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Africa’s inflation battle is becoming increasingly uneven, with half of 16 major economies analysed recording lower annual inflation in July, while almost as many saw price pressures accelerate. BusinessDay’s analysis of the data from Trading Economics shows that eight of the 16 economies recorded declines in their headline inflation rates between June and July 2026, while seven reported increases. Inflation was unchanged in Zambia, highlighting a continent where price pressures are increasingly being shaped by country-specific factors rather than moving in the same direction. The divergence was particularly stark between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe. Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous nation, recorded…

Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports have been hit by a cyber-attack in which hackers accessed the data of about 8.7 million customers.The incident involved data related to “car park, lounge and fast-track bookings and in-airport wifi sign-ups”, and the hackers obtained email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registration numbers and postcodes, said Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which operates the three hubs.The company said that “at no point has passenger safety or aviation security been compromised” during the incident and operations at the airports were unaffected. The hacked system did not hold customers’ bank or payment details.An email sent to…

The Democratic Republic of Congo is launching an Ebola vaccination campaign to tackle the deadliest outbreak of the virus the country has ever seen. It is using a vaccine for a different strain of the virus, since there is no vaccine yet for the outbreak’s Bundibugyo variant.Published On 28 Aug 202628 Aug 2026Share Congo launches Ebola vaccination drive to tackle deadly outbreak on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope undergoes vibration testing before its launch, scheduled for 30 August. Credit: Sydney Rohde/NASA/Roman Space Telescope (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)It’s crunch time at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Since earlier this summer, a countdown clock by the campus’s main gate in Greenbelt, Maryland, has been ticking down to 30 August. That’s when the agency’s long-awaited Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is planned to make its ascent into Earth’s orbit from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With its crisp infrared vision and expansive field of view, Roman is a powerhouse telescope unlike any NASA has launched…

Highlights from day one of the Tour Championship held at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.

The rapper’s show in Sacramento on Thursday was cut after the tragic accident J. Cole’s concert tonight in Sacramento, California, at Golden 1 Center has been cancelled following the death of a member of his touring crew. The announcement was made by the venue on social media and stated that the crew member was killed during an incident earlier this morning. “Following the tragic passing of a member of the touring crew in a trucking accident this morning, J. Cole’s performance at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento tonight, August 27, has been canceled,” the statement read. “Our thoughts are with…

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The Lagos State Government is seeking greater involvement of local governments and communities in developing tourism and cultural assets, saying its ambition of becoming a leading tourism destination must begin with stronger grassroots participation. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Idris Aregbe, stated this during a strategic engagement with supervisors, special advisers and representatives of Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas in Lagos. The meeting, held at Delborough Hotel, Victoria Island, was convened by Aregbe and the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mrs Bopo Oyekan, under the theme, ‘A Lagos that Works for…

Chinedu Eze As the controversy over the sale of Arik Air aircraft rages, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), has justified the sale insisting that the aircraft is subject to security in favour of Access Bank. Last week, reports disclosed that Arik Air under receivership with AMCON dismantled a Boeing B737-700 and sold it. The PR Consultant to Arik Air in Receivership, Simon Tumba, who confirmed the sale, told THISDAY, “The aircraft was subject to security in favour of Access Bank. The bank provided the relevant security documentation to Arik Air and subsequently to AMCON, and the documentation was…

Mark your calendars: on Thursday night, September 10, StrictlyVC — TechCrunch’s boutique evening series — is heading to New York’s West Village (the real one — brownstones, cobblestones, and all — not the Mission Bay stretch of San Francisco that’s earned the nickname “Vest Village” for all the Patagonia-clad VCs roaming around). It’s our first New York event in two years, and after a run of great nights this year in San Francisco, L.A., and Athens, we couldn’t be more excited to be back — with a stacked lineup to match. What’s in store: Keith Rabois. We’re kicking off the…