At the close of its three professional days, Europe’s largest tech event handed out its prizes — but it was India’s Prime Minister, AI Country Partner of the 2026 edition, who gave the day its clearest message. Paris Expo Porte de Versailles — Friday, June 19, 2026 On the final professional day of VivaTech’s tenth-anniversary...

Standfirst: It took a World Cup night, an opponent that refused to bend, and a strike from another planet. East Rutherford, June 16, 2026: with a decisive brace against Senegal (3-1), Kylian Mbappé overtook Olivier Giroud to stand alone atop France’s all-time scoring charts. 58 goals in 99 caps — and a reign that’s only...

After Australia, Britain has now shut under-16s out of the major platforms. From one continent to the next, some twenty countries are legislating to keep teenagers off social media — an unprecedented wave whose real-world effectiveness, however, is far from proven. The signal came from London. On Monday, June 15, Keir Starmer announced that the...

To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Europe’s largest technology show has secured the most coveted signature on the planet. On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, Jeff Bezos — founder of Amazon, of Blue Origin, and now head of a multibillion-dollar AI start-up — will take the main stage at VivaTech. Behind this media coup lies far more...

Brought on with an hour gone, Manchester United’s Amad Diallo unleashed the decisive blow in the 90th minute (1-0) on Sunday in Philadelphia. After a tense, finely balanced contest that rattled the crossbar three times, the Elephants launch their World Cup in style and share top spot in Group E with Germany. Only seconds of...

To mark its tenth birthday, Europe’s biggest tech show has stepped out of the exhibition halls to take over “the world’s most beautiful avenue.” This Sunday, June 14, from noon to 6 p.m., the pedestrianized Champs-Élysées turned into a free, open-air innovation trail — three days before the show officially opens at Porte de Versailles....

Four years ago, their run to the last four caught the world off guard. Today, the Atlas Lions are nobody’s surprise package. By holding Brazil to a 1-1 draw in their World Cup 2026 opener on Saturday — the first match of Group C — they laid down a marker for an ambition their coach,...

“Doing the Future Together…” On Thursday, 11 June 2026, Douala hosts the tenth edition of the FELS Economic Forum at Malimba Dégustations & Golf Academy, in Bonapriso. Convened by the Elessa Lothin-Sen Foundation, an NGO, the forum has, over a decade, established itself as one of Central Africa’s reference platforms for economic dialogue. This year’s...

AI is rewriting the rules of creativity. Five days on the Croisette will tell us who’s adapting — and who’s already obsolete. What Is Cannes Lions? Founded in 1954, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is the advertising and marketing world’s defining annual gathering. Held at the Palais des Festivals, it brings together thousands...

From June 11 to July 19, the United States, Canada and Mexico will host the largest edition in the tournament’s history: 48 teams, 104 matches, 16 host cities spread across three time zones and one continental market of half a billion consumers. With a record ten African sides on the roster, the delisting of a...

One runs Africa’s biggest bank. One governs a country at war. One holds a presidency, one a 130,000-strong empire, one the rules of world trade. None of them was supposed to be here — and that is exactly why they are. The story of five women who didn’t break into power so much as out-calculate...

Following Iraq in 2025, Rwanda makes its mark on the Croisette. The Caméra d’Or jury, presided over by Monia Chokri, has crowned Marie Clémentine Dusabejambo’s Ben’Imana, a deeply moving work about reconciliation. Chosen from among 30 debut feature films, this drama, presented in the Un Certain Regard section, confirms the powerful emergence of a new...

Aliko Dangote is eradicating polio in Nigeria alongside Bill Gates. The Rockefeller Foundation is betting on electrifying 300 million Africans. Tony Elumelu has funded 27,000 entrepreneurs across 54 countries. And Idris Elba is converting his global fame into diplomatic leverage for local farmers. The TIME 100 and TIME100 Philanthropy 2026 honor a profound shift: Africa...

From July 2 to 4, 2026, Aix-en-Provence will host the 26th edition of its Economic Meetings, under the theme “Navigating a world without bearings.” More than 410 speakers from 55 countries — heads of state, leaders of international institutions, economists, business executives, and civil society representatives — will exchange views and analyses. The stated ambition:...

Cannes 2026 — An opening ceremony of rare precision, carried by an actress who turned the 79th Festival stage into her territory of conquest There are nights when cinema stops being an industry and becomes a temple again. This Tuesday, the Grand Théâtre Lumière didn’t host an opening ceremony. It witnessed a transfiguration. Eye Haïdara...

The ICT University has officially launched the 100 Million FCFA media support initiative announced by the President of the Board of Trustees, Prof. Victor Mbarika, bringing together journalists, bloggers, media executives, and communication leaders for the Media Innovation Roundtable 2026. Held in celebration of World Press Freedom Day, the high-level gathering focused on the future...

UBA Cameroon continues to reaffirm its commitment to the development of sports infrastructure in Cameroon through its strategic partnership with the Fédération Camerounaise de Football (FECAFOOT). Since 2022, UBA Cameroon has served as a key financial partner to FECAFOOT, providing financing facilities that have supported major football development initiatives, notably the construction and equipping of...

Inside the opening night of the 79th Festival de Cannes — Eye Haïdara’s commanding debut, Peter Jackson’s long-awaited Palme, and a closing declaration that crossed two continents. At seven o’clock on Tuesday evening, May 12, the Palais des Festivals glowed in the late Riviera light. On its façade, the festival’s official poster — Thelma and...