Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday (Dec. 13) adopted a deal calling on all countries to transition away from the use of fossil fuels and accelerate action in this decade. The deal marks the first mention of all fossil fuels in the history of COPs. ''In this process, I invite the CMA to adopt the draft decision entitled 'outcome ...

A young female student in Rwanda from the University of Rwanda Theofrida Muginga is creating 'Mkulima GPT,' a ChatGPT-driven Swahili chatbot. Its mission is to empower smallholder farmers by detecting crop diseases and providing culturally-sensitive agricultural advice. Named 'Mkulima GPT,' this ground-breaking project combines AI and IoT to aid sm...

 Of nearly 25 million people in need, the United Nations has only been able to reach a fraction, according to the head of the UN's humanitarian response in war-torn Sudan. But assistance to even those four million could soon stop, Clementine Nkweta-Salami told AFP in an interview, if the chronic lack of funding continues. The UN's humanitarian...

Egypt's space agency chief has hailed cooperation with China in the field of space technologies, following the launch on Monday of a remote-sensing satellite into orbit from a launch centre in northwest China. In an interview with the China Global Television Network (CGTN), Sherif Sedky, CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA), said that China has ...

 A power blackout hit Kenya on Sunday evening, paralyzing large parts of the country, and the transport minister called for an investigation into "possible acts of sabotage and coverup" over the third nationwide outage in three months. The electricity failure began around 8 p.m., affecting many vital facilities, including the main airport in t...

 In Cameroon's rural north, a career in science is a rarity for most women. Two young women have bucked the trend, winning a prestigious science award**on November 8.** Sabine Adeline Fanta Yadang, 32, a doctor of neuroscience, and Hadidjatou Daïrou, 33, a doctor of cellular physiology, have overcome societal prejudice to win the L'Oréal-Unesc...

 Egypt's space agency chief has hailed cooperation with China in the field of space technologies, following the launch on Monday of a remote-sensing satellite into orbit from a launch centre in northwest China. In an interview with the China Global Television Network (CGTN), Sherif Sedky, CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA), said that Chin...

 Just two weeks ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in addition to the war in the nation's east obstacles hinder the electoral process. On Wednesday, many voters in Kinshasa rushed to replace illegible voter cards. Voters registered for the December 20 election between December last year and M...

 More than 50 civilians were killed in attacks in Ethiopia in November, denounced the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on Wednesday, two weeks after negotiations between the government and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) ended without agreement. Classified as a "terrorist organization" by Addis Ababa, the OLA has been fighting the Ethi...

 In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his fellow Prophets and Messengers. Your Excellency, dear brother and honorable friend, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence Distinguished gathering! May All...

 A decade on from the death of Nelson Mandela, an anniversary exhibition entitled "Mandela is Dead" was opened on Friday in Johannesburg by the Mandela Foundation. Around the world, Nelson Mandela remains an icon, famed for his destruction of South Africa's apartheid system in the 1990s. Now, some South Africans are questioning his legacy and ...

 The third edition of the "Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace" took place in Angola from November 22 to 24. Malawi's former president Joyce Banda attended the Biennale of Luanda. She praised the peacebuilding experience of hosts Angola among other African countries. "I feel that they have the authority therfore to be able to host such ...

 Innovate UK's Energy Catalyst programme has awarded over £40 million in grant funding to a range of innovative projects with plans to harness clean energy and enable a just and inclusive energy transition. The funding award was announced today by the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as part of a £316m package of announcements in support of an in...

 Archer Aviation is pioneering the development of the Midnight, a four-passenger electric-powered vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Flying taxis, a long-standing dream of futurists and sci-fi enthusiasts, are poised to become a reality, and Archer Aviation is at the forefront of this transformative journey. The company's chief sa...

 A young female student in Rwanda from the University of Rwanda Theofrida Muginga is creating 'Mkulima GPT,' a ChatGPT-driven Swahili chatbot. Its mission is to empower smallholder farmers by detecting crop diseases and providing culturally-sensitive agricultural advice. Named 'Mkulima GPT,' this ground-breaking project combines AI and IoT to ...

Эксперты считают, что больше всего из-за засухи пострадают регионы Средиземноморья, Северной Африки и Ближнего Востока СТАМБУЛ По прогнозам, к 2050 году около 216 млн человек будут вынуждены покинуть свои дома из-за засухи и искать более безопасных и благополучных условий жизни. Эксперты считают, что больше всего из-за засухи пострадают регионы Сре...

 Зоозащитники нашли животное, которого не видели в дикой природе почти 90 лет и считали вымершим. Речь идёт о златокроте де Винтона - симпатичном кроте с золотой шубкой. Оказалось, что он обитает в песчаных дюнах Южной Африки. Небольшое млекопитающее с золотистой шерстью - златокрот де Винтона, как и положено кроту, проводит большую часть врем...

Министр связи и цифровых технологий ЮАР Мондли Гунгубеле вместе с премьер-министром провинции Квазулу-Натал Номусой Дубе-Нкубе запустили Фонд широкополосного доступа – президентский проект по стимулированию занятости в муниципалитете округа Гарри Гвала.Фонд широкополосного доступа, который является частью проекта SA Connect Phase 2, был создан в ра...

Атмосфера Земли продолжает нагреваться, температура воздуха достигает все более высоких значений, и по мере нарастания этих процессов в мире идут споры о том, кто виноват и что нужно делать. Все взоры обращены сейчас на Дубай, где с 30 ноября по 12 декабря будет проходить Конференция ООН по климату, призванная наметить амбициозный путь вперед в бор...

На фоне рекордных показателей глобальной температуры и происходящих по всему миру экстремальных погодных явлений, включая волны жары, масштабные лесные пожары, засухи и наводнения, конференция ООН по изменению климата – КС-28 (COP28) – предоставляет возможность скорректировать курс и активизировать действия по преодолению климатического кризиса. На...