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Rwanda signs MoU with US AI company Anthropic across health, education, public sectors
17.02.2026

Rwanda signs MoU with US AI company Anthropic across health, education, public sectors

Three-year agreement marks first time San Francisco-based firm formalized multi-sector government partnership on African continent

South African radio telescope discovers most distant ‘space laser’ ever
17.02.2026

South African radio telescope discovers most distant ‘space laser’ ever

Newly discovered hydroxyl megamaser lies more than 8 billion light-years away in merging galaxy

UN Security Council strongly condemns deadly terror attack in Nigeria
17.02.2026

UN Security Council strongly condemns deadly terror attack in Nigeria

Council members 'reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security'

Turkish president arrives in Ethiopia on official visit
17.02.2026

Turkish president arrives in Ethiopia on official visit

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos, Turkish Ambassador Berk Baran welcome Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport

Passengers stranded at Kenya’s main airport as aviation strike enters 2nd day
17.02.2026

Passengers stranded at Kenya’s main airport as aviation strike enters 2nd day

'Go-slow' strike slows air traffic operations, causing flight delays for nearly 4 hours since Monday, keeping passengers in departure halls and forcing airlines to adjust schedules