A former Google software engineer has been accused by the United States of stealing trade secrets related to artificial intelligence (AI) while secretly working for two Chinese companies. Lingwei Ding,…
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DRC: M23 rebels seize town in eastern part of the country
Fighters from the M23 rebel group have captured the town of Nyanzale in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo from the military. “We are now in Nyanzale. The enemy…
Thailand: Authorities revoke visa of Swiss man who allegedly assaulted local woman
Thailand has cancelled the visa of a Swiss man after he reportedly kicked a local woman while she was sitting on the stairs near his villa in Phuket. Urs Fehr…
Senegal: MPs debate bill to free opposition supporters
Senegalese lawmakers are debating an amnesty law that would allow opposition supporters jailed for participating in protests in recent years to be released. The purpose of the pardon is to…
USA: Federal appeals court dismisses suit over child labour in DR Congo mines
A U.S. federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that five major technology companies were involved in the use of child labour in cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic…
Liberia: Lower house votes to set up war crimes court
Liberia’s House of Representatives has approved a proposal to establish a war crimes tribunal, more than 20 years after the end of the country’s devastating civil war. In 2009, the…
Malawi: Six dead after flash floods
At least six people were killed and four injured in flash floods in central Malawi last week, local authorities said. More than 14,000 people have been evacuated, most of them…
Uganda: Bill to regulate surrogacy tabled in parliament
A bill supposed to limit the usage of surrogacy to people with infertility or fitness-demanding situations that save them from reproducing was on Tuesday tabled in Uganda`s parliament. The bill…
Nigeria: More than three hundred displaced people abducted
Dozens of displaced people have been kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram jihadists in Nigeria’s northeast Borno state. Officials said the victims were arrested while collecting firewood in the forest.It is…
Zanzibar: Tanzanian musican Zuchu apologises for ‘inappropriate’ show
Popular Tanzanian singer Zuchu has apologized after authorities in Zanzibar banned her from all artistic activities in the archipelago for six months over a performance deemed inappropriate. Zuchu’s performance on…