Qatar pledges 10 billion euros for key sectors of French economy

France and Qatar have sealed a strategic partnership under which Qatar has agreed to invest into start-ups and investment funds.

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2024 02 27T191733Z 571716771 RC27B6AMMH26 RTRMADP 3 FRANCE QATAR DINNER Scaled — Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani poses alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron before a state dinner at the Elysee Palace as part of a two day state visit in Paris, France, February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

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How a Senegalese engineer is using 3D printers to tackle plastic pollution

Senegal struggles with a severe plastic waste crisis, producing around 250,000 metric tons annually.

In Dakar, a young self-taught engineer is changing the perspective of plastic waste. Francois Mbengue has developed a device that converts discarded plastic bottles into filament for 3D printers to produce o produce rulers, plant pots and hospital equipment.

Nigerian student’s AI glove gives sign language a voice

The NHED Smart Glove uses pressure sensors and a microcontroller to detect finger and hand movements.

At the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in Bauchi, Muhammad Habib Husaini is quietly working on something with the power to change lives. The computer and communications engineering student has designed the NHED Smart Glove, an artificial intelligence–powered device that turns sign language into spoken words. The project began with a personal motivation. "The inspiration behind the NHED Smart Glove is actually my immediate younger sister. My immediate younger sister is born with the ability of not being able to talk," Husaini explained.