Report: Failure by US, NATO to prepare for war against Russia is down to military leaders, Pentagon officials, defence contractors and politicians
In the years between Russia’s 2014 seizure of Crimea and its 2022 invasion, for example, repeated warnings from top NATO commanders and from officials who operated or supervised US munitions plants went largely unheeded. They advised their governments, both publicly and privately, that the alliance’s munitions industry was ill-equipped to surge production should war demand it. Because of the failure to respond to those warnings, many artillery production lines at already-ancient factories in the United States and Europe slowed to a crawl or closed altogether.
Ties that bind III: Understanding why Uganda ranks as one of the most entrepreneurial countries and a high startup failure rate
The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) routinely produces long lists of firms that are struck off the register either for failure to submit their returns to government, or because of the reasons listed by Salewa Isaac (2023). However, bad governance, which is a cancer in most African countries cannot be ruled out as a major cause of the collapse of many firms, especially the indigenous ones.
‘Monetising fear’: Bird flu summit a ‘trade show for biodefence industry’
There are four sponsorship levels: Titanium, Platinum, Gold and Silver. Each grants the group or company different levels of visibility at the event. For example, Titanium sponsors who pay $19,995 can deliver a keynote talk, moderate a breakout session of their choice and show a 15-second corporate promotional video during the general session.
Housing: How rapid urban migration is piling pressure on cash-strapped Kenyan government
Kenya’s urban areas are home to a third of the country’s total population of about 55 million. Of those in urban areas, 70 per cent live in informal settlements marked by a lack of basic infrastructure, according to UN-Habitat.
Ties that bind II: Why environmental and ecological politics, like Siamese twins, are critical to conservation
The ecological approach inherently recognises the complexity of our world and helps us understand it. If we are to understand the complexity of life, whether it be plant, animal, or human animal, we need to understand the complex systems of which they are a part. Leadership is no different. Leadership takes place in a variety of social and biological systems which are interdependent and mutually influencing
How spending long periods watching TV, obesity, diabetes and delinquency lead to early menstruation in girls below 10 years
Early periods may be influenced by socioeconomic backgrounds, high body mass index during childhood, low activity levels and electronic screen time.
Conservationists resort to beekeeping to combat threat of logging along Kenyan coast
Mangroves are threatened by illegal logging, climate change and rising seas, pollution and urban development. According to a Kenya environment ministry report in 2018, about 40% of mangroves along the Indian Ocean coast are degraded.
For Gambian MPs, repealing female genital mutilation ban guarantees them re-election
Rights advocates also worry Gambia’s bill could inspire similar legislation in other African countries with FGM bans. Kenya’s high court rejected a petition to reverse its ban in 2021. Gambia’s President Adama Barrow, whose election in 2016 ended more than two decades of oppressive rule under Jammeh, said his government would continue enforcing the ban while the bill works its way through parliament.
Out of Zimbabwe: How African grandmothers mental health therapy is being embraced by the world
Older people are at the centre of a homegrown form of mental health therapy in Zimbabwe that is now being adopted in places like the United States. The approach involves setting up benches in quiet, discreet corners of community clinics and in some churches, poor neighbourhoods and at a university. An older woman with basic training in problem-solving therapy patiently sits there, ready to listen and engage in a one-on-one conversation.
How past abuse-ridden foreign interventions feed fears in Haiti that Kenyan forces are US pawns
Fears of a new occupation are still strong among Haitians, many of whom hold the US responsible for the current chaos. The US supported Henry and is often perceived as having propped up a corrupt elite with links to gangs they sometimes trained, and to have done little to stop the massive smuggling of weapons and munitions into Haiti.
