FAO’s flagship report to be launched at the Our Ocean Conference in Kenya

FAO’s flagship report to be launched at the Our Ocean Conference in Kenya

Infographic/AEN By PATRICK MAYOYO The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will launch its flagship report on The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture on 16 June during the Our Ocean Conference, hosted by the Government of Kenya in Mombasa. The official press conference on the SOFIA launch is scheduled to take place at 1pm EAT (10am GMT) online. Journalists…

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Africa: APMEN’s Flagship Vector Surveillance Training Connects a Global Community

Africa: APMEN’s Flagship Vector Surveillance Training Connects a Global Community

Malaria professionals across the world are consistently searching for practical ways to strengthen vector surveillance in their countries to better understand mosquito populations, detect changes in transmission risk and target vector control interventions more effectively. One programme has become a trusted learning space where science, operational experience and global collaboration meet. The annual APMEN Online…

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Sber unveils next-generation AI assistant GigaChat based on flagship model

Sber unveils next-generation AI assistant GigaChat based on flagship model

The AI assistant remembers facts about users for personalised communication and solutions. Sber has introduced a major update to its AI assistant GigaChat, which is now powered by the new flagship model GigaChat Ultra. This updated version allows the AI assistant to remember facts about users for personalised communication and solutions, search information online independently…

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Samsung flagship series doubles down on AI

Samsung flagship series doubles down on AI

The Samsung Galaxy S26 series was launched during the Galaxy Unpacked event last night. South Korean electronics giant Samsung has released its third-generation artificial intelligence (AI) smartphones, unveiling its flagship Galaxy S series. The S26 series, the launch of which was livestreamed to a global audience during the Unpacked event last night, comprises the Galaxy…

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South Africa’s flagship telescope turns 20

South Africa’s flagship telescope turns 20

The Southern African Large Telescope, or Salt The Southern African Large Telescope (Salt) celebrates 20 years of observing the sky. Salt is the largest optical telescope in the southern hemisphere. It’s been steadily revealing new science knowledge, ranging from the discovery of planets outside our solar system to understanding the unusual physics around black holes….

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Africa: APMEN’s Flagship Vector Surveillance Training Connects a Global Community

Africa: Regreening Africa II – World’s Land Restoration Flagship Project Enters New Phase

The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) operating as a single entity is a global research organization and has recently launched the second phase of the Regreening Africa Project. The project which aims to restore degraded lands through involving vulnerable communities in greening activities would be implemented in 7 African countries…

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