Mohammed Yusuf
Journalist at Freelance
Reporter at Voice of America (VOA)
Reporter for @voanews. Focus on security, human rights and humanitarian in East Africa. Views my own
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6 days ago |
aa.com.tr | Mohammed Yusuf |Ahmed Asmar
ISTANBUL / ANKARA Speakers of the Arab parliaments on Friday urged for joint efforts and action to force Israel to agree to a Gaza ceasefire during their speeches at the inaugural meeting of the Parliamentary Group in Solidarity with Palestine in Istanbul, Türkiye. Qatar’s Shura Council Speaker Hassan Al-Ghanim called for coordinated parliamentary action to pressure the international community into compelling Israel to halt its attacks on Gaza.
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1 month ago |
voaafrica.com | Mohammed Yusuf
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1 month ago |
voanews.com | Mohammed Yusuf
A British charity for the disabled, citing World Bank data, says the world could gain trillions annually in Gross Domestic Product if women were employed at the same rate as men. Failure to close gender employment gaps reduces a country’s economic growth by 20% on average, according to the data. In many countries, women face multiple challenges when seeking employment or starting a business.
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2 months ago |
voanews.com | Mohammed Yusuf
Human rights activists, lawyers and medical practitioners in East Africa called on the Ugandan government Tuesday to release opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who has spent the past three months in military detention. Besigye, who was abducted while on a trip to Kenya in November, was recently rushed to a hospital after going on a hunger strike to protest his imprisonment.
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2 months ago |
allafrica.com | Mohammed Yusuf
Nairobi, Kenya — A new report says the emergence of cheap artificial intelligence tools is leading to a wave of biometric fraud in Africa. The report says fraudsters are using AI to create fake documents, voices, and images that facilitate identity theft and financial crimes. In July 2024, Japhet Ndubi, a Kenyan journalist, lost his phone and could not trace it. He replaced the SIM card, bought a new phone, and went on with his life.
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