Trump’s investment in Intel is paying off but chipmaker is from regaining industry dominance
Intel’s stronger-than-expected revenue suggests that global demand for x86 chips, the kind that Intel specialises in, continues to rise as the tech industry invests heavily in AI infrastructure. While GPUs, such as Nvidia’s H100s, continue to be the gold standard for training AI models, data centre buildouts include a combination of GPUs and x86 CPUs, which power different AI workloads.
Trial of Nigerian separatist leader arrested in Kenya on terrorism charges, Nnamdi Kanu, stalls again
He also requested access to visitors over the weekend to help prepare his defence, saying he expected witnesses from Ethiopia, Kenya, the United Kingdom and the United States. The court granted the request and directed the Department of State Services to allow the visits.
South African lender Absa to acquire StanChart wealth and retail banking business in Uganda
Absa, South Africa’s third-largest bank by assets, has also been working to restore stability and growing its retail business under new CEO Kenny Fihla, as it continues to address challenges stemming from its separation from Barclays in 2020
Kenya: Law in the offing to empower minority groups – some ‘naturalised tribes’ – uprooted by political cruelty in their countries
The meeting brought together representatives of the Tallai, Ogiek, Nubian and Nyarwanda communities, alongside government officials and civil society actors to deliberate on the proposed policy, which promotes unity through inclusion, equitable resource allocation and recognition of cultural diversity.
‘Our reality, our values’: Graffiti finds growing acceptance in West Africa
These days, graffiti has grown more assertive in Senegal, becoming part of the political messaging around anti-government protests. In Guinea, Diaw’s graffiti has addressed issues like migration.
Throat cancer survivors in Kenya call for tough punitive tax on tobacco to reduce spread of the disease
Despite this looming cancer crisis, Kenya’s health financing remains low, at around 3 per cent of GDP, far below the recommended 15 per cent under the Abuja Declaration.
Baba, while you are away: Kenyan politics remains plural in form, authoritarian in soul and elections wars of conquest
Like many of his generation, Raila had inherited a political philosophy that viewed power as the precondition for justice. In his book, Not Yet Uhuru, Raila’s father, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, relates how – during a stand-off between the two main African political parties at the 1962 Lancaster House negotiations over Kenya’s independence constitution – Jomo Kenyatta argued for compromise: “We had to reach a settlement. If we failed, government would be snatched from our hands. If we brought no government back with us, the people would regard it as an arch failure”.
Kenyan world record holder Chepngetich slapping with four-year ban for doping, she’ll retain her record
Marathon running has been hit with a spate of high-profile doping cases in recent years, particularly from Kenya, which is world renowned for its middle and long-distance runners.
Study: East Africa’s event-driven coverage of sexual, gender-based violence and femicide creates room for the vice to fester
A stark three per cent focus on perpetrators means the individuals responsible for violence often remain out of sight in media narratives, especially in follow-up reporting whereas only 11 percent of stories amplified survivor voices, despite survivors being central to the narrative of violence.
Inquest into Hillside Endarasha Academy fire delayed by state unpreparedness
Last month, the parents of the deceased boys, together with the Kenya Human Rights Commission and the Elimu Bora Working Group, filed a constitutional petition. The petition seeks to hold the school proprietors, the National Education Board, the Nyeri County Director of Education, the Nyeri County Education Board and the Education Cabinet Secretary accountable for failing to protect and secure the learners’ lives, resulting in the tragic deaths.
