[ad_1] Microsoft is partnering with G42, a top artificial intelligence firm from the United Arab Emirates, on a multiyear project to enhance cloud-computing capacity in East Africa. The project will begin with a 100-megawatt facility in Olkaria, Kenya, which is expected to be operational by 2026. G42 will lead the initial investment, leveraging Olkaria’s surplus […]

[ad_1] BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Myanmar’s military government appears to be considering reviving a massive China-backed hydroelectric dam project, work on which was suspended more than a decade ago after protests over its possible impact on the environment. A notice from the Information Ministry, published online in the latest issue of the government gazette on […]

[ad_1] Opinion by Kohei Asao – TengTeng Xu – Xin Cindy Xu (washington dc) Thursday, May 23, 2024 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, May 23 (IPS) – Women in Japan and Korea face especially tough challenges juggling career and family. Many young women witness their peers encountering promotion delays after marriage and childbirth, dealing with problems […]

[ad_1] A landmark EU decision this week to send Ukraine the interest earned by hundreds of billions of dollars in Russian central bank accounts on its territory is adding urgency to a debate over what will happen to those accounts. The difference between the two sums is enormous. Ukraine wants to use the estimated 210 billion […]

[ad_1] Top News The families of several Israeli female soldiers taken hostage during the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7 have released video of their abduction in an attempt to pressure the Israeli government to revive stalled cease-fire talks that could pave the way for the captives’ release. Family members first saw the footage a few […]

[ad_1] 15 minutes ago Gloria Aradi,BBC News, Nairobi JAMES MUHIA Cheruiyot Kirui is the fourth person to die on Everest this week A Kenyan mountaineer who went missing near the summit of Mount Everest has been found dead. Forty-year-old Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui and his Nepali guide Nawang Sherpa, 44, disappeared on Wednesday during Mr Kirui’s […]

[ad_1] The Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Globalupfront Newspaper (Online), Madu Onuorah, has been abducted by the police from his house in the Lugbe area of Abuja. The management of the online news platform, in a statement on Thursday, said Mr Onuorah was whisked away at about 6 p.m. on Wednesday in the presence of […]

[ad_1] The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has urged Nigerians to increase investment in afforestation, describing it as critical towards building a healthy environment for a healthy life. Mahmoud made the call in Abuja on Wednesday, at an event organised to commemorate the 2024 World Family Doctors’ Day. The minister, […]

[ad_1] By planning ahead, the World Food Programme and its partners are cushioning the fallout of extreme weather in countries grappling with hunger In Burundi’s southern Rumonge province, Amina Hakizimana escaped the worst of heavy flooding that battered her village late last year, thanks to early warning messages and World Food Programme (WFP) cash allowing […]

[ad_1] The 8th annual African Property Investment Awards (API Awards) (www.APIEvents.com) are now open for entries. This prestigious platform recognises excellence in the African real estate industry. This year, for the first time, the #APIawards will be open to entries from South Africa. The awards, which will be presented at the API Summit on 19 and 20 […]