Abdullahi Tsanni

Boston, United States

Science Writer at Freelance

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Why Africans should be telling the story of human origins

1 month ago | nature.com | Abdullahi Tsanni

One of the world’s top hunters of hominid fossils, palaeoanthropologist Yohannes Haile-Selassie, appears on the Zoom screen from his home in Arizona, wearing a casual collared shirt. In the background is a photo of a field worker, silhouetted against the dimming blue sky, carrying a big sieve, an essential piece of equipment for excavating fossil remains. Haile-Selassie says he finds the image stunning.
‘We have to become self-reliant’: African scientists respond to dramatic U.S. aid cuts

1 month ago | science.org | Abdullahi Tsanni

Lagos, Nigeria—For many African researchers and health officials, the past 6 weeks have been nothing short of shocking. The freeze on U.S. foreign aid, followed by the 25 February announcement that President Donald Trump’s administration had terminated 90% of all awards from the U.S. Agency for Interna-tional Development (USAID), have caused outrage and despair around the continent.
Will artificial intelligence help or hinder progress on the SDGs?

Dec 11, 2024 | nature.com | Abdullahi Tsanni

There is a lot of interest from inside the United Nations around how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to speed up progress towards its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), says computer scientist Serge Stinckwich.
草の根からスタートアップへ--急成長遂げるアフリカのAIエコシステム

Nov 17, 2024 | technologyreview.jp | Abdullahi Tsanni

ケッセル・オキンガ・コウムは、混み合った廊下を歩き回っていた。話を聞こうと集まったアフリカの機械学習コミュニティの研究者で埋め尽くされた会場で、彼女は「ディープラーニング・インダバ（Deep Learning Indaba）」への登壇はこれが初めてだと語った。 1週間にわたるこの年次カンファレンス（「インダバ」はズールー語で集会を意味する）は、直近では今年9月、セネガルのダカールにあるアマドゥ・マハタール・ムボウ大学で開催された。700名を超える参加者が集まり、アフリカ中心の人工知能（AI）の可能性、さらには農業、教育、医療、その他大陸経済の重要分野におけるAI導入のあり方について講演を聞き、議論を交わした。...
What Africa needs to do to become a major AI player

Nov 11, 2024 | bitebi.com | Abdullahi Tsanni

Kessel Okinga-Koumu paced around a crowded hallway. It was her first time presenting at the Deep Learning Indaba, she told the crowd gathered to hear her, filled with researchers from Africa’s machine-learning community. The annual weeklong conference (‘Indaba’ is a Zulu word for gathering), was held most recently in September at Amadou Mahtar Mbow University in Dakar, Senegal.
A bold AI movement is underway in Africa—but it is being held up

Nov 10, 2024 | technologyreview.com | Abdullahi Tsanni

It’s unclear what’s behind the second strategy, but Seydina Ndiaye, a program director at the Cheikh Hamidou Kane Digital University in Dakar who helped draft the development agency’s white paper, claims it was drafted by a tech lobbyist from Switzerland. The commission’s strategy calls for African Union member states to declare AI a national priority, promote AI startups, and develop regulatory frameworks to address safety and security challenges.
Microwave ovens house more than 100 types of bacteria

Oct 4, 2024 | snexplores.org | Abdullahi Tsanni |Anna Gibbs |Alison Pearce Stevens |Laurel Hamers

bacteria: (singular: bacterium) Single-celled organisms. These dwell nearly everywhere on Earth, from the bottom of the sea to inside other living organisms (such as plants and animals). Bacteria are one of the three domains of life on Earth. DNA: (short for deoxyribonucleic acid) A long, double-stranded and spiral-shaped molecule inside most living cells that carries genetic instructions. It is built on a backbone of phosphorus, oxygen, and carbon atoms.
Some common 'forever chemicals' may pass through skin

Sep 19, 2024 | snexplores.org | Abdullahi Tsanni

atom: The basic unit of a chemical element. Atoms are made up of a dense nucleus that contains positively charged protons and uncharged neutrons. The nucleus is orbited by a cloud of negatively charged electrons. bond: (in chemistry) A semi-permanent attachment between atoms — or groups of atoms — in a molecule. It’s formed by an attractive force between the participating atoms. Once bonded, the atoms will work as a unit.
Even as vaccines for mpox reach Africa, questions remain about the virus

Sep 19, 2024 | sciencenews.org | Abdullahi Tsanni |Tina Saey

Science News is collecting reader questions about how to navigate our planet's changing climate. What do you want to know about extreme heat and how it can lead to extreme weather events? Congo is at the center of the surge in mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) cases that sparked a new public health emergency declaration from the WHO (SN: 8/14/24).
変わる害虫対策、クリスパー遺伝子ドライブは南米の畜産危機を救えるか

Aug 28, 2024 | technologyreview.jp | Abdullahi Tsanni

ウルグアイの首都モンテビデオで迎えた暖かく晴れた日。空気はきれいでさわやかだ。厳重なセキュリティで固めた国立農業研究所（INIA）の施設内には、高性能の遺伝子銃や巨大な顕微鏡があり、遺伝子編集された何万匹ものハエが飛んでいる。ハエたちの鮮やかな青色の羽は、ネットが張られた小さな白いケージの壁をパタパタと叩いている。 INIAのアレホ・メンチャカ獣医が見せてくれたビデオに映っていたハエたちは、ラセンウジバエに対して、間もなく解き放たれるであろう新兵器である。ラセンウジバエは南米とカリブ海地域に広く見られる寄生虫で、牛を殺し、畜産業に毎年数百万ドルにのぼる損害をもたらしている。メスのラセンウジバエは牛に卵を産みつける。卵から孵ったミミズのような幼虫は宿主動物の中にねじのように入り込むが、その途中で肉を食べ、皮膚を傷つける。治療しなければ、動物は耐え難い苦痛にもだえながら最後には死んでしまう。...