Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:01:13 +0000 Can the U.S. Make Solar Panels? This Company Thinks So. First Solar kept producing them in Ohio after most of the industry moved to China. President Biden wants many more domestic manufacturers.
2015 0123: I have a solar powered keyboard!!!! Bit by bit, we will claim back the planet from the rising waters, before the water takes off into space. Climate change videos, to really get you worried
Below, solar panels over parking spaces at Richard Stockton College, New Jersey.
Austin Praises US, Kenya Defense Ties U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday praised what he called the “strong relationship” between U.S. and Kenyan forces as he met with troops from the two countries at Camp Simba in Manda Bay, Kenya.
“You are a model of interoperability,” Austin said. “You’re working side-by-side every day, taking care of each other, supporting each other and you’re working on some very important issues of security.”
The United States and Kenya signed a five-year defense agreement Monday aimed at...
Tue, 26 Sep 2023 05:46:51 -0400 Mercy Corps, Rural Kenyans Join to Combat Impact of Climate Change The charity group Mercy Corps is helping rural communities in Kenya preserve rangelands and protect themselves against the impact of climate change. Ahmed Hussein reports from Wajir County, Kenya.
Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:55:33 -0400 Mali's Military Government Postpones Presidential Election Intended to Restore Civilian Rule Mali's military government has postponed a presidential election that was expected to return the West African nation to democracy following a 2020 coup, a government spokesperson said Monday.
The presidential election scheduled for February 2024 is being delayed for "technical reasons" to allow the transitional government to review its election data and to address a new constitutional provision that would delay the second round of the vote, government spokesman Abdoulaye...
Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:53:45 -0400 Medics: Hundreds Dead From Dengue Fever in War-Torn Sudan Outbreaks of dengue fever and acute watery diarrhea have "killed hundreds" in war-torn Sudan, medics reported on Monday, warning of "catastrophic spreads" that could overwhelm the country's decimated health system.
In a statement, the Sudanese doctors' union warned that the health situation in the southeastern state of Gedaref, on the border with Ethiopia, "is deteriorating at a horrific rate," with thousands infected with dengue fever.
Although...
Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:48:10 -0400 Nigerian President Orders Rescue of Kidnapped Female Students Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has ordered security forces to rescue an unspecified number of female students being held by armed kidnappers following an attack Friday at the Federal University Gusau in northwest Zamfara state.
Police officials say some victims have been rescued, but the incident is the latest in an escalating wave of violence targeting schools in northern Nigeria.
Tinubu's directive to security agencies to secure the remaining female students was contained in a...
Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:16:47 -0400 Burkina Faso Junta Suspends French Magazine Over 'Untruthful' Articles Burkina Faso's military junta on Monday suspended the French news magazine Jeune Afrique for publishing "untruthful" articles that reported tension and discontent within the country's armed forces, it said in a statement.
Jeune Afrique's suspension marks the latest escalation in a crackdown on French media since the West African country fell under military rule last year.
The statement accused the publication of seeking to discredit armed forces and of manipulating...
