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Arm Releases Open-Source Mali-G1 GPU Drivers for Lumex CSS AI Platform
In a significant move for the semiconductor industry, Arm Holdings has begun releasing initial open-source driver patches for its latest Mali-G1 graphics processing units, marking a proactive step toward broader Linux ecosystem support. This...
Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger juntas in online bid to disrupt Ivory Coast poll
With less than a fortnight to go before Ivory Coast’s presidential election, three other west African states — all ruled by military juntas — have been waging a disinformation campaign to disrupt the vote. Accounts linked to the juntas in Burkina...
Russia pays lots of attention to development of military cooperation with Mali — MFA
MOSCOW, October 14. /TASS/. Russia pays a lot of attention to the further development of military and military-technical cooperation with Mali, the Foreign Ministry said in connection with the 65th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic...
New Brain Cell Insights Transform Psychiatric Disorder Research
Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Bruce Cohen discusses revolutionary approaches and new results transforming mental health research. BELMONT, Massachusetts, USA, 14 October 2025 — In a compelling Genomic Press Interview published today in Genomic...
The Fight Against Terror in the Sahel: From Despair to Agric...
Across the borders of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, one of Africa’s gravest threats is unfolding the expansion of extremist activity throughout the Sahel. Groups such as Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) have become de facto rulers of...
Nobel Prize reflections: The urgent case for funding African research
When a person leaves Nigeria to pursue graduate studies in the West, especially in the most common destinations such as the US, UK, and Canada, they are usually met with several cultural shocks. From weather to transport systems, to differing...
Blasting operations set to commence at Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto site in Mali
Blasting operations are due to begin at Barrick Mining’s Loulo underground gold mine in Mali this week, following a four-month period during which a court-appointed provisional administration has overseen the site, reported Reuters, citing two...
Toubani secures funding of $258m for Kobada gold project in Mali
Toubani Resources has announced securing a A$395m package to fully fund the construction of its Kobada gold project in Mali. The package includes a A$242m gold stream agreement with Eagle Eye Asset Holdings (EEA), a major existing shareholder....
Miami Collectors Gift Works By African And Diaspora Artists To Tate
Miami power collectors Jorge and Darlene Pérez have donated 36 works by artists from Africa and the African diaspora to Tate — along with a multimillion-dollar endowment to fund curatorial research. It’s a significant gesture, one that strengthens...
Hard Numbers: Macron digs in his heels, Mali puts a retaliatory tax on US visitors, Ecuador’s fuel protests heat up, Nobel Prize for Economics criticize protectionism
2: French President Emmanuel Macron rejected calls to resign as his fragile government faces two no-confidence votes this week. Amid France’s deepest political crisis in decades, Macron defended his leadership, reappointed Prime Minister Sébastien...
10 Black history facts that make you go ‘Hmm’
The wonders of ‘Our Story’ never cease to amaze. Check out these 10 that you will definitely want to share with others. Credit: Gemini AI. Our history, our story, just like the histories and stories of all other peoples, contains “the good, the...
Inside Indonesia's New Airbus A400M: Specs, Roles, and Global Comparisons
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia’s newest and largest transport aircraft, the Airbus A400M, officially landed at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in Jakarta on Monday morning, November 3, 2025. The aircraft’s arrival was celebrated with a...
US drafting UN resolution for international force for Gaza
The US is drafting a resolution at the United Nations that seeks Security Council backing for plans to establish an international force in Gaza. The resolution would give the US and other nations a mandate to govern Gaza and provide security to...
Flagship Gold partners with Mali for Morila gold mine revival
New York-based Flagship Gold has partnered with Mali’s state-owned miner, the Mineral Resources Research and Exploitation Company (SOREM), to restart production at the Morila gold mine. This marks the first US investment under Mali’s new mining...
Closing Bell: ASX falters at Friday finish line; gold chills but tech bounces along
Competition was unusually fierce at the kindy's Father's Day sack race this year. Pic: Getty Images ASX 200 closes 0.13% lower on Friday, despite eight of 11 sectors higher Tech sector leads gains while resource stocks weigh heavily Trigg Minerals...
ASX falters at finish line; gold chills but tech bounces along
ASX 200 closes 0.13% lower on Friday, despite eight of 11 sectors higher Tech sector leads gains while resource stocks weigh heavily Trigg Minerals continues to progress its proposed US Nasdaq listing The ASX 200 ended the week lower after a...
How economic development ambitions and a global tech war are shaping the rise of resource nationalism
In 2022, a panel from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) sided against Indonesia in a case brought against it by the EU. Indonesia had, over the previous years, enacted a series of policies aimed at increasing local processing of nickel, a...
How economic development ambitions and a global tech war are shaping the rise of resource nationalism
In 2022, a panel from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) sided against Indonesia in a case brought against it by the EU. Indonesia had, over the previous years, enacted a series of policies aimed at increasing local processing of nickel, a...
From Donbas to the desert: Mali Tuaregs borrow Ukraine's war
From explosive drones to inflatable decoy vehicles, Tuareg rebels in Mali have increasingly turned to tactics learnt from Ukrainian intelligence to strike the west African country's army and its Russian allies. The tactics are reshaping the...
From Donbas to the Desert: Mali Tuaregs Borrow Ukraine’s War Tactics
From explosive drones to inflatable decoy vehicles, Tuareg rebels in Mali have increasingly turned to tactics learnt from Ukrainian intelligence to strike the west African country’s army and its Russian allies. The tactics are reshaping the...