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MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | The landing of a man on Mars is planned by the end of the 2030s, cosmonaut, Hero of the Russian Federation Anton Shkaplerov told TASS, adding that the project is being implemented. “The first landing of a man on Mars is planned in the 2030s. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reach A Hand Uganda officially launched the GN Trybe, a community of empowered young people. The launch took place on 24th May 2025 at Reach A Hand Headquarters, Lungujja Avenue. GN Trybe, short for Generation Now Trybe, is a community for the Gen Z …

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | The solar flare of the highest class was registered in the Sun on Sunday, the Institute of Applied Geophysics told TASS. “The X1.1 flare with the duration of seventeen minutes was registered on May 25 at 04:52 a.m. Moscow time (01:52 a.m. GMT) in the …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Committee on Wildlife Hazard Management is finally in place to spearhead the fight against bird hazards at Entebbe International Airport and other aerodromes. The committee, a brainchild of the Ministry of Works and Transport and the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is …

  The selected startups will receive free hardware platforms, mentorship, business coaching, access to engineering consultations for product development, and guidance on protecting intellectual property.  Aframend, Nigeria: AI-driven drug discovery with African phytochemicals AmalXR, Tunisia: AI-powered VR rehabilitation with clinical validation and progress simulations Archeos, Benin: Solar/IoT pisciculture automation for …

BEIJING | Xinhua | President Xi Jinping has stressed sound, democratic, and law-based decision-making to ensure China’s next five-year plan for national economic and social development is formulated in high quality. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, …

GUANGZHOU | Xinhua |  In a junior high school classroom in the southern tech hub of Shenzhen, a 14-year-old student surnamed Geng deftly adjusted the parameters of a neural network model, having previously used his AI-powered “study buddy” to refine the narrative flow of his essay. In this classroom, students …

Partners Against Piracy: Major wins in the war on content theft in Africa KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Worldwide partnerships between governments, law-enforcement bodies, cybersecurity specialists and civil-society NGOs are turning the tide against the scourge of content piracy on the African continent. The fight to break up the …

Raxio Data Centre Launches Landmark Report on Uganda’s Data Centre Landscape in 2024/5 Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG & AGENCIES |  The recent decision by International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to back Raxio’s record $100 million investment in Sub-Saharan Africa, is yet the strongest indicator …

 East Africa Powers Airtel Africa’s growth with strong performance across voice, data and mobile money Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Airtel Africa has reported a resilient performance in its East African operations for the financial year ending March 31, 2025, underscoring the region’s strategic role in the company’s overall success. …