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First ZeroSite® in Palanga – “Meldas” combines 5G technology with respect for nature
Total Telecom
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September 3, 2025
Telecom operator Telia Lietuva, in cooperation with ALGO Poland, has completed the construction and launched the first ZeroSite® base station in the Užkanavė district of Palanga. Named “Meldas” (Lithuanian for bulrush), the project is a prime...
Djibouti Telecom DAREs to expand subsea cable connectivity in East Africa
Total Telecom
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September 2, 2025
The operator has announced plans to expand the Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE1) submarine cable system from Kenya to South Africa This week, Djibouti’s incumbent telecoms operator Djibouti Telecom has announced plans to extend the reach...
Kenya hosts inaugural Djibouti code of conduct working Group 3 workshop in Mombasa
Capital FM Kenya
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September 2, 2025
MOMBASA, Kenya, Sep 2 – The Commander of the Kenya Navy, Major General Paul Otieno, on Monday officially opened the inaugural four-day workshop for Working Group 3 under the Djibouti Code of Conduct Jeddah Amendment (DCoC/JA). The event, being...
Djibouti Telecom to Extend DARE1 Cable, Linking East and Southern Africa for Faster Connectivity
TechTrendsKE
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September 1, 2025
Djibouti Telecom is advancing regional connectivity with plans to extend its DARE1 submarine cable along Africa’s east coast. The expansion is designed to increase capacity, provide alternative routes, and support enterprises, cloud services, and...
China’s Military Is Now Leading
Foreign Policy
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It is now widely accepted that the story Western countries once told themselves about China’s technological development—it is a mere imitator of Western technology; it steals intellectual property; its successes result from wasteful public...
FAQ: What International Students Should Know About Trump’s Travel Ban
WTOP - District Columbia
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September 3, 2025
Some prospective and current international students have reconsidered or altered their U.S. higher education plans for this academic year after… Some prospective and current international students have reconsidered or altered their U.S. higher...
Ethiopians Are Thrilled to Celebrate GERD
Ethiopian News Agency
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By Gezahagn Degefu Addis Ababa, September 3, 2025 (ENA) -- At the beginning of the Ethiopian New Year (September 2025), Ethiopians are set to celebrate the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)—a historic milestone accomplished to generate hydro...
Djibouti and Morocco seek to strengthen energy cooperation
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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August 26, 2025
The issues, primarily renewable energy, focused a meeting between Djiboutian Energy Minister in charge of Natural Resources, Yonis Ali Guedi, and Mohamed Mdarhri, Charge d’Affaires at the Moroccan Embassy in this capital. The two sides also...
NAVFAC EURAFCENT Invests in Tomorrow's Leadership Through JO Symposium
DVIDS - Georgia
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September 3, 2025
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Europe, Africa, Central (EURAFCENT) hosted its annual Junior Officer (JO) Training Symposium aboard Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, Aug. 25 – 27. The three-day event brought together more...
Scale up climate early warning to save lives and livelihoods, say scientists
Star
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Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Deborah Barasa during the opening of 71st Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum. As the impacts of climate change become more intense, scientists have called for the scaling up of early warning...
TICAD9: Marrying African ingenuity with Japan’s technological strength
The Economic Times
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August 26, 2025
Ninth edition of Tokyo International Conference on African Development or TICAD was held in Yokohama, Japan from August 20 to 22. The theme for TICAD9 was “Co-Create Innovative Solutions with Africa” underlining the intent to leverage both African...
VAR in football: How technology is changing the game in football
The Standard
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Mohamed Houssein Ali CAF/FIFA Fitness coach, Djibouti, during referee Open day at Ulinzi Sports Complex in Nairobi on August 26, 2025 ahead of CHAN 2024 final. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Over the past decade, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) has...
Major road project enhances Djibouti’s strategic...
Capital Ethiopia
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August 24, 2025
The strategic significance of Djibouti’s ports for landlocked central Ethiopia is set to be strengthened by a major new road project that has just begun. In 2023, the World Bank approved full financing for the highly anticipated 144 km expressway...
Science AFP Geological report taken out of context to claim that new ocean has emerged in East Africa
Yahoo News
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Last May, a US magazine reported on a geological change taking place in Africa that could be very slowly splitting the continent apart. A video post recently circulating on Facebook uses a screenshot from the report to claim that a new ocean has...
Disney delivers 'Fantastic Four' to troops in Djibouti with secure special tech
FOX Business
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Check out what's clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Disney recently teamed up with the Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) organization to give America's men and women in uniform a "fantastic" experience. Troops serving in Djibouti were given...
GOP Lawmakers Urge State Department to Issue Separate Travel Advisory for Somaliland to Counter China’s Influence in Africa
[your]NEWS
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September 3, 2025
By Gloria Ogbonna Republican leaders in Congress are pressing the Biden administration to take what they call a small but strategic step with major geopolitical consequences: recognizing Somaliland’s unique stability and democratic governance by...
Unlocking Africa’s potential through foreign direct investment to escape the middle-income trap
Daily Maverick
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September 2, 2025
In the early stages of development, economic growth is largely driven by the contribution of labour. After that, capital and eventually technology increase in relative importance. This happened with the Asian Tigers and China when they were poor,...
Zimbabwe advances $533 million railway deal with China
New Zimbabwe
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September 2, 2025
Report Focus News Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa met China Railway International Group executives Tuesday to finalise a $533 million infrastructure deal aimed at revitalizing the southern African nation’s deteriorating rail network. The...
3 surprising countries with no universities – And why
Pulse
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September 2, 2025
In a world where almost every nation prides itself on having at least one university to drive education, research, and innovation, there are rare exceptions. Believe it or not, a handful of countries operate without a single registered university....
Nabil Mohamed Ahmed: «Djibouti has successfully integrated climate resilience into all its plans»
Next is Africa
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Established in 2022, the Observatoire régional de la recherche et du climat (Regional Climate and Research Observatory - ORREC) works to anticipate droughts and support communities. From 14 to 16 April, the second annual international Climate...