SEOUL: North Korea 's recent closing of its diplomatic missions in Angola and Uganda was a sign that the reclusive country is struggling to make money overseas because of international sanctions, South Korea's unification ministry said on Tuesday.Both Angola and Uganda have forged friendly ties with North Korea since the 1970s, maintaining military cooperation and providing rare sources of foreign currency such as statue-building projects.But on Monday, Pyongyang's state media outlet KCNA said its ambassadors paid "farewell" visits to Angolan and Ugandan leaders last week, and local media in both African countries reported the shutdown of the North's embassies there.Seoul's unification ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, said the pullout reflected the impact of international sanctions aimed at curbing funding for the North's nuclear and missile programs. "They appear to be withdrawing as their foreign currency earning business has stumbled due to the international community's strengthening of sanctions, making it difficult to maintain the embassies any longer," the ministry said in a statement. "This can be a sign of North Korea's difficult economic situation, where it is difficult to maintain even minimal diplomatic relations with traditionally friendly countries. "North Korea has formal relations with 159 countries, but had 53 diplomatic missions overseas, including three consulates and three representative offices, until it pulled out of Angola and Uganda, according to the ministry.Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported last week, citing unnamed sources, that North Korea was planning to shut down at least 10 diplomatic missions, including a consulate in Hong Kong, largely because of economic difficulties.

It will be a first for Africa: One innovative step by the North-West University (NWU) and one giant leap by the continent. Knowledge of how microorganisms, plants, animals and ecological combinations react in space and on the Moon and Mars is required. Africa has many harsh conditions that harbour organisms that may be candidates for space flight and colonisation on the Moon and Mars. We have the expertise at the NWU to conduct research to facilitate long space flights and the future colonisation of the Moon and Mars. “We sit at the bottom of Africa, largely removed from the body of space researchers in Europe and America.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that the number of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a record high of 6.9 million. Nearly 200,000 people have fled their homes since the resumption of the fighting in the Rutshuru and Masisi regions, north of Goma, according to the UN humanitarian agency Ocha. More than two-thirds of the displaced people in the DRC live with host families. The organisation said that on top of the large-scale humanitarian crisis in the east, other regions have experienced conflict, insecurity, and disasters such as floods and landslides. The IOM is calling for additional financial resources for its operations in the DRC, saying it has received less than half of the $100 million requested.

This follow-on contract builds upon the first MENA order announced by the Company in April 2022 and is for CyanConnode's cellular communications product, which will be deployed to connect smart electricity and smart water meters. Under the LOA, CyanConnode will supply cellular hubs, with a capacity to connect 1.41 million devices. This contract significantly enhances our relationship with this important customer, which continues to strengthen as we further develop our business in the MENA region, and enhances our visibility over revenue." In June 2018, CyanConnode launched its award-winning Omnimesh Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) platform, which has already gained considerable commercial traction, especially in India which is a key market for the Company. Through a Global partner eco-system, which is vendor agnostic, CyanConnode has several routes to market, therefore it is well positioned to capitalise upon increasing Global demand for smart metering solutions.

Ethan Kay, Biolite Managing Director, spoke to ESI Africa at Enlit Africa about delivering clean energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company manufactures cooking, charging and lighting products for off-grid households. They operate in more than 20 countries in Africa and deliberately target households which use kerosene and wood for rudimentary needs to change how they access energy. Find out more about Biolite.

Africa’s “startup graveyard”, until this year relatively empty of “star names”, is filling up fast. Worrying times, then, as the flood of funding slows in pace and leading African tech ventures feel the shocks. The decline in funding may well be putting a little bit of necessary prudency into Africa’s startup ecosystem. And a few of those have been announced recently, raised by the likes of Enza Capital, Secha Capital, P1 Ventures, Knife Capital, AAIC, and Catalyst Fund. For now, though, we are still very much feeling the chill of winter, and Africa’s “startup graveyard” is getting fuller.

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(Fixed-Term for 2 Years)UAE Nationals are encouraged to applyNew York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) seeks to appoint an Executive and Research Director, Strategic Philanthropy Initiative (SPI) reporting to the Vice Chancellor for NYU Abu Dhabi. The Strategic Philanthropy Initiative at NYUAD (SPI) is an educational, research, and community-based platform that will help shape, support, and champion vigorous, collaborative, and strategic practices of philanthropy within the UAE as well as across the GCC and wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The SPI is being established through a multi-year framework agreement between NYUAD and an external Patron, who will support this initiative throughout its formative years. The SPI will appoint an Executive and Research Director, who is the initial operational and research leader for the SPI and will ultimately be responsible and accountable to develop, implement, and oversee delivery of the SPI four-year strategic plan across research, convening and education. The Executive and Research Director will be familiar with the philanthropy landscape in the MENA region and internationally, and will understand the unique opportunities and challenges for strategic philanthropy in the region.

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China is expanding its presence in universities across the Gulf states, helping it to increase its influence in the region and attract students at the expense of institutions in the US and elsewhere. David Roberts, senior lecturer at the School of Security Studies at King’s College London, said China had engaged a lot with Gulf universities – including on exchange trips, academic visits and supporting Mandarin programmes. Dr Roberts said he suspected this was a growing trend, and was perhaps evidence of China trying to exert its influence in the Gulf – though that was not necessarily a “nefarious” thing. The Gulf had formerly been dominated by prestigious Western universities, with a dozen US universities setting up branch campuses in recent years, said Dr Calabrese. “One can regard these higher education activities as efforts by China to deploy soft power,” Dr Calabrese said.

South Africa’s bid to be the continent’s copper giant within the next 10 years is playing out as a two-pronged approach: outbidding rivals to buy copper mines across Africa, and deepening exploration at home – especially in the key Northern Cape province. There's more to this story Get unlimited access to our exclusive journalism and features today. Our award-winning team of correspondents and editors report from over 54 African countries, from Cape Town to Cairo, from Abidjan to Abuja to Addis Ababa. Subscribe Now cancel anytime Already a a subscriber Sign In

・Mitsubishi Power reaffirms its commitment to Egypt's sustainable energy sector and decarbonization goals・Signing Ceremony attended by H.E. Dr. Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Eng. Dr. Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Eng. Dr. Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, commented on the agreement with Mitsubishi Power saying: "Egypt and Japan celebrate strong bilateral relations across multiple sectors. Dr. Shaker added: "We are also very looking further for more collaboration with Mitsubishi Power and Japan in the field of decarbonization and green hydrogen infrastructure development."

The United Nations Security Council decided on Monday to extend the mandate of the UN Mission for the Sahara, MINURSO, for one year, while enshrining, once again, the preeminence of the Moroccan autonomy initiative to settle the regional dispute over the Sahara. The Security Council “decides to extend the mandate of MINURSO until October 31, 2024”, reads resolution 2703, sponsored by the United States. The resolution was adopted by 13 votes in favor and 2 abstentions. In this new resolution, the executive body of the United Nations reaffirmed its support for the Moroccan autonomy initiative, presented by Morocco in 2007, as a serious and credible basis to put an end to the regional dispute over the Sahara, as enshrined in Security Council resolutions. The members of the Council also reiterated their support for the efforts of the UN Secretary General and his Personal Envoy for the Sahara aimed at advancing the political process with a view to achieving a realistic, pragmatic and lasting solution, based on compromise.

Al Jazeera condemns ‘vile threat’ against Youmna ElSayed’s family that comes days after an air attack killed members of colleague Wael Dahdouh’s family. In a statement, Al Jazeera said it “condemns the Israeli threat” towards ElSayed and her family. “This vile threat comes only a few days after the indiscriminate killing of the family of Al Jazeera Arabic’s journalist, Wael al-Dahdouh, who were asked to move south before being bombed,” it said. “A lot of Palestinian journalists have been taking a lot of risks reporting from Gaza,” Mansour told Al Jazeera. “This is an indication of deliberate targeting of journalists, something that we are concerned about as part of a trend that we are seeing within this conflict,” she told Al Jazeera.

Kenya’s government intends to scale up the adoption of nuclear energy as it regards it as “a compelling solution” to the country’s and Africa’s power needs. During the recently concluded African Youth Generation in Nuclear summit in Nairobi, a senior cabinet official said nuclear energy could be harnessed sustainably in the continent’s quest for net-zero emissions. “In Kenya, by 2040, the demand for electricity will exhaust the current generation capacity, making a powerful case for urgent adoption of nuclear power,” Tuya said. Nuclear’s low carbon footprintAt September’s Africa Climate Week in Nairobi, the role of nuclear energy in Kenya’s decarbonisation agenda was the focal point for Kenya’s Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA). Of InterestRenewed momentum for nuclear energy to headline 2024 summit