Ransomware Payments Decreased by 35% in 2024, Research Finds
Ransomware payments dropped 35% in 2024 due to law enforcement crackdowns and stronger cyber defenses, forcing attackers to adapt with new tactics.
When Tourism Is The Right Business Model To Make Conservation Possible
Tourism often gets a bad reputation for leaving a heavy footprint, overcrowding destinations, and depleting natural resources ...
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How illicit mining fuels violence in eastern DRC: Interview with Jean-Pierre Okenda
By Ashoka Mukpo On Jan. 28, the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 captured Goma, capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich North Kivu province. The fall of Goma marks a shocking ...
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To compete with China and secure supply chains, the U.S. needs Africa’s minerals
The United States manufacturing renaissance is at risk of failure without Africa. As demand for critical minerals surges, African ...
Your phone, a rare metal and the war in DR Congo
There is a good chance that inside your mobile phone is a miniscule amount of a metal that started its journey buried in the earth of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where a war is currently ...
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Rwandan-backed rebels have seized another city in eastern Congo
Rwandan-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a city 60 miles (96 ...
Trump or BRICS? The quandary for Africa's miners and governments
Beyond the short-term volatility and uncertainty created by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff machinations, it's likely ...
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Apollo Africa transforms energy solutions for the mining sector
Energy trader Apollo Africa, a Reunert company, celebrated a significant milestone by securing an electricity trading license ...
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Out of Africa: celebrating 100 years of human-origins research
A landmark study reporting the discovery of Australopithecus africanus one century ago put the African continent at the ...
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From crisis to renewal: How private investment can turn South Africa’s freight challenges around
By: Mark Evans, Oliver Wyman partner in Energy and Natural Resources Transnet’s Network Statement signals a crucial turning ...
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What role do minerals and tech firms play in the DRC conflict?
The conflict between Rwanda-backed forces and the Democratic Republic of Congo is often presented as a struggle to control ...
Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo
The Rwanda-backed M23 group is one of about 100 armed factions vying for a foothold in eastern Congo in one of Africa’s ...