Addis Ababa / New York — The Committee of Heads of State and Government (CHSG) of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) convened an Extraordinary Virtual Session on the margins of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80). The meeting was chaired at the highest level of…
Five national government departments have returned to National Treasury’s eTenders Portal to advertise their technology needs. After several weeks of ICT opportunities on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal being dominated by state-owned entities and municipal-level requirements, five national departments return to advertise their technology needs. The Department of Defence opens the issue with its wish to…
KTDA chairman Chege Kirundi (left) with CS Agriculture Mutahi Kagwe (Centre) and KTDA CEO Wilson Muthaura (right). PHOTO/UGC. The battle for the soul of the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) is not merely a turf war between a new board and a bitter old guard; it is a litmus test for Kenya’s commitment to public…
It’s time to bridge the skills gap. South Africa is facing a youth unemployment crisis, with 63.9% of young people (ages 15-24) jobless (StatsSA, 2023). While many blame a sluggish economy, the real issue runs deeper – a massive mismatch between the skills young people have and those employers need. A 2023 report by the…
Sarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe Correspondent in Kyiv and Rachel Hagan & Yaroslav LukovBBC News in London Watch: The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford at the scene of Ukrainian government building strike Ukraine’s main government building in Kyiv has been hit for the first time in the war during Russian attacks, the Ukrainian prime minister says. Yulia…
Lee’s visit comes two days before his crucial first summit in Washington, DC with US President Donald Trump. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has hosted South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Tokyo for a visit aimed at reaffirming security cooperation and showcasing friendly ties between the two East Asian neighbours facing common challenges from…
Air Canada and its striking flight attendants were forced back to work and into arbitration Saturday by Canada’s government after an early morning strike stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world during the peak summer travel season. Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said now is not the time to take risks with the economy while…
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Laure Andrillon/Reuters The Trump administration is in talks with Intel to have the US government potentially take a stake in the struggling chip maker, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the plan. Such a move would mark another intervention by US President Donald Trump in industries seen as…
Nvidia and AMD have reportedly agreed to give the U.S. government 15% of the revenue from the sale of their advanced AI chips to China. This comes as the Trump administration recently reversed a ban, allowing sales of chips like Nvidia’s H20 to resume. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: iPad Pro and…
Addis Ababa — The African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) condemned the establishment of a “parallel government” by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), calling it an illegitimate attempt to fragment the country. “There can be no viable or sustainable military solution to the ongoing conflict,” the PSC declared in a communiqué issued after…
