On a late December day in 2022, two men walked into the Mall of Africa, one of South Africa’s biggest shopping centres, and were never seen again. Their names were Abdella Hussein Abadiga, a man the United States had designated an alleged Islamic State recruiter and fundraiser, and his bodyguard, Kadir Jemal Abotese. For a long time, their disappearance hovered at the edges of public attention, an unsettling story without a resolution. But now the South African National Defence Force has apparently acknowledged that its Special Forces were involved in an operation linked to their disappearance. That admission, reported in…

India’s semiconductor industry is entering a bold new era, but the road ahead is not lined only with bright announcements and generous subsidies. Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has delivered a blunt warning: as India becomes a more significant player in global chip design and manufacturing, it will become a target. In an interview with NDTV published on September 20, Vaishnaw said the country should prepare for cyberattacks, misinformation campaigns, and even physical attacks designed to disrupt its progress. “We will face cyberattacks. People will spread a lot of fake news. They will also try to do all…