FIRST INTERNATIONAL AWS SKILLS CENTER OPENS IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Amazon Web Services (AWS) opened its first international AWS Skills Center in Cape Town, South Africa, continuing on a mission to remove the barriers of access to cloud skills training. AWS Skills Centers are Amazon’s dedicated, in-person cloud learning spaces designed for anyone who is curious about cloud computing, career possibilities in the industry, and…

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GOV’T CUTS INTERNET IN GABON, IMPOSES CURFEW AFTER ELECTIONS

Gabon’s government announced on Saturday it was imposing a night-time curfew and cutting internet access in the wake of the general elections in the central African state. The overnight curfew will be imposed from Sunday, Communications Minister Rodrigue Mboumba Bissawou said on public television, to “counter the spread of calls for violence… and false information.”…

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Uganda: 20-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH ‘AGGRAVATED HOMOSEXUALITY’, FACES DEATH PENALTY

  For the first time in Uganda, a 20-year-old man was charged with “aggravated homosexuality”, a crime punishable by death under the country’s implemented anti-gay law. Uganda passed one of the most severe anti-LGBTI+ laws in the world in May 2023, defying criticism from Western governments and human rights organizations. The punishment for having same-sex…

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