Author: Jennifer Onyeagoro
In his opening address, the President underscored the strategic importance of the sector in a rapidly evolving global environment, stressing that no country can achieve competitiveness, sovereignty, or sustainable growth while remaining excluded from global digital, logistical, and information networks.Read More
OkayAfrica has scoured the Internet for today’s major news stories, so you don’t have to. On April 30, coverage includes: Africa’s growing energy dilemma, as leaders defend continued oil production in the name of development, while experts warn that the continent’s clean energy push could bring a rising public health cost through unsafe battery recycling and toxic lead exposure.Read More
ASEAN is pushing to ratify an emergency petroleum security pact as the Strait of Hormuz blockade triggers fuel shortages across Southeast Asia.Read More
On April 30, 2026, Red Cat (RCAT) Holdings announced significant developments regarding its recently awarded contract in the Asia-Pacific region for its Black WRead More
Trip.com Group recently reported that multi-city and multi-destination travel across Asia-Pacific grew 35% year-on-year over the Labour Day period, while also filing its 2025 Form 20-F with the SEC and making its audited financials available to investors. The company’s inclusive “Trip for Everyone” app, which supports visually impaired and elderly travelers, received the prestigious iF DESIGN AWARD 2026, underscoring how accessibility-focused innovation is becoming a core differentiator in…Read More
New roles span Taiwan, Southeast Asia, North Asia, and APACRead More
ADB cuts Asia-Pacific growth forecasts to 4.7 per cent (2026) and 4.8 per cent (2027) from 5.1 per cent, while raising inflation to 5.2 per cent before easing to 4.1 per cent….Read More
The EU said Thursday that the deployment of US troops in Europe was in Washington’s interest, afterRead More
As transatlantic ties fray, more EU governments are pivoting away from Big Tech firms in the U.S. to rely on European software providers instead.Read More
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has outlined the EU’s plan to respond to the energy crisis caused by the unfolding conflict in IranRead More