Nairobi — A court has ordered a fresh psychiatric evaluation for murder suspect Kennedy Kalombotole following conflicting medical reports on his mental fitness, with the judge indicating that he could be referred to South Africa for further assessment if local specialists fail to reach a conclusive finding. The court directed that Kalombotole undergo examination before…
Canon named a leader in latest IDC MarketScape: Worldwide High-Speed Inkjet 2025 Vendor Assessment. Canon announces that it has been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide High-Speed Inkjet 2025 Vendor Assessment (doc #US52990625, December 2025). According to the IDC MarketScape assessment: “Canon maintains a strong presence in the market, with continued growth in…
In Eswatini, a new project equips teachers with formative assessment tools to track student progress in English, mathematics, and siSwati. By identifying learning gaps early, educators can adjust instruction immediately. This initiative, part of a broader effort to strengthen human capital, includes teacher training, updated materials, and pre-primary support. The World Bank supports these systemic…
Addis Ababa, 24 September 2025 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is pleased to announce a historic milestone: following nearly one year of rigorous Due Diligence Assessment, the United Kingdom has formally approved direct funding to Africa CDC as the framework for partnership. This decision marks a new era of…
Rachel Muller-Heyndyk BBC News Reuters Lt Gen Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s intelligence agency chief, just weeks after a White House rebuke of a review assessing the impact of American strikes on Iran. Lt Gen Jeffery…
Addis Ababa — The 41st Annual Conference of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) will be hosted by Ethiopia next week, the Ethiopian Educational Assessment and Examinations Service (EAES) announced. Coordinated by the Ethiopian Educational Assessment and Examinations Service (EAES), the conference, scheduled to take place from August 25-29 will revolve around the…
Get a human-led deep dive into your AWS environment. Modern cloud environments evolve rapidly. Teams change, priorities shift and documentation often falls by the wayside. That’s how many businesses end up with messy, undocumented AWS estates – and no idea what’s running, how it’s configured or what it’s costing them. “Clients often come to us…
Insights from the World Bank GROW Expo Despite women contributing nearly 40% of Africa’s GDP, they receive less than 7% of private equity and venture capital funding–and only a fraction of that reaches women-led SMEs. At the recent World Bank’s GROW Expo in Uganda, the Graça Machel Trust’s Afrishela Fund challenged this disparity with a…
Since 2006, The World Bank’s annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) Report has been a guide for countries, policymakers, and investors, identifying key trends and best practices that support effective public service delivery and foster a more resilient and prosperous future for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The CPIA is an annual diagnostic tool for SSA…
An initial classified assessment found the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities set back Tehran’s nuclear program by a matter of months, according to three sources familiar with its contents. The assessment, produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon’s military intelligence wing, said the strikes caused the entrances to two nuclear enrichment facilities, including…
