South Africa police say 95 Libyans detained at suspected military camp | Military News

South Africa police say 95 Libyans detained at suspected military camp | Military News

Police says Libyans entered country on study visas to train as security guards, but may have received military training. South African police have detained 95 Libyan nationals for questioning on suspicion of receiving training at a secret military camp. Police said on Friday that they had carried out a morning…

A year after Niger’s coup, split political loyalties test family ties | Politics News

A year after Niger’s coup, split political loyalties test family ties | Politics News

Niamey, Niger – “No talk of politics today,” Aissata* said to her teenage daughter on the way to her parents’ house for their traditional Sunday gathering in Niamey. “We can’t talk about any of this with the others. I don’t want any tension at the table.” The 60-year-old mother of…

Why does AI pose a huge energy supply problem? | Technology News

Why does AI pose a huge energy supply problem? | Technology News

Technology revolution comes with gargantuan power and cooling needs. Artificial intelligence is driving a technological revolution. But feeding it requires more electricity to run its powerful computers and even more giant data centres. So, how can such new demand be met – and what are the implications? Presenter: Sami Zeidan…

All For Science: Science learning through play in Tanzania | Science and Technology

All For Science: Science learning through play in Tanzania | Science and Technology

Dr Lwidiko Mhamilawa believes in teaching science through hands-on play, as seen in Tanzania’s STEM-based theme parks. In Tanzania, Projekt Inspire’s STEM Parks give young people an adventure playground of science, with entertaining experiments and hands-on equipment to encourage a “learn through play” love of the sciences. Co-founded by Dr…

World’s hottest day recorded on Sunday, climate monitor says | Climate Crisis News

World’s hottest day recorded on Sunday, climate monitor says | Climate Crisis News

Global average surface air temperature was 17.09 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service says. July 21 was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to preliminary data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. The global average surface air temperature on Sunday reached 17.09 degrees…

UK planned to spend 10bn pounds on Rwanda deportation scheme: Home minister | Migration News

UK planned to spend 10bn pounds on Rwanda deportation scheme: Home minister | Migration News

The recently scrapped asylum scheme intended to send people who arrived in Britain without permission to Rwanda. Britain’s previous government had planned to spend 10 billion pounds ($12.9bn) on a now-scrapped plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, and it has already cost taxpayers 700 million pounds ($830.7m), new Home…

Will survivors of Zimbabwe’s Gukurahundi massacre finally get justice? | History News

Will survivors of Zimbabwe’s Gukurahundi massacre finally get justice? | History News

Many survivors say the ghosts of Gukurahundi are not yet at rest. For decades, justice has eluded the thousands of people who were killed by a feared army unit in Zimbabwe’s southwestern and central provinces in the 1980s. The murders – which some call have termed a “genocide” – are…

Four arrested in multimillion-dollar meth lab bust in South Africa | Drugs News

Four arrested in multimillion-dollar meth lab bust in South Africa | Drugs News

More than $100m worth of chemicals used in the manufacturing of illicit drugs were seized in raid, police say. South African police have uncovered an industrial-scale meth lab and arrested four suspects, including two Mexicans, in one of the country’s biggest-ever drug busts. The laboratory was discovered on a farm…