Nairobi — Ten clean energy projects across eight African countries are set to receive more than £2 million to expand renewable energy solutions in healthcare, telecommunications, agriculture, fishing and small businesses. The projects, supported by the UK Government’s Ayrton Fund through the Transforming Energy Access platform, are aimed at replacing fossil-fuel generators with cleaner and…
Take Ozempic. For the average patient in the U.S. paying out of pocket, the blockbuster diabetes drug can cost $349 to more than $1,000 a month. It’s $349 through TrumpRx. Yet in several other wealthy countries, the next-highest price is $190 a month, according to KFF, a nonpartisan research group. Enbrel is an even starker…
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), decent work means dignity, equality, fair remuneration and safe working conditions. However, all too often these conditions are not met in the media sector. Journalists and media workers often sacrifice their right to decent working conditions in the name of their vocation as a journalist, i.e. to serve…
There’s something strange about seeing the products we use every day being made. Walking into Hisense’s Atlantis factory, you’re met with the machinery, production lines and equipment you would expect, but it’s the people, the hands and the minds behind those products that give you a different perspective on what eventually ends up in our…
Nairobi — World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged parliamentarians to use their legislative and budgetary powers to strengthen health systems, reduce dependence on foreign aid and prepare for future pandemics. Speaking to parliamentarians from around the world at the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Tedros said governments must make universal health…
Zelensky renewed a call for allies to provide air defence support packages to Ukraine, saying its military only managed to shoot down “some” of the missiles launched by Russia overnight. According to Zelensky, one of the “key targets” of the attack was the country’s energy infrastructure, which Moscow earlier said it would intensify strikes on…
Khartoum — Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ambassador Mohi-Eddin Salem announced arrangements for an expected visit by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) to Sudan to discuss Sudan’s membership in the African Union, affirming that joint meetings will be held in this regard. In an interview with the Sudan News Agency…
The Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo (2026) pairs a stacked dual-screen chassis with a pair of 16-inch 3K 120Hz OLED displays, a 90Whr battery, and Intel’s Core Ultra 9 processor architecture paired with Nvidia’s RTX 5090 GPU. Positioned as an uncompromising dual-screen flagship, it competes directly with other high-performance portables. Given its enthusiast-grade underpinnings, the laptop…
Nairobi — The United States has backed a stronger African Union-United Nations partnership to address conflicts across the continent, saying a UN framework for financing AU-led peace operations could provide a useful tool in responding to Africa’s security crises. U.S. Representative for UN Management and Reform Ambassador Jeffrey Bartos told the Security Council that closer…
Vance says Iran must do “something meaningful on enrichment capacity” to end the war, as Rubio claims Tehran has “lost complete control” of the Strait of Hormuz.
