By NJ Ayuk JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, January 13, 2026/ — By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). Let’s really think about this: Today, Africa contributes less than 5% of the world’s energy-related emissions, despite being home to 19% of Earth’s population. By 2060, the continent’s population is expected to reach 28% of the global
By Rikard Jozwiak The European Union says it will start lifting sanctions this month first imposed on Kosovo in summer 2023, when Pristina implemented the results of controversial elections in the Serb-dominated north despite warnings from Brussels. The move could potentially resuscitate the Balkan country’s EU hopes, allowing this to be the year its EU membership
Despite the divisions, war narratives and burdens of the 1990s, young people in the region are finding ways to build bridges and create common spaces to build a better society. This was a conclusion drawn at the international conference “Dayton Legacies: 30 Years of Peace,” held in early December 2025 in Vitez. At the panel
South Sudan’s Civil Aviation Authority (SSCAA) has ordered all operators at Juba International Airport to remove grounded, unserviceable, or abandoned aircraft from the airport within 30 days, citing safety and operational concerns. In a circular issued Monday, Director General Dr. Ayiei Garang Deng Ayiei said aircraft parked on taxiways, runways, aprons, or other non-designated areas
By Mikheil Gvadzabia Former Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili has been sentenced to five years in prison in a high-profile money laundering case, as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. The Prosecutor General’s Office said on Monday that Gharibashvili, who pleaded guilty, reached an agreement in exchange for a reduced jail sentence, which had been
