Blinken: Digital Solidarity Is 'North Star' for US Policy
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken announced a new federal initiative to set up guardrails for digital technology and establish international norms around security, privacy, and new technology. To maintain cybersecurity for the United States and its allies, the secretary of state emphasized the importance of establishing and upholding "cyber norms" on a global level. The United States will partner with "any country — or company — that's committed to that same vision," Blinken told attendees. But he warned, "Some of our strategic rivals are working toward a very different goal: They're using digital technologies and genomic data collection to surveil their people, to repress human rights." Plea for Digital SolidarityThe stakes for digital solidarity, according to Blinken, can be literally life and death, at least in the case of Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion.
Source:The North Africa Journal
May 07, 2024 14:02 UTC
Surveys (Diversity Dividend 2024)
Disrupt Africa is set to release the second edition of “Diversity Dividend”, its groundbreaking research publication focusing on gender equality in the African tech startup ecosystem. The inaugural 2023 edition of “Diversity Dividend: Exploring Gender Equality in the African Tech Ecosystem” marked the first ever deep-dive into gender equality, or the lack of it, within the African tech startup space. Aggregated data from the answers collected will be featured in the report; but individual answers remain anonymous. Most are multiple choice answers, but please feel free to leave your additional comments in the blank section(s) provided. Investor survey 👇https://forms.gle/P5ZXvQiFCE5P1V2a7Founder survey 👇https://forms.gle/frhB6g3WifTeGcUm7
Source:The North Africa Journal
May 07, 2024 13:48 UTC
SLB OneSubsea and Subsea7 Awarded Integrated Contract for OKEA’s North Sea Bestla Project
Regulatory News:This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240507027968/en/SLB OneSubsea and Subsea7 are providing North Sea compliant equipment for the sustainable field development of OKEA’s Bestla Project (Photo: Business Wire)SLB (NYSE: SLB) has announced the award of a sizeable integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract by OKEA to its OneSubsea™ joint venture and Subsea7. Early engagement and collaborative field development planning combined with North Sea compliant configurable equipment will be critical for enabling profitable and sustainable marginal field development. SLB OneSubsea will deliver the subsea production system which will include two subsea trees, a two-slot template, an umbilical, and a control system. In case you have any questions about this press release, please refer to the contact person/entity mentioned in the text of the press release.
Source:The North Africa Journal
May 07, 2024 13:32 UTC
DR Congo: Displaced students in North Kivu ready for state exam despite raging conflict
Many of the students from Rutshuru and Kibumba had fled their towns after an upsurge in fighting in recent weeks between M23 rebels and Congo army forces. But some of these young people, traumatized by the conflict, are now preparing to take a crucial exam far from home. Having fled the war the previous year, he yearns to find the strength to pass his exam and obtain his baccalaureate. “I'm obliged to take the exam here because the situation in Kibumba is disastrous. Thousands of students are expected in Nyiragongo for this state exam.
Source:The North Africa Journal
May 07, 2024 10:38 UTC
Early warning signals of the termination of the African Humid Period(s)
In late 2014, we collected the longest cores CHB14-2A and 2B, reaching down to 278.58 and 266.38 m depth, respectively18. For this reason, the analysis is limited to the 9–3 kyr BP time interval, which does not show major fluctuations in the spacing of the data points, including gaps9,29. We compare the Chew Bahir data with simulated precipitation from a transient climate model simulation of Holocene covering 10–0 kyr BP15. We use the window size w = 50 and the step size ws = 5 data points of the moving window to calculate the RQA measures. Second, we fitted a sigmoid function with four parameters a, b, c, and d$${x}_{{{{{{\rm{fit}}}}}}}(t)=a+\frac{{{{{{\rm{b}}}}}}}{1+{{{{{{\rm{e}}}}}}}^{-{{{{{\rm{d}}}}}}({{{{{\rm{t}}}}}}-{{{{{\rm{c}}}}}})}},\, {{{{{\rm{for}}}}}}-\infty \, < \, t \, < +\infty$$ (1)to the records \({x}_{i}\) with \(1 \, < \, i \, < \, n\) and n data points using nonlinear least-squares fitting.
Source:The North Africa Journal
May 07, 2024 10:02 UTC
Exhibitions a triumph of Chinese diplomacy
However, exhibitions at Beijing's Palace Museum are teaching cogent lessons about contemporary, real-world developments. These exhibitions, involving joint loans from Iran and Saudi Arabia, could only take place because of the triumph of Chinese diplomacy. But why would the Palace Museum — the repository of the greatest artistic achievements of Chinese civilization — showcase products of ancient Islamic civilization? The Palace Museum is proving the President's point with exhibitions of goods traded centuries ago and of artifacts illustrative of cultural influences between peoples. But it is the much humbler, camel-borne objects in the Palace Museum that provided the clearest lessons for us.
Source:The North Africa Journal
May 07, 2024 09:06 UTC
China in Africa: growing backlash against ‘racism’, economic exploitation – The North Africa Post
A recent opinion poll found that China is now more popular in Africa than the United States. According to a recent Gallup polling, 58% of respondents in Africa approve of China versus 56% for the US. While China generally continues to remain popular amongst Africans, for years, however, many have speculated about China’s real intentions on the African continent. A video claiming to show a Chinese man whipping African workers has gained massive traction on social media, though this is not the first time that such incidents have been reported. In April last year, a similar report highlighted the ill-treatment of African workers by Chinese project managers.
Source:The North Africa Journal
May 07, 2024 09:02 UTC
Global Economic Outlook: Q2 2024
In Euromonitor International’s Q2 2024 baseline forecast, global real GDP growth is expected to reach 2.9% in 2024 (0.2 percentage points higher than in the Q1 2024 estimation) and 3.1% in 2025. In the Q2 2024 baseline forecast, real GDP growth projections for advanced economies were revised upwards to 1.4% in 2024 and 1.7% in 2025Source: Euromonitor International’s Q2 2024 baseline forecastThe upwards revision is mainly due to the considerably improved outlook for the US economy in 2024, as it entered the year on a strong footing. Excluding Argentina (where hyperinflation is expected to accelerate remarkably in 2024), global inflation would be at 4.5% in 2024 and 3.0% in 2025. Geopolitical tensions remain the primary upside risk to global inflation and thus downside risk to economic growth in Q2 2024 and beyond. Learn more about the global economic outlook in Q2 2024 and the impacts of different macroeconomic scenarios in our full report “Global Economic Forecasts: Q2 2024”.
Source:The North Africa Journal
May 07, 2024 08:06 UTC
Future Africa, CatalyzU launch “How to Startup” fellowship for African entrepreneurs
Future Africa and CatalyzU have partnered to launch the “How to Startup” fellowship, a seven-week programme designed to empower African entrepreneurs and equip them with the essential skills and knowledge needed to build successful businesses. Future Africa is a leading pan-African VC firm, while CatalyzU vets, trains, and places Africa’s leading talent. The two have now partnered to launch “How to Startup”, a new initiative aimed at startup founders, aspiring founders, startup employees, and even corporate innovators eager to launch and scale innovative ideas in Africa. Participants will learn directly from the best in the business, gaining practical strategies from live learning, and real-world case studies that aim to foster a deeper understanding of the unique nuances of the African startup ecosystem. Applications for the CatalyzU “How to Startup” fellowship are open here.
Source:The North Africa Journal
May 07, 2024 07:08 UTC
North Macedonia holds presidential and parliamentary elections Wednesday
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Voters in Northern Macedonia go to the polls Wednesday for a double election — parliamentary and presidential — following a campaign in which the country’s aspirations to join the European Union have played a central role. The office of prime minister wields the real power, and the president is largely ceremonial, so the parliamentary election is the more important of the two contests. The opposition center-right coalition, which is pushing back against neighboring Bulgaria’s conditions for the country’s EU candidacy, is favored to win both elections.
Source:The North Africa Journal
May 07, 2024 06:52 UTC
African Infrastructure Investment Managers on the ‘big challenges and big opportunities’ in Africa
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Source:The North Africa Journal
May 07, 2024 03:54 UTC
Event: How to Write About Africa: A Tribute to the Work of Binyavanga Wainaina
As the CEO of The Africa Center, he is dedicated to promoting new narratives about Africa and its Diaspora. The writer Teju Cole described Africa Is a Country as “basically the inside of my head.” His book, Media in Postapartheid South Africa: Postcolonial Politics in the Age of Globalization, was published on May Day 2019. He was born in Cape Town, South Africa, where he worked for the Institute for Democracy in South Africa and as a journalist. Anderson Tepper is curator of international literature at City of Asylum in Pittsburgh. His article on Wainaina, “A Provocative Satirist Left a Pervasive Legacy, Influencing African Writing,” appeared in The New York Times last May.
Source:The North Africa Journal
May 07, 2024 03:17 UTC
Compass Direct LLC’s 2024 Registration in North Carolina
If Applicant's principal place of business is located outside North Carolina, ATTACH list of street addresses of any applicant offices located in North Carolina. Are ANY of applicant's' owners, directors, officers, or employees RELATED as parent, spouse, child, or sibling to ANY of applicant's other directors, officers, owners, or employees? ☐ Yes ☑ No If answer is YES, attach a brief written explanation. ☐ Yes ☑ No If answer is YES, attach a brief written explanation. ☐ Yes If answer is YES, attach a brief written explanation.
Source:The North Africa Journal
May 07, 2024 00:54 UTC
ConocoPhillips begins oil production from $1.2 billion Eldfisk North project in North Sea ahead of schedule
ConocoPhillips begins oil production from $1.2 billion Eldfisk North project in North Sea ahead of schedule(WO) – The licensees of the Eldfisk Field, operated by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS, announced successful first oil production on the Eldfisk North Project, in the Greater Ekofisk Area of the North Sea. Oil and gas resources from the new project development are being produced ahead of schedule. In December 2022, the Norwegian authorities approved the Eldfisk North Plan for Development and Operation (PDO), with original production start scheduled in the second quarter of 2024. The Eldfisk North Project comprises three 6-well subsea templates approximately 7 km from the Eldfisk Complex. The Eldfisk North Project will use available capacity at Eldfisk 2/7 S for processing and transportation, utilizing existing infrastructure in the Greater Ekofisk Area.
Source:The North Africa Journal
May 06, 2024 20:45 UTC