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IMF Raises Concerns About Effects Of Sudan Conflict On Neighbors

The war in Sudan is likely to cause heavy economic damage in neighboring countries, the IMF's deputy director for Africa, Catherine Pattillo, told AFP. "What is going on there for the people in Sudan is just so heart wrenching and devastating.

International Business Times

A playwright in Africa hopes to break the cultural silence on rape

African playwright and actor Oliva Ouedraogo's “Queen” depicts the fictional journey of a girl who is raped by her stepfather on the night of his marriage to her mother, and decides to speak out against her family’s wishes

The Independent UK

Avian architects: weaver birds in Africa have unique building styles

From afar, the acacia trees look like they have been decorated with grass pom-poms. The birds have been busy, building shelters of straw and grass. Up close the real shape of the “pom-poms” becomes clear: grass tubes in the form of an upside down “U”, with an opening at each…

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Naked protests in South Africa: a psychologist explores the emotional power of this form of activism

Naked protests are a form of public demonstration where individuals, often women, use the symbolic power of their naked bodies to challenge injustices. These protests have become an increasingly visible form of resistance, particularly in response to state violence, economic exploitation, and the oppression of women by men.

The Conversation

‘I’m a creative military’: London embraces Ghanaian artist who chose to paint, not fight

On the verge of giving up on his artistic ambitions and under pressure to join the army, Michael Blebo was saved by an agency dedicated to bringing the art of Africa to collectors worldwide

The Guardian - UK

Idris Elba planning to move to Africa

Actor Idris Elba has revealed he's planning to move to Africa within the next "five to 10 years" and is hoping to build his own film studios.

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Why is Hungary’s Orban sending soldiers to Chad?

An unlikely friendship is budding between Budapest and N’Djamena with the goal of stemming migration to Europe.

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Idris Elba to move to Africa ‘to bolster the film industry’

The actor plans to relocate to help make African films that are not framed by colonialism but ‘own those stories of our tradition, of our culture, of our languages’

The Guardian - UK

War and instability bring African governance progress to a halt: Report

Democratic backsliding in Africa reflects global trend towards ‘strongman politics’ emboldening autocrats.

Al Jazeera

‘For too long literature has been defined by one set of people’: writing back to the empire and beyond

Black novelists, poets and playwrights have a long history of reclaiming narratives, the theme of this year’s Black History Month. Novelist Ben Okri looks at where this tradition has come from – and where it’s going next

The Guardian - UK

Dengue fever: with a record 12.4m cases in 2024 so far, what is driving the world’s largest outbreak?

Cases of ‘bonebreak fever’ are on the rise, mostly in Latin America, Africa and south-east Asia. But incidences in Europe and the US are also being recorded – with an estimated 4 billion people at risk worldwide

The Guardian - UK

Idris Elba plans to relocate to Africa to create ‘Zollywood’

The British actor is building a studio in Zanzibar

The Independent UK

Climate change worsened deadly floods in African regions, scientists say

Devastating rains that triggered floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan in recent months – killing hundreds of people and displacing millions – were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists announced Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

Global warming worsening deadly flooding in Africa, warn scientists

Africa is bearing the brunt of climate change despite producing tiny percentage of global emissions.

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International Business Times

Climate Change Worsened Deadly Africa Floods, Scientists Say

Human-caused climate change worsened floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced millions in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan this year, according to a study published on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Breakdown in global order causing progress to stall in Africa – report

‘Moral threshold coming down,’ warns Mo Ibrahim, as his index of governance reveals widespread decline in 10 years

LiveScience

Before and after satellite images show lakes appearing across Sahara after deluge of rain soaks desert

Lakes appearing in the Sahara desert captured in satellite images after a cyclone dumped a years' worth of rain on northern Africa in just a few days.

The Independent UK

New problem plagues cheetah cubs in India reintroduction project

Cubs belong to two female cheetahs brought from South Africa and Namibia in bid to reintroduce animal to India

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Trailblazers Unleashed: Unstoppable Women Of Web3 Crowns Most Inspirational Women In Web3, AI

Unstoppable Women of Web3 has unveiled the 2024 list of the most inspirational women in the Web3 and AI fields, showcasing the key role female leaders play in moving high technology forward.

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Cameroon after Paul Biya: poverty, uncertainty and a precarious succession battle

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya is 91 years old. He is Africa’s oldest head of state and only one has served longer: President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of neighbouring Equatorial Guinea, who is 82 years old.

International Business Times

In Mozambique, Cigars 100% Made In Africa

In a small neon-lit factory in Maputo, a dozen workers are hand-rolling premium cigars intended for the global market, seemingly undisturbed by the pungent tobacco smell.

The Guardian - UK

Millions of teenagers in Africa have undiagnosed asthma – study

Rapid urbanisation thought to be damaging adolescent health, as researchers say need for medication and diagnostic tests is urgent

Radio France Internationale

Cote d'Ivoire has lost 'nearly 80 percent of its forest and wildlife cover'

How can we protect wild animals when the world's forest cover continues to shrink? This is just one of the many issues under discussion at the Cop16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia. In West Africa, certain emblematic species such as the elephant are at risk of extinction. The head of…

The Conversation

Education and gender equality: focus on girls isn’t fair and isn’t enough – global study

For the past two decades, investing in girls’ schooling has been hailed as a cornerstone of promoting gender equality in sub-Saharan Africa. Between 2016 and 2018 the World Bank Group invested US$3.2 billion in education projects benefiting adolescent girls.

Radio France Internationale

Malam, an artist taking the idea of a 'collection' to a new level

Made up of hundreds of discarded toys, household items, broken cables and bits of plastic, Cameroonian artist Malam’s giant head-shaped sculptures are deceptively playful. Invited to the Also Known as Africa contemporary art and design fair (AKAA) in Paris, the artist says his installations are in fact a harsh critique…

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