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Botswana counts votes as Masisi seeks second term in office

[ad_1] Vote counting is underway in Botswana after voters cast their ballot in general elections on Wednesday. Voting was orderly. Counting for the municipal ballot started on Wednesday as polls closed late. The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is confident the results, which are expected late Thursday, will extend its 58 years in power. But analysts anticipate a hung parliament when results are announced. There are 61 parliamentary seats up […]

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Africa: How Traffickers Got Away With the Biggest Rosewood Heist in History

[ad_1] Ten years after officials seized $50 million worth of illegally harvested rosewood from Madagascar, the logs sit in limbo in a Singapore port. On 11 March, 2014, the MV Oriental Pride, a 100-metre-long, roughly 5,000-ton, Kelly green cargo ship, arrived in the port of Jurong, Singapore, where it was met by agents with Singapore's Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority. Aboard, the agents discovered an amazing haul: some 30,000 Madagascar rosewood […]

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Africa: Mining Must Become More Responsible and Sustainable. Where Hi-Tech Solutions Fit in

[ad_1] If you visit a commercial mining operation anywhere in the world today, some sights and sounds - workers descending in elevators to underground shafts, the roar of truck engines - will be much the same as they have been for decades. But, like many other industries, mining is changing. Digital mining involves the use of digital technologies to make mining operations more efficient, safer, and sustainable. This industry emerged […]

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Africa: What Does Africa Really Want?

[ad_1] The continent's case for "global restructuring" is muddled. Although African countries would seem to be of one mind in regard to the perceived "historical injustice" believed to have been meted out to the continent by the dominant powers in the international system, there is little agreement on how to go about seeking redress. Consequently, for all the vitriol aimed at the contemporary world order for its purported "anachronism," African […]

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Africa: IT, Education & Research, Governments Most Prone to Cybercriminals

[ad_1] Information Technology, Education & Research and Governments top the list of sectors attacked the most by cyber criminals globally, a new report has revealed. The 2024 Digital Defense Report by Microsoft shows the number of cyber-attacks has doubled to 600 million per day with growing collaboration between nation-state actors and cybercriminals. Nation-state threat attacks are malicious cyber-attacks driven by geopolitical competition, aiming to gain advantage over other nations such […]

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‘Why I spent my university fees on the Big Tribal Game’

[ad_1] BBC Scrolling through Zara’s transactions shows she has spent thousands of dollars on TikTok. Zara, not her real name, is in her 20s, lives in the US and has Somali roots. She became obsessed with the platform’s live battle feature - which sees two influencers verbally spar and sometimes mock each other as they solicit money from their followers to win the bout. She would later discover there is […]

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Women raped by RSF fighters in Gezira state die by suicide, activists say

[ad_1] Warning: This story contains details some may find distressing. Several women have taken their lives in Sudan's central Gezira state after being raped by paramilitary fighters in the brutal civil war raging in the country, rights groups and activists have said. The reports come after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was accused by the UN of "atrocious crimes", including mass killings, in the state last week. With RSF […]

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Africa’s Role in Ethical AI for Healthcare

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming healthcare systems worldwide, offering promising solutions to challenges such as patient diagnosis, disease prediction, and healthcare delivery. However, as the use AI continues to gather pace in Africa's healthcare landscape, it raises critical ethical questions. How can we ensure AI systems are inclusive, unbiased, and equitable? More importantly, how can Africa position itself to lead the world in responsible AI use while addressing […]

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Africa: 56 000 TB Deaths in SA in 2023, According to Who

[ad_1] An estimated 56 000 people in South Africa and 1.25 million around the world died of TB in 2023, according to just-published figures from the WHO. This means that in 2023 TB overtook COVID-19 as the top infectious disease killer on the planet. Marcus Low unpacks the new numbers. An estimated 56 000 people died of tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa in 2023. This is according to figures published on Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO). Around 31 […]

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