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Droughts bring disease: here are 4 ways they do it

Countries in the Horn of Africa have been hit by a multiyear drought. Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda are expected to continue getting below-normal rainfall in 2023. Excluding Uganda, 36.4 million people are affected and 21.7 million are in need of food assistance.

The Conversation

At least 44 dead as Cyclone Freddy pounds Malawi, Mozambique

An unrelenting Cyclone Freddy that is currently battering southern Africa has killed at least 44 people in Mozambique and Malawi since it struck the continent for a second time on Saturday night, authorities in both countries have confirmed

The Independent UK

Marburg virus outbreaks are increasing in frequency and geographic spread – three virologists explain

The World Health Organization confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease in the central African country of Equatorial Guinea on Feb. 13, 2023. To date, there have been 11 deaths suspected to be caused by the virus, with one case confirmed. Authorities are currently monitoring 48 contacts, four…

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Vice President Harris to visit Africa in latest US outreach

Vice President Kamala Harris plans to travel to Africa at the end of March as the United States seeks to pitch itself as a better partner for the continent than China is

The Independent UK

Growing foothold: how Russia donates fertiliser to deepen African alliances

Malawi is at the centre of a diplomatic tussle for influence, but as a food crisis looms, farmers are happy to accept desperately needed shipments

The Guardian - UK

South African rapper Costa Titch dead at 28 after collapsing on stage at music festival

Costa Titch, a rising star in South African rap, died this weekend after collapsing while performing at a music festival. He was 28.

Tribune News Service

Pope Francis: the first post-colonial papacy to deliver messages that resonate with Africans

When he was presented to a cheering crowd at St Peter’s Square, Vatican City, on 13 March 2013, few people outside Latin America knew much about Jorge Bergoglio.

The Conversation

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Walton Dangarembizi obituary

Other lives: Music promoter who was also a DJ and drummer, and ran a club at the Africa Centre in London

The Guardian - UK

Book Review: A Brick By Brick View Of Africa

Unique Book Series Was Six Years In The Making

Zenger

Blinken to visit Ethiopia, Niger as US boosts Africa push

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ethiopia and Niger next week as the Biden administration accelerates a push to engage with Africa to counter China's growing influence on the continent

The Independent UK

And the Oscar for best international film rarely goes to ...

In the 74 years that the Academy of Motion Pictures has selected a winner in the international film category, the statistics paint a tilted global picture.

WEKU

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

MARCH 3-9, 2023

The Independent UK

La Niña, which worsens Atlantic hurricanes and Western droughts, is gone

The cooling in the Pacific Ocean has gone on for three years. Its end is usually good news for the U.S. and other parts of the world, including drought-stricken northeast Africa, scientists said.

WEKU

Asda lifts customer limits on fresh produce as supermarket shortages begin to ease

Shortages on produce began around February 20, with retailers responding that a combination of bad weather and related transport problems in north Africa and Europe were causing significant supply problems

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Al Jazeera

Fourteen people drown when Italy-bound boat sinks off Tunisia

People from sub-Saharan African countries die off Tunisian coast after rise in racist incidents against Black Africans.

The Conversation

The world's first Islamic art biennale shines a light on Muslim African artists

The inaugural Islamic Arts Biennale is underway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Biennales are large and prestigious international art exhibitions held every two years.) This important new event for the Muslim world features numerous African artists. And the biennale’s artistic director is Sumayya Vally, a South African architecture professor and principal…

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Jimmy Carter's African legacy: peacemaker, negotiator and defender of rights

When historians and pundits praise Jimmy Carter’s achievements as the US president and extol his exemplary post-presidential years, they mention the recognition of China, the Panama Canal Treaties and the Camp David Accords. Almost no one mentions what Carter achieved in Africa during his presidency. This is a serious oversight.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia to Allocate $800 Million of Loans for Least Developed Countries

Saudi Arabia will allocate $800 million through the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) to finance development projects for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in regions including Africa and Asia, Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal bin Fadhil Al Ibrahim announced during the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries…

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Cocaine cat: Cincinnati zoo takes in exotic feline found with drug in system

Wild African serval known as Amiry was captured by police in January after being spotted in tree

France 24

Kenyan women go digital for equal opportunities

In tonight's edition: In a new report, UN experts say violence against civilians in South Sudan persists with impunity. We speak to one of those commissioners who compiled the report. Also, International Women's Day is a chance to take stock and celebrate women's achievements while acknowledging persistent obstacles to gender…

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe's tobacco crop grows, despite high fertilizer costs

Zimbabwe, Africa’s largest tobacco producer, opened its tobacco-selling season Wednesday, with a speech by the vice president and eager international buyers

The Conversation

Tunisia's president is targeting migrants to divert attention from serious domestic problems – a classic tactic

Tunisia’s president Kais Saied recently called for urgent measures against illegal immigration of sub-Saharan African nationals. He said they were a source of “violence, crime and unacceptable acts”. His comments were condemned by the international community and the World Bank paused talks over its future engagement with Tunisia. They also…

Daily Mirror

Boost for British Steel as firm wins huge rail contract in Africa

The Scunthorpe-based company, which announced plans for hundreds of job losses last month, revealed it had netted a deal for a Guinea freight line

Al Jazeera

Mali’s PM Maiga: ‘We did not abandon cooperation with France’

Mali’s Prime Minister Choguel Kokal Maiga speaks to Al Jazeera about the security situation in the West African country.

The Guardian - UK

Methane leaks: inside the 10 March Guardian Weekly

Uncovering global gas emissions. Plus: Why Africa’s old guard politicians keep on winning

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