Published by Al-Araby In October 1961, US President John F. Kennedy welcomed Sudanese President Ibrahim Abboud, hosting him for a three-day state visit to the White House. Kennedy said that the Sudanese leader had “set an example of a country with eight neighbours, all of whom live at peace with you and with each other. […]
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‘My baboon shot that won global award’
Published by Business Daily Riccardo Marchegiani began dreaming of taking wildlife photographs at the age of 14 years. That was six years ago. His parents bought him a Nikon D200 and a few lenses to start honing his skills. He now uses a Sony Alpha 7R III. The 20-year-old would begin taking photos of every […]
Ethiopia’s spiralling war tests fragile region’s stability
Published by The Citizen With thousands of people dead, two million displaced and mounting fears of a rebel march on Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s war threatens to unleash instability across the fragile East African region even as envoys scramble to end the year-long conflict. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken echoed the worry felt by many […]
World weighs laws to rein in mighty algorithms
Published by Relaxnews From the YouTube videos we’re recommended to deciding who gets a job, algorithms wield an ever-growing influence over our lives — and policy-makers worldwide want to rein them in. While China is worried about delivery app algorithms that encourage their drivers to speed, US lawmakers are grappling with social media recommendation systems […]
World Children’s Day: Joint Statement by the European Commission and the High Representative
Ahead of World Children’s Day on 20 November, the European Commission and the High Representative made the following statement: “Today, the world is home to the largest generation of young people in history. Sadly, millions of children in the world, including 18 million in the EU, still live in poverty or social exclusion. Many more […]
AAU and MoE Discuss on National Education System Revitalization Directions
Addis Ababa University (AAU) and the FDRE Ministry of Education (MoE) discussed to revitalize the national education system which has been affected over the last decades and to amend it in the coming five years at AAU on the 18th of November 2021. Professor Birhanu Nega, Minister for the MoE, said, Ethiopian education system has failed, […]
