Tag Archives: France

12Jan/26

Gen Z : Social Media to Pew

January 12, 2026MediaAlex Jarmus, Church attendance, Emily Torres, France, Generation Z, Gregorian, Internet culture, Jesus, John, Jonathan Roumie, Jordan Peterson, Matt Fradd, Millennials, Robert Barron, Spyridon Bailey, Stuart Clif, TikTok, United Kingdomadmin

Jan . 11, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — Researchers are noticing a “Quiet Revival” among Gen Z. While overall numbers for “religious unaffiliation” remain high, the young people who are religious are attending church with much higher frequency and intentionality than previous generations did at their age. While overall numbers for “religious unaffiliation” remain high, the young people who are religious are attending church with much higher frequency and intentionality than previous generations did at their age. Continue reading →

09Jan/26

The Persian Threshold: Tehran Teeters Between Total Collapse and a “Year of Blood”

January 9, 2026PoliticsAhmad Vahidi, Ahmed Chalabi, Ali Khamenei, Amir Hatami, Assad, Azerbaijan, Baghdad, Basij, Dezful, Esmail Ghaani, Esmail Qaani, France, Georgia, Iran, Iran internal crisis, Iran–Saudi Arabia relations, Iran–United States relations, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, islamic revolutionary guard corps (irgc), Israel, Lebanon, London, Mahsa Amini, Mahsa Amini protests, Masoud Pezeshkian, Military of Iran, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Mojtaba, Moscow, Netanyahu, Protests in Iran, Quds Force, Reza Pahlavi, Russia, Sajjad Azadeh, Saudi Arabia, Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Shah, Syria, Tehran, Tom Tugendhat, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vladimir Putin, Yemenadmin

Jan. 9, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — The Iranian regime is currently facing its most existential challenge since the 1979 Revolution. As of January 9, 2026, the situation has shifted from sporadic economic protests into a coordinated nationwide uprising. Continue reading →

09Jan/26

A Divided Pitch: The Rise of “Fortress America” and the Death of the Global Fan

January 9, 2026FootballAdvocacy Team, amnesty international, Atlanta, Border control, Boston, Brazil, Canada, Canadian, Colombia, Dakwar, Dallas, Daniel, Daniel Noroña, FIFA, FIFA World Cup, France, Germany, Guadalajara, Haiti, In Canadian soccer, Iran, Jamil Dakwar, Los Angeles, Mexico, MEXICO CITY, Miami, Monterrey, Norway, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince, Qatar, Russia, Scotland, Seattle, Senegal, South Africa, Tehran, TORONTO, Travel visa, Tunisia, Turkey, Twitter, United Kingdom, United States, Vancouver, Visa Inc., Visa requirements for Indian citizens, Watch Minky Worden, Zurichadmin

Jan. 9, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — The intersection of U.S. immigration policy and the 2026 FIFA World Cup has become a major flashpoint. The feasibility of a boycott and the “ruining” of the game are subjects of intense debate among human rights groups, fans, and governing bodies. Football without fans is like a movie without a soundtrack. You can still follow the plot, and the acting (the skill) is still world-class, but you lose the emotional crescendos that make you jump out of your seat. For a World Cup—an event built on the “unity” of humanity—a lack of fans doesn’t just change the score; it changes the soul of the event. Continue reading →

01Jan/26

Understanding the AI Economy and Digital ID

January 1, 2026EconomyAI agent, AI boom, Artificial general intelligence, Artificial intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Act, Automated decision-making, China, Computational neuroscience, Cybernetics, Existential risk from artificial intelligence, France, Generative artificial intelligence, Info, Machine learning, OpenAI, Regulation of artificial intelligence, sovereign cloud, Switzerland, THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY, United Kingdom, Water Laneadmin

Jan. 1, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — The “Fifth Industrial Revolution” (5IR), is a shift from tools that we control to environments that control themselves. It frames the future not as a collection of gadgets, but as a totalizing system—the “Cathedral”—where the infrastructure itself makes moral and economic decisions. The Dark Industrial Cathedral is built on surveillance, extraction, and algorithmic control. The primary task for 5IR leaders is “engineering ethics into infrastructure” by embedding human values directly into the code. Continue reading →

31Oct/25

France’s Wireless Charging Highway Revolutionizes Electric Mobility

October 31, 2025TransportElectric road, Electric vehicle, Electric vehicles, France, Paris, Road transport, Trolleybuses, VINCI AUTOROUTESadmin

Electreon reaches a significant milestone in electric vehicle technology, announcing the successful launch of the world’s first highway stretch that wirelessly charges vehicles in motion near Paris, France. This achievement, part of the “Charge As You Drive” project led by VINCI Autoroutes, confirms that Electreon’s technology can provide dynamic charging at highway speeds for various vehicles, including heavy-duty trucks. Independent testing verified the system’s high-power transfer capabilities, proving it can provide twice the power needed for a fully loaded truck, positioning this as a scalable model to support France’s Electric Road System roadmap for decarbonising freight and logistics. Continue reading

17May/25

what is the Eurovision song contest all about?

May 17, 2025MusicAustralia, Basel, Eurovision, Eurovision Song Contest, France, Germany, Italy, Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest, Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdomadmin

May 17, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international song competition organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. It brings together participants representing primarily European countries, although nations from outside of Europe, such as Australia, have also been invited to compete. Continue reading →

16May/25

Google Sovereign Cloud Whitepaper

May 16, 2025Uncategorized.google, Cloud computing, Cloud computing issues, Cloud infrastructure, Confidential computing, France, Germany, Google Cloud Platform, Google Workspace, Hybrid Multicloud Computing, IRON MOUNTAIN, Network sovereignty, sovereign cloud, t-systems, Thales, United Statesadmin

May 15, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ –This whitepaper introduces Google Sovereign Cloud, a solution designed to address digital sovereignty concerns for organisations wary of adopting foreign cloud services. The core issues driving this need are data control (due to evolving regulations), economic dependency (lack of domestic providers), and potential geopolitical disruptions. Continue reading →

14May/25

Digital Economy Trust Index Insights

May 14, 2025EconomyChina, Consumer confidence, Digital economy, Economic systems, Egypt, France, Gross domestic product, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Trust, United Arab Emiratesadmin

May 14, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — According to a press release from Checkout.com, the company has launched its first Digital Economy Trust Index, ranking 16 countries based on consumer trust in online systems. The index highlights a strong link between trust in the digital economy and national GDP growth, suggesting that countries with higher digital trust tend to experience greater economic expansion. Continue reading →

28Oct/24

A new ‘race science’ network is linked to a history of eugenics that never fully left academia

October 28, 2024Scienceanthropologie, Creative Commons, Enoch Powell, Eugenics, Eugenics in the United Kingdom, France, Francis Galton, Germany, Intelligence researchers, Lars Cornelissen, Mankind Quarterly, Neue Anthropologie, Pioneer Fund, Pseudoscience, Richard Lynn, Scientific racism, Technological utopianism, United Statesadmin

Lars Cornelissen, Independent Social Research Foundation

The Guardian and anti-fascist group Hope Not Hate have revealed the existence of a new network of far-right intellectuals and activists in an undercover investigation. Called the Human Diversity Foundation (HDF), this group advocates scientific racism and eugenics. Although it presents itself as having a scientific purpose, some of its figureheads have political ambitions in Germany and elsewhere.

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28Nov/23

Zambia’s foreign debt tragedy – what needs to happen to resolve the crisis

November 28, 2023EconomyBankruptcy, China, Creative Commons, Creditor, Danny Bradlow, Debt, Debt crisis, Debt restructuring, France, Government debt, Hakainde Hichilema, Insolvency, International Monetary Fund, Paris Club, Zambiaadmin

Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria

Three years after defaulting on its foreign debt, Zambia is still trying to reach agreement with all its creditors on how to manage this situation. This has left the southern African country in a state of development finance limbo. It is handicapped in raising the funds needed to generate jobs, build infrastructure, provide health, education and social services and deal with climate change. Its president, Hakainde Hichilema, has warned that the situation threatens to undermine its democracy.

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