Botswana leader concedes defeat after party drubbed in electionFri, 01 Nov 2024 08:11:07 GMT
Botswana’s president conceded defeat on Friday after his party which has governed the diamond-rich African country for nearly six decades suffered a resounding defeat in general elections.”I wish to congratulate the opposition on their victory and concede the election,” President Mokgweetsi Masisi told reporters at a press conference.Masisi said he had already spoken to the …
Mauritius blocks social media after wire-tapping scandalFri, 01 Nov 2024 07:42:26 GMT
The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius blocked access to social media on Friday, just days ahead of a general election, as tensions mounted over a wire-tapping scandal.Mauritius has been gripped by scandal since secret recordings of phone calls by politicians, journalists, members of civil society and even foreign diplomats began being leaked online last month.”Following …
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Turkey moves to broaden its Africa reachFri, 01 Nov 2024 07:16:07 GMT
Turkey is expanding its reach into Africa, banking on its defence projects and widespread trade network, its prospects enhanced by the lack of colonial history weighing on Europe, diplomatic sources say.Speaking ahead of a ministerial meeting at the weekend in Djibouti, a diplomatic source in Ankara said Turkey was a “sought-after partner” in Africa thanks …
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Indonesia adds Google Pixel phones to ban list with iPhone 16
Indonesia has banned the sale of Google Pixel phones over the tech giant’s failure to meet investment regulations, its industry ministry said, days after blocking sales of Apple’s iPhone 16.Jakarta is seeking to boost investment from foreign tech companies with restrictive measures that require their phones to be 40 percent sourced from parts in Indonesia.”We declared that as long as those products don’t… meet the scheme we have required, they cannot be sold in Indonesia,” industry ministry spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arif told a press briefing Thursday.”For Google Pixel, they have not obtained the TKDN certificate,” he added, using the acronym of the scheme that imposes the 40 percent rule.Google Indonesia did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment.Southeast Asia’s biggest economy has a young, tech-savvy population with more than 100 million people under the age of 30 that tech companies are seeking to capitalise on.Around 22,000 Google Pixel phones had entered Indonesia this year, according to industry ministry data.Indonesia’s smartphone market shipment share in the second quarter of the year was dominated by China’s Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo, as well as South Korea’s Samsung, according to Counterpoint Research.The ministry said last week phones blocked from commercial sale could still be carried into Indonesia as long as they were not being traded.It said iPhone 16 phones had also not met the 40 percent local part requirement.Apple does not have an official store in Indonesia, but chief executive Tim Cook visited in April as the firm explores ways to invest in the country.