French voters scramble for proxy votes

French voters scramble for proxy votes

More than 550,000 proxy-vote applications have been submitted so far in the build-up to the French general election. The second round of the vote falls at the start of the French school summer holidays. Ross Cullen reports.

June 19, 2024 18

Business / Economics

How Dangote refinery is flipping the script on Africa’s oil

By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency Nigeria's Dangote refinery, a 650,000 barrels per day facility, has recently exported its first-ever jet fuel cargo to Europe, a move that signals not just growing production, but Africa's potential to become a major player in the global petroleum market. S&P Global in a report on May 30 explains that Bp, a British multinational oil and gas company, transported […]

June 6, 2024 35

Africa

Europe’s hydrogen rush targets Tunisia, other sunny African countries

By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency TE H2, a joint venture that includes involves TotalEnergies (as the major partner), EREN Groupe, and Austria’s leading electricity company, VERBUND, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Republic of Tunisia to explore the viability of this project, according to a press statement. The move is just the latest in a flurry of announcements involving […]

May 31, 2024 19

Environment

UK wildlife group accuses European zoos of animal welfare breaches

A British wildlife conservation group on Friday said it had uncovered thousands of breaches of animal welfare standards at zoos across Europe, urging improvements. The Aspinall Foundation claimed it had found more than 3,000 breaches of standards set by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) at 29 zoos over 18 months. The EAZA aims to ensure its member zoos and aquariums "maintain the highest standards of […]

May 22, 2024 42

Oshiwambo

Eenauki di dulife po 550 da kwatwako ko matanga eameno lo momeva la Senegal

Omatanga eameno a Senegal okwa lopota akwa tako eenauki di dulife po 550, oku hovela pe tameko lo mwedi May 2024, odo da li tadi ke ndabala oku fadukapo oku dja moilyolongo yo uninginino wAfrica, okuya kenenedu la Europe. Eelopota odati, eenauki oda kwa twako pefimbo lo ikonga yo pa4, oyo ya li ya unganekwa ketanga leameno lo momeva moshilongo osho. Etanga leameno olati, pefimbo lo ikonga yali ili metifa […]

May 17, 2024 17

Business / Economics

Future Media News speaks to Ambassador Albertus Aochamub on Namibia’s Participation in MACFRUT 2024

https://youtu.be/z2TSnH37w9s?si=9TT_1YjinCIF4N8N In this insightful interview, Future Media News's Angie Scholtz speaks with Albertus Aochamub, Namibia's Ambassador to France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Morocco, and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO. They discuss Namibia's upcoming participation in MACFRUT 2024, where the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) will lead a delegation to showcase the country's fresh produce potential at Rimini Expo Centre, Italy, from 8-10 May 2024. Discover how Namibia aims […]

May 7, 2024 49

Lifestyle

Loneliness can kill, and new research shows middle-aged Americans are particularly vulnerable

The desire to belong is a fundamental human need. Oliver Rossi/Stone via Getty Images By Frank J. Infurna, Arizona State University Middle-aged Americans are lonelier than their European counterparts. That’s the key finding of my team’s recent study, published in American Psychologist. Our study identified a trend that has been evolving for multiple generations, and affects both baby boomers and Gen Xers. Middle-aged adults in England and Mediterranean Europe […]

April 8, 2024 15

Africa

Appetite from local investors fuels surge in African startup funding

By Seth Onyango, bird story agency Despite a steep downturn in startup funding in Africa since 2022, more African investors are channelling substantial investments into homegrown enterprises. This is a marked departure from the previous years, when North American investors, particularly from the U.S., led the charge in startup funding across the continent. Analysis from Africa: The Big Deal identified at least 619 unique investors who participated in […]

March 14, 2024 39

Science & Technology

AI bias: the organised struggle against automated discrimination

varuna/Shutterstock By Philip Di Salvo, University of St.Gallen and Antje Scharenberg, University of St.Gallen In public administrations across Europe, artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision making (ADM) systems are already being used extensively. These systems, often built on opaque “black box” algorithms, recognise our faces in public, organise unemployment programmes, and even forecast exam grades. Their task is to predict human behaviour and to make decisions, even in […]

March 12, 2024 39