Austria has opened a police station in the house where Adolf Hitler was born in the town of Braunau am Inn. It follows years of controversy about what to do with the 17th-Century former inn, where Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler was born in April 1889. The building has now been substantially refurbished and its facade…
Seid Mohammedbirhan with the sewing machine that kickstarted his business empire. Today, it sits on display inside a shopping mall he owns. Seid Mohammedbirhan was born in 1960 in the town of Adi Awro, in a rural part of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. He was the younger of two sons in a family of small-scale…
Businesses continue to underestimate the security risks embedded in modern voice networks. Too many treat voice services as simple telephone calls rather than as complex IP-based systems exposed to the same threats as the rest of their digital infrastructure. According to Peter Bokaba, network manager at Centracom, this misconception is leaving organisations vulnerable to voice…
In education, asset ownership, and access to technological and financial resources, the urban-rural divide compounds the gender gap. Key findings Across 38 African countries, women trail men in educational attainment: 54% of women have secondary or post-secondary education, compared to 62% of men. Women are also more likely than men to have no formal education…
Washington DC — A farmer in Kenya gets weather and planting advice on a basic phone. A teacher in Nigeria uses a chatbot to help students catch up in math. South Africa’s revenue authority uses data analytics to better target tax audits. These are not futuristic examples from Silicon Valley. They are early signs of…
Jenitar Na’amoana and her husband, Jortham, thought their family was complete after welcoming four children. Then came an unexpected surprise: four naturally conceived, identical daughters. Na’amoana, 34, gave birth to Emily, Harriet, Catherine and Alexa last week. “The fact that we’ve got four beautiful, healthy babies born at 28 weeks and four days is…
Zachariah George and Janade du Plessis, co-founders of Launch Africa Ventures. (Image by Launch Africa Ventures) Pan-African venture capital firm Launch Africa Ventures says it has returned cash to investors for the first time, demonstrating that African technology start-ups can generate real financial returns despite a challenging global funding environment. According to a statement, the…
Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025 showing that progress is possible, but gains remain fragile and far too slow to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline. The warning comes in the latest edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report issued…
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh has arrived in Accra to attend the Extraordinary Summit of African Union Heads of State and Government on Health. African leaders are convening in Accra to chart a path toward a more self-reliant, resilient, and sustainable health future for the continent, ENA reports from Accra. Upon…
The 23-year-old Rogers, established as one of the Premier League’s top attacking talents, has signed a contract with the London team until 2033. Published On 22 Jul 202622 Jul 2026 The England World Cup forward Morgan Rogers has completed his British transfer record move from Aston Villa to Premier League rival Chelsea. No fee was…
