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What is Band Aid 40? The charity Christmas single that's causing controversy

Musicians are distancing themselves from the “colonial” Christmas single, but Bob Geldof refuses to change the lyrics

Evening Standard

South African miners trapped underground: What you need to know

Police officials surrounded the mine and cut off suppliers to the illegal miners, hoping to force them out.

Al Jazeera

Fossil finds: footprints on South Africa’s coast offer a glimpse into our ancestors’ lives

Mention the word “fossils” to people and most will probably think of bones. Of course, body fossils make up a large part of the global fossil record. But humans and other species leave their mark in other ways too – for instance, their tracks. The study of these fossil tracks…

The Conversation

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Antibiotic resistance threatens to “undo a century of medical progress”: 5 essential reads

Who hasn’t been prescribed antibiotics by a doctor – for a chest infection or perhaps a sore throat? It’s terrifying to think that these infections can become life threatening if the antibiotic drugs needed to treat them stop working.

The Conversation

Ed Sheeran didn't give Band Aid 40 'approval' to use his vocals

Ed Sheeran has claimed Bob Geldof and Midge Ure didn't ask for his permission to use his vocals on the '2024 Ultimate Mix' of 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'.

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Ed Sheeran shares statement accusing Band Aid of ‘dehumanising Africans’

Sharing a separate statement by Ghanaian-British star Fuse ODG, the singer-songwriter said his understanding of the narrative around Band Aid’s controversial charity singles had ‘changed’

The Independent UK

Cutting-edge labs, a rainforest gallery and guesthouse: Nigeria to open art museum for 21st century

With a campus-style layout inspired by the ancient city, Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art has the potential ‘to be amongst the best in the world for holding returning objects’

The Guardian - UK

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We all need toilets – expert insights into what happens when there aren’t enough of them

“Safe toilets for all by 2030” is one of the Sustainable Development Goal targets. But, with just more than five years to go until 2030, the United Nations says the world is “seriously off-track … 3.5 billion people still live without safely managed sanitation, including 419 million who practise open…

The Conversation

Curlew species thought to be extinct by conservationists in first for Europe

The slender-billed curlew could be the first known global bird extinction from mainland Europe, north Africa and west Asia.

The Independent UK

African cinema takes to global stage with diverse storytelling

As African cinema is taking centre stage at festivals around the world, filmmakers and curators reflect on the future of the film industry and creativity on the continent.

Radio France Internationale

India And Nigeria Renew Ties As Modi Visits

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu met Sunday to renew what they call the "strategic partnership" between two major nations of Asia and Africa.

International Business Times

First known US case of person infected with new mpox strain reported

Person acquired clade Ib while traveling to east Africa and treated in California for mild illness, said health officials

The Guardian - US

First US case of severe mpox strain reported in California

The new variant, known as Clade 1b, appears to spread more easily

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on UN climate talks: rich and poor nations can strike a win-win deal

Editorial: At Cop29 the global south needs to unite for sustainable growth, leveraging resources and negotiating transformative climate finance pacts

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International Business Times

Boeing Strike Will Hurt Ethiopian Airlines Growth: CEO

Africa's biggest carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, is feeling the effects of a bitter seven-week strike at plane maker Boeing, its chief executive told AFP on Friday, warning that consequences could stretch into the longterm.

The Conversation

Five ways that climate change threatens human health

As the UN’s climate summit, Cop29, gets underway in Azerbaijan this week, the effect of climate change on human health is high on the agenda. And rightly so, amid some alarming emerging statistics. By the end of this century, climate change could be the cause of more than 3 million…

The Independent UK

Activists plant trees in Mali but residents strip them for firewood. They say there's no choice

Activists are planting trees in an effort to protect disappearing forests in Mali, but residents are cutting and selling firewood from them to survive

The Conversation

Auction houses still sell human remains – and it’s time they stopped

In early October, The Swan auction house in Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, listed several lots of human remains for sale, including skulls from west Africa and shrunken heads from South America.

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Radio France Internationale

Trump's re-election stirs up both hopes and doubts in Africa

African leaders have been quick to congratulate Donald Trump on his re-election, expressing optimism for stronger partnerships with the United States. Yet, analysts suggest that Trump’s next four years are unlikely to bring significant change to the US-Africa relationship, with many expecting the return of a “transactional” approach to diplomacy.

The Conversation

Angolan prince started campaign to end Atlantic slave trade long before Europeans did – new book

For centuries, it has been held that the ideas and movement for the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade came from western abolitionists. No input from Africans has been acknowledged.

Evening Standard

Minister and husband who funded abuser John Smyth asked to step back from church duties

The Makin Review named Sir Jamie and the Rev Sue Colman as likely to have had significant knowledge of John Smyth’s abuses in the UK and Africa.

The Independent UK

Colman’s Mustard heir and minister wife suspend church activities after abuse review

The review noted that Mrs Colman and her husband, Sir Jamie, visited John Smyth in Africa in the 1990s

The Conversation

African penguins could be extinct by 2035 – how to save them

In October 2024, the African penguin became the first penguin species in the world to be listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

International Business Times

As Trump Returns, African Exporters Torn Between Hope And Horror

Citrus growers in South Africa are among the businesses most nervous that duty-and-quota-free exports to the United States could be scrapped next year when Donald Trump takes office again.

The Guardian - UK

‘I have lost everything’: southern Africa battles hunger amid historic drought

Crops have failed in several countries, with 27m people at risk of hunger according to World Food Programme

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