Rwanda becomes first African country to launch centre dedicated to artificial intelligence

Rwanda has launched its C4IR, saying it will "work with stakeholders around the world to design and pilot new approaches to technology governance that foster innovation in an inclusive and responsible manner".
#rwanda #artificialintelligencecenter

Malawi journalist arrested for exposing top cop's alleged shady deal

A veteran investigative journalist in Malawi was jailed this week for failing to reveal his sources, while authorities in Ethiopia released two reporters after four months in detention.
#malawi #ethiopia

US agency makes R152 million available to combat malnutrition in northern Nigeria

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a two-year feeding scheme in the northern Nigerian states of Bauchi, Kebbi and Sokoto at a time when malnutrition is the single underlying cause of death in children under the age of five.
#usagency #nigeria #malnutrition

Burkina ex-president Blaise Compaore gets life for Sankara killing

A military court in Burkina Faso on Wednesday handed down a life term to former president Blaise Compaore over the 1987 assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara.
#thomassankara #burkinafaso

West Africa faces historic food crisis driven by conflict, price surge

West Africa is facing its worst food crisis on record driven by conflict, drought, and the impact of the war in Ukraine on food prices and availability, aid agencies said on Tuesday.
#westafrica #foodcrisis

Paul Rusesabagina (Hotel Rwanda Hero) Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

The Court of Appeal of Rwanda confirmed on Monday the sentence to 25 years in prison for "terrorism" of the opponent Paul Rusesabagina, made famous by the film "Hotel Rwanda", rejecting the appeal of the prosecution who wanted a longer sentence. heavy.
#paulrusesabagina #hotelrwanda

Yaws fight in DRC, CAR and Cameroon gets boost with donation of 6 million antibiotic tablets

Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are set to receive a donation of about six million azithromycin antibiotic tablets to fight yaws. Yaws, a chronic skin infection, which is characterised by papillomas (non-cancerous lumps) and ulcers, still affects children in nine African countries.
#cameroon #car #congo

'Alarming hunger situation': 346 million people in Africa need food aid, says ICRC

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it will "ramp up" its operations in 10 African countries as part of its hunger alleviation fight, as record numbers of people on the continent go without food.
#alarminghunger #redcross

US concerned by 'extremely disturbing' Mali massacre reports

The US State Department said on Sunday it was following "extremely disturbing" accounts of killings in central Mali, after the Sahel state's military said it killed over 200 militants in the volatile region. On Friday, the Malian military said that between 21 and 31 March it had killed 203 combatants in an operation in the Moura area of jihadist-ridden central Mali.
#us #mali #jihadist

Suspected Islamists kill 21 civilians in eastern Congo

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 21 civilians in an overnight attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local human rights group and a witness said on Monday.
#islamist #congo #democraticrepublicofcongo