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
Kyiv (AFP) | 01/06/2026 - 13:36:16 | Russia fired record 8,150 drones at Ukraine in May: AFP analysis
Brussels (AFP) | 01/06/2026 - 13:20:54 | EU calls on Israel to 'stop military escalation' in Lebanon: spokesman
Brussels (AFP) | 01/06/2026 - 13:07:01 | Money transfer giant Wise hit by Belgian laundering probe
Brussels (AFP) | 01/06/2026 - 12:42:51 | EU slams Russian 'coercion' against Armenia: spokesman
Jerusalem (AFP) | 01/06/2026 - 12:24:32 | Israel defence minister says 'no calm in Beirut' unless Hezbollah stops attacks
Brest (AFP) | 01/06/2026 - 11:56:07 | Russian captain of tanker seized by France refused to comply with orders: prosecutor
Moscow (AFP) | 01/06/2026 - 11:34:28 | Kremlin slams French seizure of tanker in Atlantic as 'illegal'
Paris (AFP) | 01/06/2026 - 10:46:43 | Macron announces 93 bn euros in 'Choose France' investments
Tehran (AFP) | 01/06/2026 - 09:59:46 | Iran foreign ministry says currently no talks with US over nuclear issue
Tehran (AFP) | 01/06/2026 - 09:38:23 | Iran foreign ministry says US continues to violate ceasefire
Wolters Kluwer Health has implemented its industry-leading medication decision support (MDS) solution, Medi-Span®, at the world-renowned specialist oncology center, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. “The Christie is recognized globally for its excellence and commitment to delivering exceptional patient care,” says Israel Armstrong, Vice President for Medi-Span International at Wolters Kluwer Health. “We’re proud that our first Medi-Span implementation in the NHS should be with such a prestig...
Andersen Global continues to enhance its multi-dimensional platform through a Collaboration Agreement with Graebel, a global leader in workforce mobility and managed services headquartered in the U.S. with global capabilities spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Founded in 1950, Graebel works with many of the world’s most recognized organizations to simplify the movement and management of talent. The company helps organizations support employees throughout the workforce journey—from inter...
Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NRGV) (“Energy Vault” or the “Company”), a global leader in sustainable grid-scale energy storage and AI compute infrastructure solutions, today announced the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition of an 850 MW Battery Energy Storage System (“BESS”) development portfolio in Japan from BayWa r.e. AG, a leading global renewable energy developer and independent power producer. The closing of the transaction officially establishes Energy V...
Cumulative global data center investment is forecast to approach $1.6 trillion by 2030, while leading technology enterprises will collectively deploy over $600 billion in AI infrastructure capex in 2026 alone. This capital expenditure indicates that the AI Factory market has crossed an irreversible threshold, evolving into a new form of industrial organization characterized by ultra-high capital intensity, strong geopolitical attributes, and complex engineering barriers. This press release fea...
Reply [EXM, STAR: REY] today released a new set of Prebuilt AI Apps: ready-to-use agentic applications designed to drive efficiency and business growth by accelerating the integration of AI into enterprise processes. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260528283268/en/Prebuilt AI Apps are ready-to-use agentic applications designed to accelerate the integration of AI into enterprise processes, driving efficiency and suppor...
Miro®, the AI Innovation Workspace for teams, has announced new innovations across its AI platform, reinforcing its position as the collaboration layer where people, context, and agents from every function converge to solve hard problems, make better decisions, and build the right thing faster. Major upgrades to Miro’s agentic AI tools — including Sidekicks and Flows — alongside new Connectors, help customers close the gap between individual AI productivity and organization-wide transformation....
Vultr, the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company, today announces the launch of its 33rd global cloud data center region in Milan, coinciding with AI Week 2026 at Fiera Milano Rho, where over 700 international speakers will gather for Europe's largest AI event. Vultr is a platinum sponsor and is also co-hosting the AI Agent Olympics Hackathon with over 1,000 participants. Milan becomes Vultr's ninth European cloud data center region, joining Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London,...
Global Millennial Capital Ltd. (“GMCL”) today announced the final closing of its inaugural IPO Opportunities Fund at USD 100 million. Raised through a private placement with institutional and professional investors, the fund targets late-stage and special opportunities investments across mid-cap technology companies operating in high-growth sectors, including artificial intelligence, decentralized finance infrastructure, cybersecurity, digital infrastructure, enterprise software, and climate te...
OKX, a blockchain technology and trading company serving more than 120 million customers globally, and Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), one of the world's leading providers of financial market technology and data powering global capital markets including the New York Stock Exchange, today announced plans for OKX to launch perpetual futures based on ICE's Brent Crude and WTI Crude energy benchmarks. The products are expected to be available to trade on OKX’s platform in jurisdictions whe...

By AFP's Evelyn Kpadeh Seagbeh and Code for Africa's Kunle Adebajo