The woman who ran digital communications for Power Africa, and was outstanding at it, has agreed to join our venture. She’s still going to job hunt, but this will give her a wonderful morale boost. The job market in South Africa is always bad and with the US roiling economies around the world it is worse now. 

I filled out a little form you have to fill out to leave USAID. It required an explanation of why you’re leaving.

There was a fire at an airfield in Bryansk, Russia, after a series of loud explosions. Some bloggers are claiming the target was an Iskander short range ballistic missile system. 

Ukraine and Japan signed a $3 billion loan deal. The loan will be covered by the proceeds from frozen Russian assets. 

A device under rails exploded in Russia’s Belford Oblast. A train went over it. It caused delays for 19 trains.