Only about four in 10 citizens have the necessary access to devices, electricity, and the Internet. Key findings ° On average across 39 countries, only 18% of respondents personally own a computer, and a further 15% have access to a computer in their household. Fewer than half (47%) personally own a smartphone. ° Men, urban…
The threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL – known more widely in the Middle East as Da’esh – remains dynamic and diverse, with Africa currently experiencing the highest level of activity worldwide. While multiple Da’esh leaders have perished in the past few years, “the group has managed to retain its operational capacity“, Vladimir Voronkov,…
The remains of a British researcher who vanished in 1959 in Antarctica when he was 25 years old were discovered amid rocks near a receding glacier and identified using DNA analysis, the British Antarctic Survey said Monday. Dennis “Tink” Bell had been working as a meteorologist for the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, the predecessor of…
KYIV, Ukraine — The reversal was almost as swift as the outpouring of public fury. But the question is how much this week’s sudden crisis in Ukraine has nonetheless tarnished the talismanic image of its leader, a man crucial in rallying support at home and abroad for the fight against Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has once again claimed its spot among the world’s leading universities, ranking in the top 1.3% of institutions worldwide in the 2025 edition of the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). With a global position of 275th, UCT retains its standing as Africa’s highest-ranked university. While the number of…
Sickle cell disease refers to a group of inherited blood disorders with symptoms like anaemia and blocked blood vessels. About 80% of the world’s sickle cell disease cases occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of access to comprehensive healthcare in the region adds to the burden of the disease. Nigeria has the largest population of individuals…
PREMIUM TIMES review of WHO global mpox trends shows that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains the epicentre, consistently reporting between 200 and 600 new weekly cases. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has maintained that Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, continues to constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). WHO Director-General,…
