Four media workers arrested in Ethiopia’s conflict-wracked Tigray
Four media workers in Ethiopia’s conflict-wracked Tigray region have been arrested and detained, their families and employers said. Tigray has been at the centre of fighting since November last year when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced military operations against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), accusing them of attacking...
Gunmen release hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week
Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school in the north-western Zamfara State have been released. The girls were freed unharmed and will be reunited with their families. Witnesses say the gunmen also attacked a nearby military camp to prevent soldiers from responding. An armed gang abducted...
How Google tried to silence critics, ignited a movement against its own products
Timnit Gebru – a giant in the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and then co-lead of Google’s AI ethics team – was pushed out of her job three months ago. Gebru had been fighting with the company over a research paper that she had coauthored, which explored the risks of...
CDC director approves J&J’s single-shot Covid vaccine, distribution to begin soon
CDC Director Dr Rochelle Walesnky has signed off on Johnson&Johnson’s vaccine. Walensky’s approval allows the federal government to begin shipping the doses to sites across the country. Her approval comes after a CDC panel voted unanimously to recommend the shot for those 18 and older. A J&J executive told lawmakers...
African legal support facility receives $3.2m from Norway and United Kingdom
Norway and the United Kingdom have donated $3.2 million to the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) to support its activities over the next two years. The Norwegian government, through its Agency for Development Cooperation, provided $1.923 million to support ALSF 2021 and 2022 work programmes. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development...
