Tanesco completes first phase of Chalinze-Dodoma power project
Speaking to journalists at Mkambarani yesterday, Tanesco Acting Director of Communications and...
2026-08-06 10:44:04

DR Congo: Government bans export of copper and cobalt concentrates
The decision is part of a move to increase local processing and hike revenue from the country's mineral wealth.
2026-08-06 10:37:50

World: Humanitarian Leadership Academy: 2025 Snapshot
Country: World Source: Humanitarian Leadership Academy Please refer to the attached file. A restructure and new strategy 2025 saw the start of a new strategy period for the HLA during a time of momentous change and shifts in the humanitarian sector: UN-coordinated appeals in 2024 were less than a third funded. The year was characterised by a significant reduction in USAID funding triggering widespread programme closure and staff reduction. Rapid advances in digital technologies, including AI, created both opportunities and risks. In parallel, crises were increasingly complex and protracted, and slow localisation efforts faced more challenges, especially when considering resource flows and decision making power. HLA continued its long-term evolution to become a more focused and strategic organisation. Rather than trying to do more with less, our new 2025–2027 strategy deliberately sharpened HLA's role around where we believe we can have the greatest impact: strengthening local leadership and convening local voices. This shift also reflects our growing focus on strengthening organisational capability and partnerships needed to lead humanitarian action more effectively. As well as supporting Save the Children, our host, on that journey. In the new strategy, these priorities are underpinned by three cross-cutting enablers: Research and Evidence; Advocacy, Storytelling and Thought Leadership; and Kaya digital learning platform. What ties it together is the concept of collective action - the idea that when people learn, connect and lead together over time, they form a community capable of shifting how the humanitarian system works. This strategy builds on HLA's extensive experience while also adapting to the changed context, bringing a deliberate decision to do fewer things better.
2026-08-06 10:37:08

Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Sierra Leone
Country: Sierra Leone Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Please refer to the attached file. Objective To support the implementation of quality-assured national surveillance programmes for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial use and consumption through a One Health approach, strengthening evidence generation, data use, laboratory capacity and national coordination. Activities implemented • Developed and validated multisectoral AMR surveillance strategies covering animal health, aquaculture and the environment. • Designed and endorsed AMR surveillance protocols for poultry, pigs, aquaculture and environmental surveillance to standardize sampling, laboratory testing and reporting. • Conducted nationwide AMR surveillance across seven districts, covering 70 poultry farms, 200 pig farms and 135 environmental samples. • Strengthened laboratory capacity through training on ISO 17025, quality management systems, antimicrobial susceptibility testing and internal audit processes, supported by mentorship and laboratory assessments. • Installed and operationalized the Laboratory Information Management System (Sistema Informativo Laboratori [SILAB]) at the Central Veterinary Laboratory and established interoperability with WHONET to strengthen AMR data management and reporting. • Produced and validated a national antimicrobial stewardship strategy, treatment guidelines and an essential medicines list for animal health.
2026-08-06 10:33:11

Nigeria Monthly Security Overview - A Maturing Insurgent Campaign Against Aid, a Deadlier Banditry Belt, and a Military Reshaped (July 2026)
Country: Nigeria Source: SARI Global Please refer to the attached file. 596 incidents and at least 570 confirmed fatalities across 36 states and the FCT. The lethal weight sat with organised armed violence, as ISWAP pursued a deliberate campaign against schools and aid supply lines and the Federal Government stood up four new Army divisions. Key Judgements 1 SARI Global recorded 596 incidents and at least 570 confirmed fatalities across 36 states and the FCT in July 2026. Incident volume thinned week on week, but the killing was front-loaded and concentrated: fatalities peaked in the first week at 206, driven by mass-casualty bandit and communal attacks in the Northwest and Middle Belt. 2 The lethal weight of the month sat overwhelmingly with organised armed violence. The Armed Conflict category produced 434 of the 570 confirmed fatalities from fewer incidents than any other category, concentrated in Zamfara, Niger, Kaduna and Benue, where bandit assaults on farming communities repeatedly killed twenty or more people in a single attack. 3 In the Northeast, the Islamic State West Africa Province pursued a deliberate campaign against the humanitarian system: an attempted nighttime mass abduction at the Federal Government Girls College in Monguno on 19 July, the third attack on a Borno school in two months, and near-weekly arson of aidcontracted cargo on the Monguno to Gajiram road. 4 A Department of State Services alert warned of credible intelligence of coordinated attacks planned for Michika in Adamawa and Askira Uba in Borno, reportedly to signal the collapse of a ceasefire. The geographically specific warning places organisations in Northern Adamawa and Southern Borno on notice to act now. 5 The Federal Government announced four new Army divisions, extending military reach into the Middle Belt and South. The restructuring introduces a new operational variable: potential new-theatre hostilities, checkpoint friction and secondary displacement, with the security dividend as yet unproven and dependent on funding and welfare.
2026-08-06 10:29:49

When will Rihanna drop new music? A$AP Rocky makes an interesting revelation
Rihanna's next project has been one of the most anticipated releases in music. It has been nearly ten years since she dropped her eighth studio album, Anti. A$AP Rocky has shared an exciting update on what she's up to now.
2026-08-06 10:24:54

السعودية تعين قائدا للتحالف البحري الدفاعي متعدد الجنسيات.. واجتماع للدول المؤسسة قريبا
أعلنت وزارة الدفاع السعودية، الخميس، استكمال الهيكل القيادي للتحالف البحري الدفاعي متعدد الجنسيات، بتعيين اللواء البحري الركن عبدالله بن سعيد الشهري قائدا للتحالف.
2026-08-06 10:17:28

'House of the Dragon's James Norton is here to give you a delightful Tumbleton tour

2026-08-06 10:17:26