Declining profits and rising costs chase foreign banks out of Africa

Foreign banks are pulling out of Africa after decades of operations saddled by declining profit and rising operational costs reflecting the continent’s changing investment landscape and the diminishing appeal in the financial services sector....

The bold model stopping deforestation in its tracks

Rainforests are powerful carbon sinks and crucial to climate stability. A pioneering effort to protect them involves providing cash to forest communities so they don’t need to accept offers from loggers The first time the loggers came to Saipa’s...

QatarEnergy widens its oil & gas exploration acreage by joining Shell’s block offshore Egypt

Qatar’s state-owned energy giant QatarEnergy has set the wheels in motion to get a stake in an exploration block off the coast of Egypt. QatarEnergy expands exploration footprint offshore Egypt; Source: QatarEnergy The duo has struck a deal,...

LG Electronic's operating profit down year-on-year, but better than expectations

Published: 13 Oct. 2025, 19:00 The photo shows LG Electronics’ headquarters in Yeongdeungpo District, western Seoul on July 5, 2024. [YONHAP] LG Electronics reported an operating profit of 688.9 billion won ($482.7 million) for the third quarter...

Victor Hanson: The Pieces Of Trump's Peace

Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, What did Donald Trump do differently to obtain at least temporary calm in the Middle East compared to the failed efforts of past administrations, foreign powers, and the United Nations? Let...

ROAD TO 2026! Arua Leaders Hail M7 for Peace and Devt Ahead of Monday Rally

Arua City, Uganda – Leaders in Arua and across West Nile have expressed gratitude to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) government for delivering peace, stability, and development to the region. The...

Global HVAC War Begins: Samsung Targets North America, LG Focuses on Global South

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are expanding their heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) businesses in different regions. Samsung Electronics is focusing on North America, while LG Electronics is targeting the Global South,...

Hanson: From the League of Nations to the United Nations to Trump Global?

As far as the West goes, who or what is warning about its suicidal trajectory of open borders, massive illegal immigration, and crashing fertility rates? Who lectures on the dangers of disarmament, green energy mandates, and attacks on...

Trump ushers in a ‘historic dawn of a new Middle East’ and sees peace as his legacy

President Donald Trump‘s landmark peace deal between Israel and Hamas earned international praise on Monday and sealed his legacy as a president who stopped wars.During a celebratory trip to Israel and Egypt that saw Hamas release all 20 living...

Russia’s long game in Africa and Latin America

It began with bananas and Soviet-era weapons. In early 2024, Ecuador tried to offload its ageing Russian arms stockpile to the United States, which intended to pass it on to Ukraine. Moscow responded with a trade war, partially banning Ecuadorian...

Master P to donate his proceeds from Funk Fest 2025 to UNO Basketball program

By Emeka Dibia Contributing Writer As Funk Fest returns to New Orleans this year, from October 17-19, it will do more than showcase the city’s sound; it will also spotlight a homegrown act of generosity. Percy “Master P” Miller will headline this...

ENI, YPF finalise agreement for LNG project in Argentina

Italy’s Eni and Argentina's state-owned YPF have finalised an agreement to advance a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Vaca Muerta field in northern Patagonia, Argentina. The agreement was formalised after Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi met...

Algeria-USA : Partners but Also Competitors, Algiers Reclaims Its Position as Number One Gas Supplier in Spain

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Algeria and the USA are strong economic partners in various sectors, yet they are also competitors, especially when it comes to selling hydrocarbons. In this arena, both sides defend their positions vigorously,...

President Museveni Urges Arua to Stand United With NRM, Promises More Development

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, also the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Presidential flag bearer, has today urged the people of Arua to continue supporting the ruling party, highlighting the party’s role in bringing peace, unity, and...

The Pieces of Trump’s Peace

What did Donald Trump do differently to obtain at least temporary calm in the Middle East compared to the failed efforts of past administrations, foreign powers, and the United Nations? Let us count ten different approaches. 1. Trump curtailed a...

Reconsidering The Skyrail Project In The Philippines

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Starting with the shelved monorail project in Iloilo The sleek monorail car glides silently along BYD headquarters, its sleek alloy skin in black shimmers under the...

African Facial Anthropometry and Spectacle Frame Design: A Review

Introduction Vision correction through spectacle wear represents a critical healthcare intervention globally, with uncorrected refractive error remaining one of the leading causes of visual impairment worldwide.1 While advancements in optical lens...

Africa will be free when the IMF stops colluding to steal its wealth

- Advertisement - By Vijay Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research In countries like Senegal, the IMF has been complicit with irregular debt practices and fraudulent accounting in order to undermine sovereignty and favour multinational...

Philippe Goddin, world authority on Tintin

Philippe Goddin liked to call himself a Hergéologist. It was a term he made up. “It has an aspect,” said the Belgian biographer, “that is at once playful, picturesque, and scientific”.Goddin had some claim to the moniker, and not just because he...

Songs and Bodies

Piotr Kurek plays it stone-faced. His music teems with strangeness, yet even his most outré pieces have a lulling effect; it’s uneasy listening that casts a blissful spell. Make no mistake: The Warsaw composer’s music is way out there. His records...