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Ukraine: Deadly Russian attacks severely damage aid warehouses

Village Reporter
The UN aid coordination agency, OCHA, said attacks over the past days killed and injured dozens in Kyiv, at a recreation site in the Odesa region and in Zaporizhzhia, where the media also reported that a drone strike destroyed a Red Cross vehicle. “The increasing toll of these attacks across the country is devastating,” Matthias Schmale, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

WHO Member States continue negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing Annex

Global Author
WHO Member States have advanced negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex, a central component of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, while agreeing that continued discussions are needed to finalize a framework that supports a faster, more effective and equitable response to future pandemics. The seventh meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the Pandemic Agreement concluded… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

Road deaths fall by 21% globally but stronger action is needed to save lives

Global Author
Despite the addition of more than one billion motor-vehicles to the world’s roads, road traffic deaths declined by 21% between 2011 and 2025, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO). The world has experienced profound changes in road traffic during this time with the emergence of new modes of transport and a sharp rise in motorcycle… Read More
Africa 

Senegal backs Macky Sall’s bid for UN Secretary-General

Village Reporter,
Senegal has officially thrown its support behind former President Macky Sall’s bid to become the next United Nations Secretary-General, marking a dramatic policy shift. The announcement comes just days after Sall met President Bassirou Diomaye Faye during his first visit to Dakar since leaving office in 2024. Until now, Faye’s government had refused to endorse Sall, accusing his administration of… Read More
Africa Sports World 

How Mobile Access Changed Sports Betting Across Africa

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
More people across Africa now use phones as their main way of getting online. Football highlights, live scores, social media, streaming and messaging all happen on the same screen throughout the day. Sports betting followed once mobile internet became easier to access across different parts of the continent. A few years ago, online betting still relied much more on desktop… Read More
Africa Business World 

The Rise Of Modern POS Systems In Emerging Markets

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
Across emerging markets, businesses have never adopted technology so quickly as they do today. One area of tremendous growth in terms of new business use has been the adoption of modern Point of Sale (POS) solutions. The same tools used by many larger retailers can be accessed today by businesses of all sizes. Modern POS tools assist local businesses in… Read More
Africa Business World 

Africa’s mobile betting revolution: How smartphones became the new bookmaker

Elwin Mandowa, , , , ,
If you spend time following sports in Africa today, it is easy to see how much has changed in a relatively short period. A decade ago, placing a wager often involved traveling to a betting shop, waiting in line, then holding onto a printed ticket until the event ended; today, the experience looks very different, as millions of people can… Read More
Development Health Advice 

A former Ferrari boss has a blunt message: Your commute is more dangerous than his old job

Global Author
“When I started as a boy, it was very, very dangerous,” he says. “People were not surprised if somebody got killed in a racing car.” That world no longer exists. Decades of engineering, regulation and relentless safety work have made a 200mph pile‑up survivable. “Everybody now would be surprised if somebody would be injured in a racing car,” Mr. Todt… Read More
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