcases, film festival and competitions: a concrete test for turning African music into a structured economy.
World
Achievers Summit Africa 2026 Opens in Lagos With a Bet on Youth, Enterprise and Deals
Achievers Summit Africa 2026 opens in Lagos with a clear message: turn African youth, enterprise and leadership into contracts, networks and economic power.
Business
Africa Tech Festival 2026 Puts Cape Town at the Center of AI Infrastructure and Digital Power
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.
Culture
Entertainment Week Africa 2026 Turns Lagos Into a Marketplace for the Continent’s Creative
Entertainment Week Africa 2026 is turning Lagos into a continental platform for music, film, fashion, AI, animation and African creative capital.
World
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Mecca Defense Pact
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.
Business
Google Cloud’s Africa AI Push Turns Accra and the Eastern Cape Into Strategic Infrastructure
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.
Business
Thomson Reuters Raises 2026 Outlook as CoCounsel AI Gains Momentum
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.
World
Telemarketing: Up to 50,000 Moroccan Jobs Threatened by French Rule
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.
World
Liverpool Faces a Deal Shaking the Global Football Landscape: Bezos and Saverin Draw Near
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.