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The EAC consultations will gather views on a proposed political confederation as South Sudan prepares for long-delayed national elections in December.
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Read briefingArtificial intelligence will play a major role in Lebanon's future as it seeks a path to economic stability, Minister of Finance Yassine Jaber said on Monday.Mr Jaber was responding to a question from The National during a discussion at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. Middle Eastern countries such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia have invested heavily in AI, as economists and experts say the technology could fuel unprecedented innovation. "AI is not only going to be playing a major role in Lebanon, it is going to be playing major role into the world," he said.Mr Jaber Lebanon's Minister of State for Technology and AI Kamal Shehadi, appointed in 2025, has announced that 2,500 Lebanon residents took part in an AI training programme organised by Zaka, a Middle East-based online education platform. "This is how we become the nation that masters AI faster than any other and integrate it into our work, our services and our centres of excellence – higher education, health care, creative industries, manufacturing, and business services," Mr Shehadi posted on X last week. During the CSIS discussion, Mr Jaber said the Ministry of Finance has developed an AI spokeswoman to help communicate the latest economic developments. "She is the Voice of the Ministry of Finance, Sawt Al Malia, and instead of just releasing all these statements via writing, she declares t...
Read briefing“The diaconate means service”: Spiritans Provincial Superior Tells 16 at Ordination in Kenya ACI Africa
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Read briefingKagwanja casts doubt on Museveni’s claim he knew nothing about Uganda fuel deal People Daily
Read briefingPresident William Samoei Ruto (r) meets with Monica K. Juma, Executive Director UNODC and Director-General of the UN Office at Vienna, (l) at United Nations headquarters, New York. facebook.com
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Read briefingThe organisation said a new investigation, conducted with Collective Fashion Justice, documented ostriches being cornered by workers who put bags over their heads and then cut and pulled out their feathers without administering pain relief. South African ostrich farms are using mechanical pluckers to remove feathers from living birds destined for major luxury fashion brands in techniques that are cruel and painful, animal welfare group World Animal Protection said on Monday.The organisation said a new investigation, conducted with Collective Fashion Justice, documented ostriches being cornered by workers who put bags over their heads and then cut and pulled out their feathers without administering pain relief.The footage forms part of a report entitled "Blood Feathers", examining conditions on commercial ostrich farms and at feather-processing facilities in South Africa.South Africa accounts for about 75 percent of the global ostrich market. The industry produces meat, leather and feathers.The investigation said farms and feather-processing facilities in South Africa supplied feathers to luxury brands including YSL, Louis Vuitton, Dior and Chanel, as well as to fast-fashion giant Shein.Some farms cut feathers above the bloodline -- which means they are still growing and supplied with blood -- before pulling them from the animals' skin with pliers, a process that was repeated on...
Read briefingCindy Crawford’s son, model Presley Gerber, dies at 27 CNN
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Read briefing"Manchester United can confirm that Benjamin Sesko has withdrawn from the Slovenia squad ahead of the upcoming three-week international break," the club said in a statement on Monday. Manchester United's Slovenian striker #30 Benjamin Sesko jumps to celebrate after scoring his team's third goal just before the end of time during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Fulham at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on February 1, 2026. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko has withdrawn from Slovenia's Nations League squad after missing Sunday's 1-1 Premier League draw at Fulham.The 23-year-old sat out the trip to Craven Cottage with a shin problem sustained in last week's League Cup defeat to Brighton.He will miss two matches against Scotland and games against North Macedonia and Switzerland."Manchester United can confirm that Benjamin Sesko has withdrawn from the Slovenia squad ahead of the upcoming three-week international break," the club said in a statement on Monday."Benjamin will undergo tests this week before defining his individual recovery plan."Sesko, who has scored two goals for United this season, became the fourth player from the club to pull out of international duty on Monday.Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo are both out of England's squad, while Karl Darlow withdrew from the Wales camp.Mic...
Read briefingNick Mwendwa: Inside Ex-FKF President’s Makueni Farm with 200,000 Chickens Tuko News
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Read briefingSome of Kenya’s biggest EV companies such as the bus maker BasiGo and Dubai-headquartered e-motorbike company Spiro have been exhausting the monthly limit at their charging stations.
Read briefingKenya, Uganda fuel deal puts Mombasa, Tanga and Lamu at centre of East Africa’s oil battle The Eastleigh Voice
Read briefingUganda’s changing fuel import strategy is reshaping regional petroleum routes as Mombasa, Tanga and Lamu compete for a bigger role in East Africa’s oil trade.
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Read briefingIran to attend UN assembly in New York — even as peace with US remains elusive CNN
Read briefingSonko’s daughter Saumu Mbuvi joins Nairobi Women Rep race the-star.co.ke
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