The Union of African Journalists, in cooperation with Egypt’s Supreme Council for Media Regulation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has concluded the 61st Training Programme for African Journalists at the Council’s Media Training and Studies Center in Cairo. The three-week programme brought together 21 journalists from 18 African countries including Tanzania, Algeria, Congo-Brazzaville, the…
Addis Abeba — Somalia’s Ministry of Defense has welcomed the upcoming deployment of Egyptian troops to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), following the completion of the first training program for Egyptian Armed Forces units. Somalia’s ministry was cited by Somalia National News Agency (SONNA) as welcoming “the successful completion of…
A 22-year-old Army ROTC cadet died during training in Kentucky last week, officials said. Neil Edara of Ridgewood, New Jersey, died after he became unresponsive during land navigation training at Fort Knox on Thursday, the Army Cadet Command said in a statement Saturday. He was attending Cadet Summer Training as part of 9th Regiment, Advanced…
Aydin Geeringh, technical pre-sales professional at Info.Blueprint. A large language model (LLM), no matter its inherent architectural sophistication, is only as brilliant as the information it is fed. Businesses looking to take advantage of the potential of LLMs need to understand the crucial role of data quality. An LLM learns from the data it is given….
Tanzania’s national team, the Taifa Stars, are in the final stages of their preparations for the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 with an intensive training camp in Ismailia, Egypt. The East African side, who will co-host the competition alongside Uganda and Kenya, have been in North Africa for four days as they fine-tune their…
A recent landmark ruling by a California court has delivered legal clarity on a defining question in the era of generative AI: can large language models (LLMs) be trained on copyrighted works without the rights holder’s consent? In Bartz v Anthropic, a United States federal judge in the Northern District of California held that training…
Dar es Salaam — A major boost for volleyball development is underway in Tanzania, as 37 coaches from across Africa gather in Dar es Salaam for the prestigious FIVB Coaches Level One Course. The course is an internationally recognised training programme designed to sharpen technical and tactical coaching skills to world-class standards. The five-day intensive…
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) held a three-day capacity-building workshop in Lilongwe, supported by the African Union (AU), COMESA, and International IDEA, aimed at strengthening electoral risk management and addressing gender-based violence in elections. This initiative comes as the country intensifies preparations for the 16 September 2025 General Election. Speaking at the official opening of…
Bandari Maritime Academy is Kenya’s premier maritime training institution. PHOTO/UGC. By ANDREW MWANGURA [email protected] Kenya stands at a critical juncture in its maritime development, a moment ripe with potential yet fraught with challenges. The latest “Deep Dive on Seafarer Sustainability” report from the World Maritime University, commissioned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, sheds light on…
