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EDITORIAL | Bandari Maritime Academy must protect expertise through careful succession planning

eriinfo.com1 month ago09 mins

EDITORIAL | Bandari Maritime Academy must protect expertise through careful succession planning Bandari Maritime Academy. PHOTO/FILE. The recent leadership changes at Bandari Maritime Academy, culminating in the departure of Mr Titus Musyoka Kilonzi as Deputy Director of Maritime Education and Training (MET), have understandably generated concern within Kenya’s maritime fraternity and among regional stakeholders. While…

Africa: Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Spreading Rapidly, Says WHO Head Tedros

eriinfo.com1 month ago07 mins

Geneva — World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading rapidly. He was speaking at the WHO executive board meeting in Geneva following the World Health Assembly, which ended on May 23, without the United States, which withdrew from the…

Thousands can return home after ‘catastrophic’ explosion risk at California tank is averted

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The risk of a “catastrophic” explosion at a chemical tank in a Los Angeles-area city was averted by Monday, but around 16,000 people remained under evacuation orders as some risks remained, officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The liquid in the 7,000-gallon tank of…

LinkXpert M3: Comprehensive ethernet network troubleshooting tool

eriinfo.com1 month ago07 mins

The LinkXpert M3. Troubleshooting copper, fibre and WiFi ethernet networks often requires multiple, expensive tools, making the process both challenging and inefficient. The LinkXpert M3 was designed to address these issues by providing a versatile solution for cable and network troubleshooting across copper, fibre and WiFi environments. This device combines numerous features into a single,…

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Africa: Experts, Patients Demand Better Psoriasis Care At First-Ever Africa Forum

eriinfo.com1 month ago08 mins

People living with a skin condition known as psoriatic disease in Africa are calling for greater inclusion in decisions about their treatment, amid growing concern over the high cost and limited access to care across the continent. Underscoring the scale of the issue, Ingvar Ágúst Ingvarsson, President of the International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA),…

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Africa: South Africa Joins Efforts to Combat Ebola Outbreak

eriinfo.com1 month ago06 mins

South Africa has pledged an initial $5 million contribution to support a $319 million continental preparedness and response plan, as Africa mobilises to combat its second-largest Ebola outbreak in history. This, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who addressed a High-Level Meeting of African Ministers of Health on the Ebola outbreak that has swept through the…

US launches new strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats

eriinfo.com1 month ago01 mins

Asked again later about Monday’s strikes, Rubio said: “The straits have to be open. They’re going to be open one way or the other, so they need to be open. What’s happening there is unlawful, it’s illegal, it’s unsustainable for the world, it’s unacceptable.”

Ferrari unveils its first electric car

eriinfo.com1 month ago04 mins

Ferrari presented its first fully electric car on Monday, marking a high-stakes shift by the luxury sports car maker as competitors including Porsche and Lamborghini scale back their EV ambitions, citing weak demand. The four-door Luce, Italian for “light”, was developed with the help of former Apple design chief Jony Ive and his collective LoveFrom,…

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Africa: AI and the New Machinery of African Repression

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Artificial intelligence is lowering the cost of authoritarian control in Africa. The danger is not only mass surveillance, but a state that can abort reformist change before it is even born. Dictatorship used to be expensive. It needed informants, prisons, police files, propaganda and visible violence. Today, some of that work can be bought as…

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Africa: How Women Are Paving Their Own Way Through Africa’s Tech Sector

eriinfo.com1 month ago08 mins

Nairobi – The recent Africa Forward summit in Nairobi hosted jointly by Kenya and France gave women working in the technology sector the chance to discuss issues including the future of artificial intelligence in Africa. RFI spoke to Shikoh Gitau, CEO of tech lab Qhala, about working with France’s Mistral AI, and with female leaders…