Auto PLI boosted the e2W domestic market, not exports: C-DEP

New Delhi: The auto PLI program has accelerated production scale among approved electric two-wheeler manufacturers, but it has significantly changed the competitive dynamics, with cost advantage being used to capture domestic market share instead of building export-ready platforms, think tank Center for Digital Economy Policy Research said on Friday. Non-PLI electric two-wheeler (e2W) manufacturers experienced […]

Why ending child marriage is key to advancing Africa’s economic development

Damaturu, Yobe State, northeast of Nigeria. Credit: UN Women Opinion by Zuzana Schwidrowski (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) Thursday February 19, 2026 Inter-Press Office ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Feb 19 (IPS) – Africa is home to approximately 160 million adolescent girls between the ages of 10 and 19 (according to 2022 data from the United Nations Population Division). […]

Security Council LIVE: Sudan in focus amid genocide warnings in Darfur

Thursday February 19, 2026 UN news The UN Security Council is meeting this morning to discuss Sudan as the war approaches its third year and fighting intensifies in multiple regions and civilians face a widening humanitarian catastrophe. Senior UN political and humanitarian officials are expected to brief ministers on a conflict marked by shifting frontlines, […]

A bus crash in South Africa leaves four dead and 31 injured as rescue efforts continue

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Sudan crisis: UN agency launches $1.6 billion appeal to support refugees in seven countries

The Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2026 aims to provide life-saving aid to 5.9 million people in seven neighboring countries this year: the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan and Uganda. The plan will continue to prioritize assistance to approximately 470,000 new refugees expected to enter these countries, as well as […]

African defense tech Terra Industries, founded by two Gen Zers, raises another $22 million in a month | TechCrunch

Just a month after raising $11.75 million in a round led by Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, African DefenseTech Terra Industries announced it has raised another $22 million in funding led by Lux Capital. Nathan Nwachuku, 22, and Maxwell Maduka, 24, launched Terra Industries in 2024 to design infrastructure and autonomous systems to help African countries monitor […]

‘Like a scene from a horror movie’: UN report warns of war crimes in Sudan’s El Fasher

“Continued impunity fuels ongoing cycles of violence,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, calling for credible investigations and accountability for perpetrators. Sudan’s national army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia have been fighting each other for control of the country for almost three years. The new report details the widespread atrocities […]