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From Club Med to Beverly Hills: Assinie, the Ivorian Riviera
From Club Med to Beverly Hills: Assinie, the Ivorian Riviera
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Locals in Assinie reminisce about the old days when the now-shuttered Club Med in southeastern Ivory Coast provided jobs aplenty. The fishing village's former Club Med even provided the backdrop for the 1978 cult French comedy film "Les Bronzes" ("French Fried Vacation"), which satirically skewered resort vacations.

Tanzania Maasai fear VW 'greenwashing' carbon credit scheme
Tanzania Maasai fear VW 'greenwashing' carbon credit scheme
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Namnyak, a Maasai herder in north Tanzania, fears a carbon credit scheme linked to Volkswagen -- dismissed by NGOs as "greenwashing" -- could destroy her community's way of life. - 'Scam' - Several researchers and NGOs believe the Maasai are unwitting participants in a vast "greenwashing" scheme by Volkswagen.

The AI revolution has a power problem
The AI revolution has a power problem
Business and Economy
by  AFP

In the race for AI dominance, American tech giants have the money and the chips, but their ambitions have hit a new obstacle: electric power. All this cash has helped alleviate one initial bottleneck: acquiring the millions of chips needed for the computing power race, and the tech giants are accelerating their in-house processor production as they seek to chase global leader Nvidia.