The case of Africa's 'vanishing' carbon deals
The case of Africa's 'vanishing' carbon deals

By AFP's Evelyn Kpadeh Seagbeh and Code for Africa's Kunle Adebajo
Stourbridge (AFP) | 14/08/2026 - 15:46:34 | PM says UK must 'face up to changing climate' as visits fire-hit town
Omiš (AFP) | 14/08/2026 - 15:39:02 | Body found in wake of Croatian wildfire: police
Baghdad (AFP) | 14/08/2026 - 15:27:13 | Iraqi daily oil exports in August highest since start of war: minister
Paris (AFP) | 14/08/2026 - 15:23:56 | France's constitutional authority strikes down social media ban for under-15s
Washington (AFP) | 14/08/2026 - 15:23:52 | World Bank disburses $200 mn in Colombia quake aid
Paris (AFP) | 14/08/2026 - 15:14:22 | France's constitutional authority approves assisted-dying legislation
Washington (AFP) | 14/08/2026 - 14:39:38 | US retail sales down 0.6% in July, missing expectations: govt
Paris (AFP) | 14/08/2026 - 13:26:27 | France urges Israel to arrest W. Bank settlers at Qusra
Paris (AFP) | 14/08/2026 - 13:20:29 | France welcomes Mali release of intelligence agent with 'great satisfaction': foreign ministry
Lusaka (AFP) | 14/08/2026 - 12:35:27 | Zambia suspends vote counting nationwide citing violence
NIQ (NYSE: NIQ), a global leader in consumer intelligence, today released new findings showing K-Beauty has become a rapidly growing global beauty segment, with value sales up 53% year-over-year and 131% over the past two years. The data points to a broader shift in beauty growth, as regional innovation, social commerce and digitally driven consumer demand increasingly shape what scales globally. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/n...
illumynt, a technology-driven leader in AI hardware lifecycle recovery and IT asset disposition (ITAD), today announced that Anthony "Tony" Giannetti has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Global Operations, effective July 13, 2026. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260716696044/en/Anthony Giannetti, SVP Global Operations Giannetti brings more than two decades of operations and supply chain leadership from s...
Andersen Consulting announces a Collaboration Agreement with Smartbridge, a Texas-based digital and AI technology firm, enhancing its capabilities in data and analytics, and digital transformation services. Founded in 2003, Smartbridge helps organizations accelerate their digital transformation and modernize operations through digital innovation, AI, data and analytics, and application modernization services. The firm works with clients in the oil and gas, medtech, and restaurant industries, ...
Teijin Pharma Limited, the core company of the Teijin Group’s healthcare business, and Merz Therapeutics GmbH, a leading player in neurology-focused specialty pharma, jointly announced today that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved the additional indications for XEOMIN® (incobotulinumtoxinA) for the treatment of cervical dystonia and blepharospasm. This approval represents the fourth and fifth indications for XEOMIN® authorized in Japan, alongside its existing appr...
IQM Quantum Computers, the global leader in superconducting quantum computers, today announced the appointments of Dr. Craig Ciesla as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Dr. Inés de Vega as Chief Scientist, as she transitions from her role as Vice President of Quantum Solutions, deepening IQM´s leadership as the company prepares for its planned Nasdaq listing through a merger with Real Asset Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: RAAQ). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: h...

By AFP's Evelyn Kpadeh Seagbeh and Code for Africa's Kunle Adebajo
ChatEurope, the go-to platform for European affairs created by leading European media outlets, enhances its offer with the launch of key EU events live video coverage.
Zambon today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion recommending the granting of a marketing authorization by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for Hopledo® (modified-release levodopa/carbidopa) for the treatment of adult patients with Parkinson’s disease and moderate to severe motor fluctuations who have not been sufficiently stabilized with oral levodopa/DDC inhibitor-based treatment regimens. CHMP recommendation is based on...
Enhertu® (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has been approved in the European Union (EU) as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2 positive (immunohistochemistry [IHC] 3+) solid tumors who have received prior treatment and who have no satisfactory treatment options. Enhertu is a specifically engineered HER2 directed DXd antibody drug conjugate (ADC) discovered by Daiichi Sankyo (TSE: 4568) and being jointly developed and commercialized by Daiichi Sankyo a...