The African Union has officially launched the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) on Wednesday, establishing the continent's first homegrown, independent credit rating institution. The rating agency was launched in Port Louis in Mauritius. The private-sector-driven agency aims to challenge the dominance of the -big three - Western firms-S&P, Moody's, and Fitch-which African leaders have long accused of carrying structural biases that inflate borrowing costs for African nations. AfCRA will also issue inaugural credit scores for the 23 African nations currently unrated by global agencies.

We spoke  to Tembisa Fakude, he is Director and Senior Researcher at the Africa Asia Dialogues (Afrasid) 

The African Union has officially launched the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) on Wednesday, establishing the continent's first homegrown, independent credit rating institution. The rating agency was launched in Port Louis in Mauritius. The private-sector-driven agency aims to challenge the dominance of the -big three - Western firms-S&amp;P, Moody's, and Fitch-which African leaders have long accused of carrying structural biases that inflate borrowing costs for African nations. AfCRA will also issue inaugural credit scores for the 23 African nations currently unrated by global agencies.
We spoke&nbsp; to Tembisa Fakude, he is Director and Senior Researcher at the Africa Asia Dialogues (Afrasid)&nbsp;

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Belgian-American scientist Francis Halzen has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work detecting high-energy neutrinos - elusive particles that can provide scientists with clues about the universe. Halzen helped develop a giant observatory beneath the Antarctic ice to detect these particles. In this clip, he explains how the observatory works.

Belgian-American scientist Francis Halzen has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work detecting high-energy neutrinos - elusive particles that can provide scientists with clues about the universe. Halzen helped develop a giant observatory beneath the Antarctic ice to detect these particles. In this clip, he explains how the observatory works.

Belgian-American scientist, Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for detecting elusive cosmic neutrinos

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign in South Africa is calling on the government to impose sanctions on Israel over the war in Gaza. Members of the group held a silent procession outside the Cape Town Holocaust and Genocide Centre, where they unveiled a 20-metre handwritten shroud bearing the names of children they say have been killed in Gaza since October 2023. Andile Mbanjwa reports.

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign in South Africa is calling on the government to impose sanctions on Israel over the war in Gaza. Members of the group held a silent procession outside the Cape Town Holocaust and Genocide Centre, where they unveiled a 20-metre handwritten shroud bearing the names of children they say have been killed in Gaza since October 2023. Andile Mbanjwa reports.

Palestine Solidarity Campaign urges SA government to impose sanctions on Israel over Gaza war

It's time now for The Discourse, and we're turning to Haiti, where armed groups continue to control large parts of communities, with women and girls facing particularly severe risks. More than 5,500 incidents of sexual and gender-based violence were recorded in the first six months of this year, according to the United Nations. A recent analysis by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime says sexual violence is being used not only against individuals, but also to intimidate and control communities. The analysis draws lessons from Colombia's civil war, including how sexual violence was documented and addressed as part of wider efforts towards justice and accountability. 

For more on this, Dr Dorly Castañeda, Senior Researcher at the GI TOC Observatory on Violence and Resilience in Haiti and the Caribbean, joins us from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic

It's time now for The Discourse, and we're turning to Haiti, where armed groups continue to control large parts of communities, with women and girls facing particularly severe risks. More than 5,500 incidents of sexual and gender-based violence were recorded in the first six months of this year, according to the United Nations. A recent analysis by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime says sexual violence is being used not only against individuals, but also to intimidate and control communities. The analysis draws lessons from Colombia's civil war, including how sexual violence was documented and addressed as part of wider efforts towards justice and accountability.&nbsp;
For more on this, Dr Dorly Casta&ntilde;eda, Senior Researcher at the GI TOC Observatory on Violence and Resilience in Haiti and the Caribbean, joins us from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic

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