Mo Ibrahim, a Sudanese billionaire and the founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, has criticised the African Union’s (AU) leaders about overreliance of foreign donors to run the organisation’s affairs. Speaking during the 2025 Ibrahim Governance Weekend in Marrakech, Morocco, over the weekend, Ibrahim said it is unacceptable that the majority of the AU’s funding…
Qualcomm, the top maker of smartphone processors, is making a bigger push into smart glasses with low-power components that can run artificial intelligence software. The chip maker demonstrated a pair of glasses at the Augmented World Expo trade show that rely on its new Snapdragon AR1+ Gen 1 processor. The idea is to let glasses…
Single-hull tankers are relics of an outdated and dangerous maritime technology. PHOTO/VistaCreate By ANDREW MWANGURA [email protected] Mombasa, East Africa’s busiest and largest port, plays a vital role in handling millions of tonnes of cargo each year. It serves as a crucial maritime gateway for Kenya and its landlocked neighbours. However, beneath its bustling activity lies…
Two batches of 35 rhinos moved by truck and airliner as part of major rewilding effort involving South Africa and Rwanda. Seventy southern white rhinos have completed a journey of more than 3,400 kilometres (at least 2,112 miles) by truck and Boeing 747 from South Africa to Rwanda in what has been described as the…
Learn more about this rare and deadliest form of hunger, which is spreading in Sudan and threatens Gaza and elsewhere – and how WFP is fighting it What is famine and who is at risk? Famine is defined as “extreme food deprivation” by the Integrated Food Security Classification, or IPC, the global hunger monitoring body….
This new feature will soon be released as a new option to users of Google’s search engine in the United States, with no timeline yet for the rest of the world. The company says it will be akin to having a conversation with an expert well versed on a wide range of topics. This is…
በተለያዩ የዓለም ክፍሎች የቆዳ ቀለምን የሚለውጡ ፣በእንግሊዝኛው አጠራር ‘ሞሎች’ በአንዳንድ ባህሎች ዘንድ እንደ ውበት ምልክት ይታያሉ። በተለይ የጥቁር ዝርያ ባላቸው ሕዝቦች ውስጥ፣ በስፋት የሚታዩና የተለመዱ ናቸው። በአንጻሩ፣ ለጤና መታወክ ይዳርጉ ይኾን? በሚል ለጭንቀት የሚጋለጡ ወገኖች የሚሰሟቸውን ስጋቶች የሚያነሣው ጁማ ማጃንጋ፣ ለእነዚኽ እና ተያያዥ ጥያቄዎች ምላሽ ፍለጋ፣ ከናይሮቢ ኬንያ ያጠናቀረውን ዘገባ ከተያያዘው ፋይል ይከታተሉ።
A ship at Mombasa Port. PHOTO/FILE By ANDREW MWANGURA [email protected] The maritime industry, a cornerstone of global trade, is grappling with a looming crisis: an acute shortage of skilled seafarers. This challenge presents Africa with a unique opportunity to redefine its role in the global maritime workforce. However, the road to leadership demands a deliberate…
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speaks to members of the media while arriving for trade talks at Lancaster House in London, UK, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. and China have reached an agreement on trade, representatives from both sides said after a second day of high-level talks…
Mpox Remains Public Health Emergency, WHO Says The Director General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said Mpox continues to constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The WHO Director-General made the declaration following a meeting of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee on 5 June, where global health experts reviewed the situation. Ghebreyesus…
