Month: April 2023
Ukraine German peace appeal condemned
The appeal, titled “Make Peace!”, called on Berlin to join Paris in appealing to countries, including Brazil, China, India and Indonesia, to mediate a cease-fire. Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Oleksii Makeiev, has criticized calls for a cease-fire with Russia in an interview with Germany’s dpa news agency. Makeiev argued that the appeal functioned to conceal
Ethiopia to resume talks with Egypt, Sudan on dam construction
The construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has reached the final stage through the united effort of the Ethiopian people. Ethiopia on Saturday reiterated its interest in resuming talks with Egypt and Sudan over a huge and controversial dam project which is being built on the river Nile. Ethiopia has repeatedly expressed its
Rwanda rejects genderqueer toolkit
Government neither endorsed nor adopted a Comprehensive Sexuality Education toolkit recognizing and promoting the education about genderqueer and different sexual orientations, it said that the toolkit has not been validated, endorsed, or adopted by either the Ministry of Health, Rwanda Biomedical Center, or the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion. It adds that sexual orientation
Pope Francis treated for bronchitis
Francis marked 10 years as the head of the worldwide Catholic Church earlier this month. He has pushed through major governance reforms and sought to forge a more open, compassionate Church, although has faced internal opposition, particularly from conservatives. Pope Francis was set to leave the hospital on Saturday after a three-night stay for treatment
Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam Reached Final Stage
Speaking on the occasion, Demeke noted that Ethiopians have been supporting the construction of the dam without any differences since the launching. The National Council for the Coordination of Public Participation on the Construction of GERD, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Mnister Demeke, held a consultive forum that discussed the implementation of
Google restricts 4.3 billion of adverts
Online advertising can be a powerful way to reach customers, but in sensitive areas, we also work hard to avoid showing ads when and where they might be inappropriate. Four billion, three hundred million online advertisements were restricted on Google in 2022. It stated that while these adverts were still allowed to be promoted, it
TikTok fears and impact on Africa
The social media app, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is now offering support and a platform for creators across Africa who are beginning to find a voice that has been excluded elsewhere. Fears over TikTok are not exclusive to the US – several countries are now banning the use of the app together with other
The advancements of Chatbots and the Artificial Intelligence
The pace of change and its potential presents an almighty challenge to governments around the world. Artificial Intelligence in its most simple form is technology that allows a computer to think or act in a more human way while A chatbot is, in its basic form, a computer program that’s meant to simulate a conversation
Artificial Intelligence to replace job market
The Artificial Intelligence’s impact on job market will vary across different sectors – 46% of tasks in administrative and 44% in legal professions could be automated but only 6% in construction 4% in maintenance, It is estimated that 60% of workers are in occupations that did not exist in 1940. Generative AI, able to create
Japan plans to restrict chip export
In October, Washington announced that it would require licences for companies exporting chips to China using US tools or software, no matter where they are made in the world. The US had also called on the Netherlands and Japan to adopt similar restrictions. Japan’s government says it plans to put restrictions on some computer chip-making