NEW YORK (GAB) — The artificial intelligence investment boom still has years to run despite growing concerns over valuations, according to billionaire technology investor Philippe Laffont, who told a gathering of institutional investors that the current AI cycle is fundamentally different from the dot-com bubble that preceded the market crash of 2000. Speaking during the closing fireside chat of the Global Alts Conference at The Glasshouse in New York, one of the world's larg

Veteran short seller Jim Chanos used the stage at Global Alts New York to deliver a warning on some of Wall Street's hottest trades, arguing that investor enthusiasm surrounding artificial intelligence, data centers and the upcoming SpaceX IPO bears uncomfortable similarities to previous market bubbles.

As the United States races against China for dominance in artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and advanced technology, Congressman Ro Khanna says immigrant communities, including the African diaspora, are becoming central to America’s future economic power. In an interview with Global Africa Brief, Khanna argued that African immigrants and diaspora professionals are no longer operating at the margins of the U.S. economy, but increasingly inside the industries shaping th

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The Ebola outbreak unfolding across Central Africa is accelerating faster than health officials initially feared, with Uganda confirming imported cases and the World Health Organization warning that the true scale of infections remains uncertain. Speaking before delegates at the World Health Assembly in Geneva on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the outbreak has reached more than 500 suspected infections and roughly 130 suspected deaths — f

Today, President Yoweri Museveni, 81, was sworn in for a seventh term in office, extending a rule that began in 1986 and now stretches toward four decades, cementing his place among Africa’s longest-serving leaders. The inauguration ceremony in Kampala, attended by regional leaders, military officials, diplomats, and ruling party supporters, featured elaborate state pageantry, military displays, and renewed promises of stability and economic transformation under Museveni’s le

Opinion: Uganda’s Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 is framed as a defence of national autonomy. In a post-colonial state, that instinct is understandable. But as constitutional lawyer Phillip Karugaba argued in his submission to Parliament on Friday, April 24, 2026, the Bill does something far more consequential: it reconfigures sovereignty itself, away from the people and toward the state. Article 1 of the Constitution is unambiguous: power belongs to the people, who exer

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court of the United States has issued a sweeping 6–3 decision that significantly narrows the scope of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a cornerstone provision long used to challenge racially discriminatory voting practices. In a 6–3 decision, the court’s conservative majority concluded that Louisiana’s congressional map, specifically the district represented by Democratic Rep. Cleo Fields, placed excessive emphasis on race in its design. Wr

New York — At Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, West Africa’s regional stock exchange, the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM), made its most confident pitch to global investors, stating that returns are strong, growth is steady, and risks long associated with African markets are increasingly overstated. The event, known as BRVM Investment Days, brought senior policymakers, financiers, and investors from across the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) to N

African countries are attracting unprecedented attention from global investors, but much of the capital still isn’t arriving. At the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington last week, African finance ministers and development institutions pointed to renewed investor interest across infrastructure, energy, and technology. The World Bank announced expanded financing commitments, while the African Development Bank highlighted billions in co-financing aimed at crowding i

NEW YORK — The line between conviction and performance blurred Friday night beneath the vaulted ceiling of Gotham Hall, where former heads of state, dissidents, and American lawmakers gathered for the annual “Heroes of Democracy” gala hosted by the Renew Democracy Initiative . The evening carried the polish of a diplomatic summit and the urgency of a warning. Honorees included figures who have defined, and contested, the modern democratic order: the former U.S. national se

At the annual convention of the National Action Network, led by Rev. Al Sharpton, former Vice President Kamala Harris delivered what was at once a domestic political speech and an early signal of a potential presidential campaign, while quietly reframing Africa as a measure of America’s global standing. Pressed directly on stage about her political future, Vice President Kamala Harris offered her clearest indication yet that she may seek the presidency again. “I might. I’m th

The United States has imposed sanctions on Rwanda’s military and several senior commanders, accusing them of providing support to the M23 rebel group fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in a move that signals a sharp escalation in diplomatic pressure on Kigali. The sanctions, announced by the U.S. Treasury Department on March 2, target the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and four senior officials believed to be involved in backing the March 23 Movement (M23), a

Courtesy Image On December 20, 2025, only weeks after a new peace agreement, the Washington Accords, between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda was signed, the U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio described the deal as something new: a baseline that could be enforced. For the first time, the United States positioned itself as the central broker of a formal peace framework between the two countries, signaling a deeper diplomatic and strategic investment in t

World leaders, ministers, and industry officials from more than 50 countries are gathered in Washington today for the inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial , aimed at strengthening global supply chains for materials essential to modern technology, clean energy, and national defense, U.S. officials said. The summit, hosted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the U.S. State Department, comes amid rising concerns over dependency on a small number of producers, particularly

Uganda’s presidential election this week has unfolded amid widespread controversy, security force crackdowns and deep concerns about the integrity of the vote — an election that could extend President Yoweri Museveni’s nearly four-decade rule. President Museveni, 81, is widely expected to secure an unprecedented seventh term, with early tallies showing him leading by a wide margin over his most prominent challenger, opposition leader Robert “Bobi Wine” Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. Cr