The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas Greenfield and her Moroccan counterpart Ambassador Omar Hilale, presented Thursday to the international press, the first-ever UN resolution on artificial intelligence, which will be adopted by the UN General Assembly on March 21. The presentation of the initiative took place during a press conference at UN […]
Tunisia’s flagship carrier, Tunisair, announced drastic measures to address financial difficulties including the laying off of 1200 employees, transport minister Hichem Ben Ahmed said. The company, which operates 30 airplanes, has also reviewed its African expansion plans to mitigate the crisis it is facing. Tunisair currently employs 200 staff per aircraft and plans to reduce […]
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday nominated John Nkengasong, one of Africa’s foremost public health experts, to serve as an ambassador-at-large at the State Department, overseeing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR. This was announced by the White House in an official statement. If confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Nkengasong, a U.S. […]
