Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre

On December 1, Senegal marks the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday (November 28) for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a massacre in a letter addressed to the Senegalese authorities. FRANCE 24’s Caitlin Kelly tells us more.

Is Trump really planning to revive Keystone XL? And is there even life left in that pipeline plan?

There’s lately been a lot of talk in Washington about resurrecting the Keystone XL pipeline, the 1,897-kilometre pipeline that was designed to take oil from northern Alberta to the U.S. Midwest. The project was first proposed by Calgary-based TC Energy in 2008. It was scrapped under the Obama administration, then revived by Donald Trump during his first term … Read more

‘All I had was one page saying…’: Nandan Nilekani reveals how Aadhaar came into being

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani turned a basic government directive into Aadhaar, the world’s largest biometric ID system, now used by over 1.3 billion people. In a recent chat with LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky, Nilekani shared his experiences and key insights behind creating this transformative project. “All I had was one page saying, ‘Give every Indian … Read more

New Zealand navy ship hit reef and sank because crew mistakenly left it on “autopilot,” inquiry finds

A New Zealand navy vessel plowed into a reef near Samoa and sank because its crew mistakenly left it on “autopilot,” a military inquiry found on Friday. Dozens of sailors were rescued from the HMNZS Manawanui in October after it struck a reef, burst into flames and finally sank south of Samoa’s most populous island … Read more