One or two hundred years from now, I can't help but think historians will think of this as an axial age of global health. Looking at the big picture, progress against common and deadly disease is the single most important story of our era.
The computer security firm McAfee released a bombshell report today alleging evidence of a widespread hacking operation. The United Nations was one of 70 targets, which included defense contractors, governments, think tanks, and Olympic Committees.
There were two possible alternatives to legal action against Mubarak: summary execution or letting him live out his remaining years under house arrest. Surely today's court room action is the more satisfying than either of these two.
Friend of Dispatch Dayo Olopade sits down with CNN's Market Place Africa to discuss some of the ideas around her forthcoming book, "The Bright Continent."