Air traffic control (ATC) authorities around the world continue to face challenges with messaging systems that are limited in their capabilities, operationally demanding, and slow to adapt to modern needs. These limitations can make it harder to coordinate across borders and keep pace with growing traffic demands. With the launch of SITA ATC Bridge, an innovative and easy-to-use SaaS (Software as a Service) cloud-based digital platform, aviation stakeholders can now replace legacy systems with a secure, seamless, and simplified solution designed to maintain operational efficiency.

The platform supports Civil Aviation Authorities, Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs), and regulators who need fast, dependable, and scalable communication across the ICAO ATS Messaging Handling System (AMHS). By reducing the cost and complexity of legacy systems, ATC Bridge opens the door to more accessible and resilient connectivity, even for emerging markets.

RES4Africa Foundation, Enel Foundation, and Strathmore University are proud to announce the successful conclusion of the first edition of the East Africa Executive School, marking a significant milestone in their joint mission to localize and expand a regional capacity-building programme across the continent. The initiative, held from September 22nd to 26th at the Strathmore University Energy Research Centre, was organized with the support of the Italian Government’s Mattei Plan for Africa.

The week-long training brought together senior professionals from East Africa’s electricity sector, carefully selected for their leadership roles and regional impact. Participants represented a wide range of institutions, including utilities, regulatory authorities, ministries, private companies, and academic organizations.

The curriculum covered key topics critical to the energy transition, including innovation and emerging renewable technologies; investment in energy infrastructure and grid flexibility; productive uses of energy and e-mobility; digitalization and cybersecurity in the energy transition; and carbon markets and data-driven energy access. The sessions were led by distinguished experts from CESI, IFC, Columbia University, GME, GSE, OffGridSun, and the World Resources Institute, combining academic perspectives with practical case studies and interactive formats.

The Brazilian Presidency of COP30 launched Maloca,a pioneering digital platform designed to broaden and amplify opportunities for participation in climate action. Built as a legacy of COP30, Maloca creates an immersive and inclusive space for dialogue, collaboration, and solutions, ensuring that voices from every region, especially the Global South, can help shape the outcomes of climate conferences.

The initiative underscores the Presidency’s three core priorities: strengthening multilateralism, connecting the climate regime to people’s real lives, and accelerating the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Through interactive virtual environments, governments, civil society, and communities worldwide can convene, share solutions, and participate directly in the global climate process, expanding the reach of COP30 far beyond Belém.

At the launch, COP30 President-Designate Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago announced the opening of Maloca’s registration system for virtual events at COP30. The feature enables civil society organizations to apply to host discussions, presentations, and solution-sharing sessions inside the platform, creating opportunities for diverse actors to contribute directly to the climate agenda.

The body tasked with drafting South Sudan’s permanent constitution is facing major delays due to a severe lack of government funding and worsening insecurity, its chairperson said Sunday, raising doubts about a key pillar of the country’s fragile peace process. In an interview with Radio Tamazuj, Dr. Riang Yer Zuor, chairperson of the National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC), said the government has not provided any of the budget it requested for the current financial year, forcing it to rely on international partners to conduct essential public consultations. The commission is operating on an 18-month timeline aiming to produce a constitution before December 2026, a document seen as crucial for facilitating long-delayed national elections. While Dr. Riang said the deadline is still “doable,” the funding shortfall and spreading violence pose significant threats. … [“When we go for civic education and public consultations, we go to the states, and that does not mean just the state capital. We also go to the counties. When insecurity is there in some counties, we will not be able to send our members to those insecure areas because the safety of our members is very important. So, definitely, if nothing is done, it will affect our activities,” he said.] Radio Tamazuj