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Twitter employees speak out about Elon Musk

Elon Musk, the new  Twitter boos Reaction among current and former Twitter employees to news that the firm may be acquired by Elon Musk has been mixed. For some, like Ned Miles, Monday turned out to be “another extremely normal day working at this extremely normal company” He Tweeted: “Can someone just tell me if […]

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Nigeria’s opposition to pick presidential candidate at end of May

© Reuters/AFOLABI SOTUNDE Former Vice-President and People’s Democratic Party candidate in upcoming presidential election Atiku Abubakar attends the party’s emergency meeting in Abuja Veteran politician and former vice president Atiku Abubakar is seen as front-runner to represent the opposition. It will be his sixth attempt at the presidency if he contests the election. The PDP ruled

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eLA: Let’s Seize the Moment, say Ministers

eLearning Africa Conference is the opportune moment for Africa to reflect on challenges facing African education systems and provide sustainable solutions by outstandingly stimulating African talents KIGALI, Rwanda, April 26, 2022/ — “eLearning Africa (www.eLearning-Africa.com) Conference is the opportune moment for Africa to reflect on challenges facing African education systems and provide sustainable solutions by

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Niger’s SONIDEP to Focus on Infrastructure Rollout, Revenue Management and Policy Adoption at African Energy Week 2022

At African Energy Week 2022, Niger’s SONIDEP will lead discussions around boosting investment within Africa’s oil and gas downstream sector to maximize the commercialization of hydrocarbons JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 26, 2022/ — A delegation from Nigerien parastatal corporation, SONIDEP, will attend and participate at Africa’s premier energy event, African Energy Week (AEW) (https://AECWeek.com), taking place

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Probe into controversial coffee agreement starts

The Committee on Trade chaired by Hon Mpaka sitting as they started the investigations The Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry on Monday, April 25 2022 commenced investigations into the controversial coffee deal signed between Government and Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited (UVCC). Chaired by Hon. Mwine Mpaka, the committee interrogated officials from UVCC

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US charges Briton, Spaniard with helping N.Korea

The United States on Monday charged two Europeans with conspiring with an American cryptocurrency expert who is in prison for helping North Korea circumvent US sanctions over its nuclear program. Virgil Griffith, 39, was sentenced earlier this month to 63 months in jail for advising Pyongyang on how to create cryptocurrency services and blockchain technology

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The Hill Australian PM says Chinese naval base in Solomon Islands would be ‘red line’

Australia’s prime minister warned over the weekend that a Chinese naval base in the Solomon Islands would be a “red line” for his country. Days after the government in the Solomon Islands announced a new security agreement with China, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters in his country the news was a “shared concern”

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The Guardian:Free media in Hong Kong almost completely dismantled – report

Free media in Hong Kong has been almost completely dismantled by the government crackdown, clearing the market for an expanded pro-Beijing and state-owned media sector, a new report has said. The report, by UK-based advocacy group Hong Kong Watch, came shortly after Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondent’s Club announced it was suspending its Human Rights Press

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Reuters:Russia warns ‘serious’ nuclear war risks should not be underestimated

© Reuters/ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO People remove the debris of a theatre building in Mariupol By Oleksandr Kozhukhar and Pavel Polityuk LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) – Russia told the world not to underestimate the considerable risks of nuclear war that it said it wanted to reduce and warned that conventional Western weapons were legitimate targets in Ukraine, where battles

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