The Strait of Hormuz Oil Shock Is Fading for Rich Economies — Why African Development Budgets Are Still Bleeding
The Strait of Hormuz Oil Shock Is Fading for Rich Economies — Why African Development Budgets Are Still Bleeding The IEA’s chief warned on 16 July 2026 that the global economy remains in peril if the disruption to the Strait of Hormuz is not resolved within weeks, even as markets have absorbed the shock better […]
20 Million Lives Saved, Yet Measles Is Resurging: The Split Story Public Health Teams Need to Understand
20 Million Lives Saved, Yet Measles Is Resurging: The Split Story Public Health Teams Need to Understand Two measles headlines are true at the same time in 2026, and the gap between them is exactly what public health programme designers need to understand. The WHO’s African regional office confirmed that nearly 20 million measles deaths […]
500 Rohingya Feared Dead at Sea: What the Myanmar Boat Tragedy Reveals About Global Refugee Protection Gaps
500 Rohingya Feared Dead at Sea: What the Myanmar Boat Tragedy Reveals About Global Refugee Protection Gaps Two boats carrying an estimated 500 to 530 Rohingya asylum seekers left Myanmar’s Rakhine State in late June 2026 and have not been heard from since. The UN’s refugee and migration agencies confirmed on 16 July that both […]