Africa: Niger’s Service Delivery Shift – Reduced Stockouts, Faster Financing, and Improved Staffing

Africa: Niger’s Service Delivery Shift – Reduced Stockouts, Faster Financing, and Improved Staffing

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Essential medicine shortages in Niger’s Maradi region have dropped significantly, with stockout days declining from 16 in 2022 to 5 in 2025, improving children’s health outcomes. The Public Sector Management for Resilience and Service Delivery Program links funding to real results, ensuring clinics and schools receive much-needed supplies. Transparent, incentive-driven deployment policies help…

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Apple announces AirPods Max 2 with H2 chip, lossless audio and improved ANC

Apple announces AirPods Max 2 with H2 chip, lossless audio and improved ANC

Apple has officially unveiled the long-awaited successor to its flagship over-ear headphones. The AirPods Max 2 will be available for pre-order on March 25, with shipping slated for early April. While the external design remains virtually unchanged, retaining the iconic large, colourful earcups and mesh headband, the internal hardware has received a massive overhaul. Read:…

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Africa: Niger’s Service Delivery Shift – Reduced Stockouts, Faster Financing, and Improved Staffing

Africa Deserves UN Security Council Representation, Improved Access to Financing – Angola’s UN Envoy

Addis Ababa — Urgent reform of the United Nations system and comprehensive debt relief for African countries are essential to the continent’s development and global fairness, Angola’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Francisco José da Cruz, said. The Permanent Representative stressed that reform of the UN, particularly the Security Council, is long overdue. While Africa…

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