The day CBK governor almost shut down Equity bank businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/c…

To an exciting & inspiring future!

The UAE is a hub for mercenaries in Africa and the Middle East. Now the Emirates want their own version of the French Foreign Legion. That may change how secret, private armies work in a legal grey zone 1/3
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The power of touch: In difficult situations, physical touch like a hug or a pat on the back can reduce stress; so much so that researchers have found it can statistically improve free throw points in basketball
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'We compete against problems, not against people.'

John B. Goodenough is the oldest person ever to receive a #NobelPrize . He was 97.

Watch our interview with him. We talked to the extraordinary chemistry laureate about life, science and love: bit.ly/3P9EGHQ

The government owes Mission Hospitals over 2 billion shillings through NHIF.

The government wants to take charge of faith-based universities after failing to manage existing public universities effectively.

These were the key messages Catholic Bishops had yesterday in their…

“I was very much inspired by my grandfather on my mother’s side, who was a researcher and teacher in radio,” says physics laureate Anne L’Huillier.

Read more about what stirred her passion for science: bit.ly/3TGmcA9

Who has inspired you?

Matt Wallace Interplanetary Dogecoin Advisor 'I had been on assignment at a Detroit Montessori school for two days, and shot hundreds of photos. Some were very good, but I knew I hadn't gotten THE shot. That afternoon, as we all sat on the floor in a circle listening to a story, I bowed my head. When I raised my head, this…

These Vietnamese are not serious. She should have talked to some of us. We know places where that qualifies her to graduate to president of the nation, not some gallows

NEWS JUST IN: There will be no need for Royal Media Services cleaning company to come to work tomorrow, after John-Allan Namu mopped the Citizen TV floors with Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi, rinsed him with cold water, and hang him up to dry. We thank God for the rains.

🏅 Martin Odegaard has been nominated for the UEFA Champions League Player of the Week award

🗳️ Help our skipper to win here 👇

The T-Bill market this week is worth noting:

1. The 91 Day closed at 15.73%, falling from 16.72% last week.
Note - It's more considerable when you imagine that for Kes 16.4 billion worth of bids received against Kes 4.0 billion offered, GOK accepted Kes 16.3 billion.
So…

Very grateful to all of you who have bought the book! 🙏🙏🙏

The #AcropolisAthens

TZ and 🐮s. Despite all Africa's cattle, beef exports to Africa were up nearly 50% in 2023. As for Tanzania, which peeps were surprised is a now a major exporter when I posted this yesterday, TZ beef exports (pic) were up 43% in 2023 over 2022, on target for doubling by 2025.

I have now listened to innumerable NFL draft podcasts, and the oddest thing by far is how rarely Brock Purdy's name is mentioned when people are analyzing and projecting QBs.

The 10 Best South African Jazz Albums Right Now. 'Thandeka Dladla’s voice cuts through clutter, squeezes out the pain, and heals open wounds'. Wueh!!1 okayafrica.com/south-african-…

Some inequality is good for efficiency & drives growth. But the level of inequality in India today is at an all-time high & data shows it’s among the highest in the world. This is causing hardship for farmers & youth looking for work. We need policy correction. My OpEd in Hindi.

Equivalently, this China Daily oped, imo, downplays China's #OldBeforeRich long-run #PopulationAgeing preparation context relative strengths: chinadaily.com.cn/a/202404/11/WS… 易富贤Yi Fuxian《大国空巢》 Michael Pettis DJ Merkle Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas Elon Musk Jon Taylor Ian Johnson Gideon Rachman

#Thailand only awaking to ' #GettingOldBeforeRich ' dynamic reality now; #China did in 1980s thanks to Wu Cangping & has - since then - roughly adjusted its development path accordingly: bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinio… Xi Chen | 陈希 Dali L. Yang Warwick Powell | 鲍韶山 Dan Banik Richard McGregor Kwame Owino