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Weekly market update: AI Is Losing Its Luster
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Arcellx +77.49%: Gilead has announced its intent to acquire the biotech firm for USD 115 per share, representing a 79% premium. The transaction is valued at EUR 7.8 billion and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026.…
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The Two Big Reasons for Regime Change in Iran | Opinion
In Iran, the mullahs’ room to maneuver is shrinking. They can accept the remarkably low bar President Donald Trump set in his State of the Union address on Tuesday—or risk a war that could quickly become a justified effort to topple their vile and dang…
Africa: Cote d’Ivoire Step Up Wafcon Build-Up With Two Home Matches
[CAF] Cote d’Ivoire will play two international friendlies against Benin and Kenya as part of their final preparations for the 2026 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), which is scheduled to take place in Morocco from 17 March to 3…
Africa: Africa CDC Seeks $1bn Health Financing Model Through Debt Swaps
[Premium Times] Mr Kaseya said sustainable financing is now one of the institution’s five strategic pillars, with a focus on mobilising innovative domestic resources and exploring previously underutilised mechanisms such as debt swaps.
Africa: All of Africa Today – February 27, 2026
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Africa: Renaissance Energy Pushes Cleaner Energy for Africa Amid IOCs’ Exit Opportunities
[Leadership] Renaissance Africa Energy Company, has called for accelerated adoption of cleaner energy solutions across Africa, viewing the ongoing exit of international oil companies (IOCs) as a golden opportunity for indigenous firms to lead the charge.
Africa: Dance Scenes in South African Rock Art – a Closer Look At Ritual, Music and Movement
[The Conversation Africa] Rock art is widespread across southern Africa and includes a wide range of depictions such as human figures, animals, dots, handprints, and other painted or engraved imagery on rock surfaces. The rock art tradition of painting…
East Africa: The New Scramble for Horn of Africa – Global Powers’ Expanding Footprint – Ethiopia’s Maritime Ambition
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba — The 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), convened in Addis Abeba from 11 to 15 February 2026, occurred at a moment when the continent’s developmental aspiratio…
Africa: Africa Infrastructure Financing Facility Launched to Strengthen Continental Financial Sovereignty
[Afreximbank] African Heads of State and Government on February 14, 2025, formally launched the Africa Infrastructure Financing Facility (AIFF), a coordinated, Africa-led platform designed to accelerate the preparation and facilitation of financing for…
From US dependency to African opportunity: India’s solar industry has new export option post-duty blow.
To push solar module exports and project exports, Indian developers can also set up green energy projects through the Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) model, Santosh Kumar Sarangi, secretary in the ministry of new and renewable energy, said in …