July 5, 2022 – Djibouti News Gazette

July 5, 2022

Écoute naturelle : Lancement de la toute nouvelle barre de son Hisense U5120G en Afrique du Sud

LE CAP, Afrique du Sud, 5 juillet 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Hisense, fabricant de produits électroniques de renommée mondiale, a récemment annoncé le lancement de la dernière génération de sa barre de son U5120G en Afrique du Sud. Disponible à partir du 29 juin chez Takealot, Tafelberg, HiFi Corp et Hirsch, la barre de son U5120G, puissante et facile à utiliser, sera commercialisée au prix de 7 999 rands sud-africains et devrait être un élément populaire des systèmes de divertissement à domicile, offrant aux consommateurs une expérience digne des salles de cinéma.

La barre de son innovante U5120G est dotée de 11 haut-parleurs multidirectionnels intégrés et d’un caisson de basse sans fil de 180 watts, pour un total de 510 watts de son de haute qualité. Le caisson de basse de huit pouces peut reproduire des sons de tout juste 40 Hz, ce qui permet d’ajouter des effets de basse profonds et puissants aux films, aux émissions de télévision, aux jeux et à la musique. Les appareils sont faciles à connecter et sont compatibles avec la technologie Bluetooth, pour une configuration en toute simplicité.

En ce qui concerne l’expérience sonore, la disposition des enceintes à l’intérieur de la barre de son U5120G crée un système surround avec un véritable son 5.1.2 ch. Un utilisateur a fait remarquer que, contrairement aux systèmes de son surround classiques, qui ne permettent d’obtenir les meilleurs effets surround qu’à un spectateur, la barre de son U5120G, grâce à sa fonction intuitive DTS Virtual:X et Dolby Atmos, fournit un son surround immersif et chaleureux à 360 degrés, peut importe l’emplacement des utilisateurs dans la pièce.

La barre de son U5120G prend en charge les sons haute résolution, ce qui lui confère une qualité sonore comparable à celle des studios d’enregistrement et des salles de concert. Sa technologie Hi-Remaster lui permet d’améliorer la qualité sonore d’autres sources d’entrée telles que les CD et les MP3. De nombreux utilisateurs ont salué cette fonction, affirmant qu’elle amplifiait les sons compressés en un signal audio plus étendu, plus chaud et plus riche qui ajoute de la profondeur et de la dimension à la musique ou aux films. Pour les besoins audio haut de gamme tels que les films et les jeux, la barre de son U5120G prend également en charge la 4k et la 3D, en traitant les données sans perte de qualité et en améliorant considérablement l’expérience globale de divertissement.

D’après les commentaires des utilisateurs, la barre de son U5120G peut être fixée facilement à un mur. Elle est également simple à configurer, grâce à une télécommande unique qui prend en charge EzPlay et à des menus intuitifs pour la personnalisation et le passage d’un mode audio à un autre. Si les utilisateurs ne souhaitent pas changer de mode audio manuellement, le mode AI EQ assisté par la technologie Hi-AT assure l’optimisation du son pour chaque scène. Que vous regardiez du sport, un film ou les actualités, que vous écoutiez de la musique ou que vous jouiez à un jeu, le mode AI EQ peut détecter votre activité et s’adapter afin de vous offrir la meilleure expérience sonore possible.

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July 5, 2022

Cellebrite and Chainalysis Partner to Modernize Digital Investigations by Unlocking Cryptocurrency Data

Two market leaders come together to expand digital investigations

PETAH TIKVA, Israel and TYSONS CORNER, Va. and NEW YORK, July 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cellebrite DI Ltd. (NASDAQ: CLBT), a global leader in Digital Intelligence (DI) solutions for the public and private sectors, and Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, have launched a partnership to enable customers to easily identify and assess criminal activity involving cryptocurrency during digital investigations to expedite their resolution.

Cryptocurrency usage has increased significantly over the past several years. While the vast majority of its use is for legitimate purposes, it has also been exploited for illicit use in scamming, money laundering, ransomware, and more. As cryptocurrency artifacts are more frequently found in, and can be used as key pieces of, digital evidence, law enforcement and corporations need access to cryptocurrency-related knowledge and tools to investigate criminal activity and help solve cases.

Together, Cellebrite and Chainalysis are enabling customers to modernize investigations by leveraging the transparency of blockchains. The integrated solution will provide automated, efficient capabilities and knowledge to identify and assess cryptocurrency risks and correlate such information to additional elements of a related case. Cellebrite’s DI suite of solutions will reveal accurate, real-time cryptocurrency data and insights from Chainalysis’ data platform. As a result of this cooperation, examiners, investigators, analysts, and compliance officers will be able to seamlessly identify illicit cryptocurrency-related activity in a single place as part of their familiar digital investigation workflows.

Cellebrite and Chainalysis are also collaborating to empower customers to bridge the cryptocurrency knowledge gap. Together, they will educate customers’ internal experts by offering cryptocurrency training and delivering cryptocurrency expert investigation services, as well as making Chainalysis’ Reactor, the investigation tool, available for advanced cryptocurrency tracing.

“Cryptocurrency, as any other financial instrument, has become a vehicle for funding crime and laundering money, and as its adoption increases, our customers must be equipped with cutting-edge solutions to identify this important category of digital evidence,” said Leeor Ben-Peretz, Chief Strategy Officer at Cellebrite. “Providing our customers with an integrated cryptocurrency investigation solution will expedite their investigations through automation and help them seamlessly uncover a wider range of digital evidence within Cellebrite’s suite of Digital Intelligence solutions. We are happy to join forces with Chainalysis to further enhance our customers’ tools and knowledge, modernize investigations, and accelerate justice.”

“We are thrilled to partner with Cellebrite, the Digital Intelligence market leader, to expand our public and private sector customer reach and provide them access to Chainalysis’ solutions, training, and expertise,” said Thomas Stanley, President and Chief Revenue Officer at Chainalysis. “Together, Cellebrite and Chainalysis are committed to helping combat blockchain-related crime, improving trust and transparency in blockchains, and making cryptocurrency safer for all.”

The initial integrated solution is expected to be available in Q3 2022. To find out more about the partnership offerings, please visit: https://cellebrite.com/en/cellebrite-crypto-solution-powered-by-chainalysis/

About Cellebrite

Cellebrite’s (NASDAQ: CLBT) mission is to enable its customers to protect and save lives, accelerate justice, and preserve privacy in communities around the world. We are a global leader in Digital Intelligence solutions for the public and private sectors, empowering organizations in mastering the complexities of legally sanctioned digital investigations by streamlining intelligence processes. Trusted by thousands of leading agencies and companies worldwide, Cellebrite’s Digital Intelligence platform and solutions transform how customers collect, review, analyze and manage data in legally sanctioned investigations. To learn more visit us at www.cellebrite.com, https://investors.cellebrite.com, or follow us on Twitter at @Cellebrite.

About Chainalysis

Chainalysis is the blockchain data platform. We provide data, software, services, and research to government agencies, exchanges, financial institutions, and insurance and cybersecurity companies in over 70 countries. Our data powers investigation, compliance, and market intelligence software that has been used to solve some of the world’s most high-profile criminal cases and grow consumer access to cryptocurrency safely. Backed by Accel, Addition, Benchmark, Coatue, GIC, Paradigm, Ribbit, and other leading firms in venture capital, Chainalysis builds trust in blockchains to promote more financial freedom with less risk. For more information, visit www.chainalysis.com.

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July 5, 2022

Spain Urges NATO to Address Threats from North Africa

Southern European states including Italy and Spain are urging NATO allies to address threats from North Africa, after the alliance agreed on a new “strategic concept” at its summit last week in Madrid.

‘Hostile actors’

While the war in Ukraine dominates NATO’s agenda, member states bordering the Mediterranean want the alliance to prepare for other potential flashpoints from the south, including a rapid increase in irregular migration. Spain warned it could be used as a pressure tactic by what it called “hostile actors.”

Hundreds of migrants attempted to breach the border fence separating the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco last month. At least 23 people died during the attempted crossing. The migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, are desperate to reach Europe to claim asylum and find a better life.

Many migrants also arrive by boat on the Spanish Canary Islands, 100 kilometers off the African coast. The numbers arriving in the first six months of the year have more than doubled since 2021 — and Spain fears the pressure on its borders could be about to worsen.

Ukraine war

Ukraine is one of the world’s top suppliers of grain, but the Russian invasion has cut its exports by around two-thirds. The United Nations has warned that the situation will exacerbate an already worsening hunger crisis in Africa. Europe is readying for an increase in migration.

“We have been looking at whether there is more movement of people linked to the increase in prices, to the difficulty of these countries in accessing grain and wheat,” Txema Santana, a migration advisor to the government of the Canary Islands, told the Reuters news agency. “What we have been told is that for the moment there is not, but it is a matter of time.”

Russian mercenaries

A resurgent Islamist militancy in parts of the Sahel is also driving migrant flows. Europe also says Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group are exacerbating the conflict. The European Union has imposed sanctions on the Wagner Group, which it says works for the Kremlin. Moscow denies any links but says it is providing “military assistance” through state channels.

“It is very clear that the Wagner company is there and that there are foreign troops in several countries of the Sahel,” Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares told the Reuters news agency last month. “And definitely it is not foreign troops that the Sahel needs. What the Sahel needs is development and stability,” he added.

Morocco deal

Spain is seeking international help. In March it struck a deal with Morocco to secure a clampdown on irregular migration.

“What the war in Ukraine meant for this migratory route is that Morocco changed its international relations profile, accentuated it, and proposed a change in relations with Spain to ensure that at this time of conflict the arrival of people would be lower. In return, Spain was asked, among other things, to change its diplomatic relations with Western Sahara.

“Spain has accepted this and this is leading to many geopolitical changes and will lead to many changes in the borders and the situation of migrants in Western Sahara and Morocco,” explained government adviser Txema Santana.

Critics accuse Madrid of outsourcing migration policy to a country with a history of human rights abuses.

The Moroccan Association for Human Rights, along with the Spanish migration charity Walking Borders, cited the incident at the Morocco-Melilla border in June, describing it as a “tragic symbol of European policies of externalizing borders of the EU.”

A Moroccan official told Reuters that security personnel “had not used undue force.”

NATO

At last week’s NATO summit, Spain secured official recognition by the alliance of the threats emanating from North Africa. At a press conference at the close of the summit, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he had achieved his aims for the meeting.

“We are really glad to have included the southern flank in the strategic concept … especially about the African sub-Saharan and Sahel area, which is one of the major concerns for Europe and particularly for our country as a consequence of instability and risks coming from the irregular flux of migrants, terrorism, food crisis, energy crisis and the climate emergency too,” Sanchez said.

Meanwhile, NATO forces held exercises in recent days just off the Spanish and North African coasts. The FLOTEX-22 drills included forces from Spain, Britain, Belgium and the United States, along with other European units integrated into the EU’s maritime force.

Residents of the Spanish town of Tarifa had a front-row view of the drills. One resident, who asked not to be named, welcomed the focus on North Africa.

“It is a very unstable area; it is a ticking time bomb, you know what the Maghreb is, anything can come of it, a war, conflict,” he told VOA. He was referring to northwestern Africa, including Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia.

Spain maintains it is not calling for any NATO intervention in North Africa, but instead recognition of what it calls hybrid threats.

Source: Voice of America

July 5, 2022

Central African Republic Experiencing Unprecedented Levels of Food Insecurity

The World Food Program warns the Central African Republic is facing unprecedented levels of food insecurity due to conflict, population displacement, widespread poverty, and underemployment.

WFP officials say they anticipate a sharp increase in commodity prices this year and extending well into 2023. They say the price of rice is expected to rise by 30%, wheat flour by 67%, and vegetable oil by a staggering 70%.

That, they note, will make staple food products unaffordable for millions of people, leading to more hunger and more distress as people are forced to resort to extreme measures to put food on the table.

WFP spokesman Tomson Phiri says 2.2 million people are food insecure in C.A.R.

“The figure might not shock you out of your seats but when you look at the population size, that is nearly half the population of the Central African Republic,” said Phiri. “And the country now joins the league of nations, such as Afghanistan, Yemen, South Sudan with the highest proportion of acutely food insecure.”

As less food becomes available, Phiri says more children will suffer from malnutrition.

UNICEF says the number of severely acutely malnourished children under age five is expected to rise in the country by 10% this year to 69,000. Children suffering from the condition are at risk of dying if they do not get the right medical and nutritional care.

Phiri says the WFP is struggling to provide the food and specialized treatment needed by children, women, and other vulnerable people in the C.A.R. and a lack of money is hindering those efforts.

“Our costs of operating are skyrocketing,” said Phiri. “The United Nations World Food Program is appealing urgently for $68.4 million. Without immediate funding, food and nutrition insecurity will only increase for millions of people.”

Phiri says the challenges facing the C.A.R. are well documented and pre-date the crisis in Ukraine. But noting the impact of the war on rising commodity and fuel prices, he says humanitarian assistance will be required well beyond this year and into 2023.

Source: Voice of America