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South African Rock Art Depicts Extinct Creature Inspired By Fossils‌ ‌

The Horned Serpent panel artwork hints at ancient dicynodonts, suggesting Indigenous knowledge of paleontology.‌ ‌

Zenger

Powering Africa: new model compares options for off-grid solar in 43 countries

Sub-Saharan Africa, home to 80% of the global population without electricity access, is unlikely to reach the United Nations’ goal of access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030.

The Conversation

Rhino numbers tick higher, but poachers lurk amid high demand for horns

Africa reports 586 rhino killings in 2023, up from 551 in 2022, with poaching the main threat.

Al Jazeera

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Africa is the world’s largest market for Guinness beer – how its ad campaigns exploit men

Africa is the world’s largest market for Guinness beer (and Nigeria is second only to Britain for the most consumers in one country). The Irish brand’s success on the continent is regarded as a trailblazing business model. And that has a lot to do with their advertising campaigns over the…

The Conversation

Lesotho needs constitutional reforms to help gain political stability – but the latest attempt is flawed

Lesotho, a small country landlocked by South Africa, has been struggling to make constitutional reforms since the advent of coalition politics in 2012. It needs the reforms to address political instability which has been a feature of the country for more than five decades.

The Conversation

Attacks by Islamic extremists are rampant in Africa's Sahel. Here's what we know about them

Extremist attacks in the Sahel have been increasing

The Independent UK

The number of rhinos is slightly up but poaching has increased too

The rhino population across the world has increased slightly but so have the killings, mostly in South Africa, as poaching fed by huge demand for rhino horns remains a top threat

The Independent UK

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Lack of birth certificates puts Cameroon’s Indigenous people on the brink of statelessness

Indigenous people have lived in harmony with the forests of central Africa for hundreds of years

The Independent UK

Experts predicted more hurricanes in the Caribbean this summer – where are the ‘missing’ storms?

Back in April and May 2024, various universities and weather agencies predicted there would be more hurricanes in the Atlantic than usual this year. Warm seas meant conditions were perfect for a particularly active season, they said, with somewhere between 15 and 25 named storms.

The Conversation

Oxlade: OFA (Oxlade from Africa) review – an extremely likable debut

Two years on from his viral summer hit Ku Lo Sa, the Nigerian singer’s debut album showcases his free-floating, mellifluous style

The Guardian - UK

Zambia leads solar shift amid southern Africa's hydroelectric drought

With a prolonged drought affecting the supply of hydroelectricity all over southern Africa, a growing number of people are turning to solar to fill the energy gap. Spotlight on Africa focuses this week on progress made in Zambia.

Radio France Internationale

Devastating Floods Hit West Africa, Thousands Displaced

Recent catastrophic floods in Central and West Africa have caused widespread destruction and loss of life, impacting millions and exacerbating existing crises.

Top News

Scientists identify first known outbreak of rabies in seals

Tests on dead Cape fur seals in South Africa have shown some had rabies

The Independent UK

'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa

As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands across the region

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Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa

The African health agency says that Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses it obtained from Nigeria

International Business Times

S.Africa's HIV Research Power Couple Says Fight Goes On

Through decades of pioneering work on fighting the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV, South African public health power couple Quarraisha and Salim Abdool Karim are credited with saving thousands of lives.

The Conversation

UN peacekeeping in Africa: essential reads on what’s gone wrong and what can be done

The United Nations security council – the most powerful body of the UN – is the institution that is primarily responsible for maintaining international peace and security. But it’s facing a credibility crisis because of its failure to address the world’s biggest conflicts.

The Conversation

Africans who apply for Schengen visas face high rejection rates – migration scholar explains why

Africans face a high rejection rate for visas to enter the Schengen group of countries. The group is made up of 29 European countries that have officially abolished border controls at their mutual borders. A Schengen visa is an entry permit for non-EU nationals which would allow them to make…

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Evening Standard

OPINION - The Israeli device attacks make the world a more dangerous place for us all

The detonation of hundreds of pagers, and dozens of walkie-talkies, used by Hezbollah leaders and associates across Lebanon, killing at least 20 and injuring 450, was a daring and high-risk attack by Israel. Some might call it foolhardy, because it opens the prospect of Israel now having to handle war…

The Guardian - US

After a terrible cup of joe in the office, a founder decided to bring African coffee traditions stateside

Kahawa 1893 prioritizes small producers and premium beans, while also offering consumers a ‘virtual pot’ to support its suppliers

The Conversation

Mysterious South African cave painting may have been inspired by fossils

A mysterious animal painted on a cave wall in South Africa’s Free State Province has long baffled scientists. Is it a walrus? It looks like one, but there are no such animals in Africa. Some cryptozoologists – people who look for legendary animals like the Loch Ness Monster – have…

The Independent UK

Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?

Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard

Top News

Gavi To Purchase 500,000 Mpox Vaccine Doses For Africa

Gavi procures 500,000 mpox vaccine doses to combat outbreaks in Africa, addressing the global health emergency declared by WHO.

The Independent UK

Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine

The global vaccine alliance Gavi says it will buy 500,000 doses of vaccine against mpox to fight outbreaks of the disease in African countries

The Guardian - UK

Flood warnings in Nigeria over release of water from Cameroon dam

Potential for flooding in 11 Nigerian states as west and central Africa struggles to deal with recent heavy rainfall

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