Reporting Highlights Civilian Harm: In the opening days of the war with Iran, missile strikes have already killed civilians, including scores of schoolchildren. Blueprint Stalled: The Pentagon had been working on a plan to avoid civilian deaths. It was heading toward implementation until Trump officials waylaid it last year. Scant Accountability: With the plan to
When Tony Fadell started working on the iPod, usability often trumped security. The result was an iterative process. Every time someone would find a security weakness or a way to hack the device, the development group would iterate to add measures and fix...
Plus: A satellite firm that exposed Iranian strikes has stopped sharing imagery This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Is the Pentagon allowed to surveil Americans...
Morogoro – Tanzania has significantly boosted its pandemic preparedness by enhancing its capacity to detect and respond to respiratory disease threats. The country has expanded its sentinel surveillance network from 9 sites in 2021 to 27 sites across 19 regions today, enabling faster detection of pathogens such as COVID-19, influenza, RSV, adenoviruses, and other emerging
Jimma, Ethiopia | 27 February 2026 — Jimma University is advancing national efforts in Ethiopia to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through the Local Production of Antibiotic Disc (LoPAD) project, an innovative initiative supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) under the Leap Engage Accelerate Disrupt (LEAD) Innovation Challenge Program. The project is testing the possibility
...Price could hit N2,000/litre- Retail owners ...Dangote approves 20 marketers for loading Nigeria’s fragile progress in taming inflation is once again under threat as a new surge in fuel prices ripples through Africa’s biggest oil-producing country, stoking fears that the country could slide back into a prolonged cost-of-living crisis. Fresh increases in the price of
A violent surge in attacks by Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) has left over 100 people dead, including dozens of soldiers, across the BAY (Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe) states this past week. Experts warn that this renewed instability threatens to dismantle the region’s economy and trigger a severe food
Rising accident cases across Nigeria’s roads, workplaces and homes are exposing a significant gap in personal insurance protection among millions read more Surging accidents expose Nigeria’s personal insurance protection gap...
U.S. President Donald Trump has made a startling claim that he already has a preferred candidate in mind to lead Iran, even as he declared that the ongoing war involving the United States and Israel has severely crippled Tehran’s military capabilities. Speaking in an interview with CBS News cited by Reuters, Trump said the military
As reported by The Times of Israel on March 9, 2026, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that ongoing American military operations against Iran are steadily degrading the country’s military capabilities. Speaking on Monday, Rubio emphasized that the campaign has already inflicted significant damage on Iran’s missile infrastructure and naval strength. According to
This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business, and scaling strategies of African fintechs, financial institutions, companies and governments. A new edition drops every Monday. Streaming is widely seen as the present and future of television, and Africa was supposed to be the next frontier. With the continent still largely
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Nairobi—Across the African region, health threats are increasingly being detected early, bolstering measures to protect communities. To further reinforce health emergency preparedness, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa today launched an integrated intelligence system to narrow the gap between decision-making lifesaving response even more. The Preparedness Data Exchange, or PDX, is an
Reporting Highlights Civilian Harm: In the opening days of the war with Iran, missile strikes have already killed civilians, including scores of schoolchildren. Blueprint Stalled: The Pentagon had been working on a plan to avoid civilian deaths. It was heading toward implementation until Trump officials waylaid it last year. Scant Accountability: With the plan to