Last updated: 3 hours ago The 676-square-metre display featured images of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos alongside the slogan “Big Tech Bros suck our water, electricity, data”. Drone footage showed campaigners spreading the enormous banner across a field beside a facility being developed by US company STACK Infrastructure. Greenpeace is calling for a nationwide moratorium on new mega data centres… Read More

Kenyans reacted differently to the sentencing of the leader of a doomdsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400 people. Some called the prison term of 200 years for Paul Mackenzie fair, while others said it did not go far enough. A father of seven, Suleiman Ziro, who traveled 120 kilometers (75 miles) for the sentencing, lost six… Read More

South Africa’s once-dominant African National Congress (ANC) was headed for its worst-ever election performance Friday with about a third of support after 80% of the votes from local government polls had been counted. Wednesday’s municipal elections were dominated by concerns over failing water and power supplies in one of Africa’s wealthiest nations which became a democracy in 1994 when the… Read More

A museum dedicated to Moroccan Jewish culture has officially opened its doors to the public in Fez, a city which was a center of culture, learning and spirituality since the ninth century. The museum, which is located in the old Jewish quarter, was officially inaugurated on Monday with a ceremony that included political and religious figures. Home to great minds… Read More

The United Nations climate negotiations will open in Turkey with a focus on three key narratives. Scientists warn that global warming is accelerating, with the world surpassing the 1.5-degree Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) temperature rise threshold. This has led to extreme weather events like Europe’s heat waves and Nepal’s floods. The reliance on fossil fuels, despite the rise of renewable… Read More

After 19 months in detention, Tanzania’s main opposition leader Tundu Lissu will know his fate on Friday in a treason trial that has drawn international criticism and carries a potential death penalty. Lissu was arrested ahead of last year’s presidential election for allegedly inciting a poll boycott. President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government cracked down on opponents and critics ahead of… Read More

Deadly clashes between armed forces in southern Ethiopia have driven tens of thousands into neighbouring Kenya with no idea when they can safely return home. Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country with around 130 million people, is grappling with multiple armed conflicts, particularly along borders between its states. Two communities in the south of the country — the Ethiopian Somalis… Read More

Last updated: 8 hours ago Speaking to Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American leaders, he appealed for transformers, power cables, generators and electronic equipment to restore infrastructure damaged by Russian attacks. Zelensky specifically identified Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia as potential suppliers of transformers, Chile for power cables and Spain for electrical equipment and generators. He stressed that Ukraine needed supplies… Read More