Technology
nChain Releases Nakasendo™ Software Development Kit
LONDON, April 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — nChain, the global leader in research and development of blockchain technologies, is pleased announce that it has completed version 1.0 of its new Nakasendo™ software development kit (SDK). The SDK is being made available …
Kenya Electoral Body in Turmoil After 3 Commissioners Resign
Tumult continues at Kenya's independent electoral commission (IEBC) nearly seven months after elections ended. Three commissioners quit their jobs Monday, saying the commission is dysfunctional and too vulnerable to meddling
The commissioners' complaint echoes concerns raised during last October's contentious …
Amnesty Says Executions Fell, But China Still Tops List
Amnesty International reports the number of executions around the world continued to fall last year, with a 4 percent drop in executions and a significant decline in the number of new death sentences.
In an annual report on executions and …
Solar Surge Threatens Hydro Future on Mekong
Thousands of megawatts of wind and solar energy contracts in the Mekong region of Southeast Asia have been signed, seriously challenging the financial viability of major hydropower projects on the river, an energy expert told a water conference last week.…
ETHIOPIA’S HEALTH EXTENSION PROGRAMME A MODEL FOR AFRICA, SAYS WHO REP.
ADDIS ABABA--Ethiopia's investment in its healthcare extension programme in terms of physical access is a model for other African countries and the rest of world, says the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Ethiopia, Akpaka Kalu.
Addressing a media briefing …