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Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso: How a triumvirate of military leaders are redrawing West Africa’s map

The military juntas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso signed a treaty of confederation Saturday bringing together 72 million people into the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). It’s a decision, they say, that will not only allow the three nations to wipe the scourge of jihadist violence from their countries,…

France 24

Investment in skills development 'key to Africa’s growth potential', says OECD

A large percentage of the world's workforce will be African by 2050, but the continent needs more jobs and more strategic investment to match the potential and expectations of its greatest asset: its people. We get a breakdown on the way forward from Ragnheiour Elin Arnadottir, director of the OECD…

France 24

AI propaganda campaign in Rwanda has been pushing pro-Kagame messages – a dangerous new trend in Africa

At the end of May 2024, several media outlets led by the journalist network Forbidden Stories released a set of reports titled “Rwanda Classified”. This reporting detailed evidence related to the suspicious death of Rwandan journalist and government critic John Williams Ntwali.

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South Africa's Cape Town is hit by more storms, with 4,500 people displaced by floods and damage

The South African city of Cape Town and surrounding areas have been hit by more storms, ripping roofs off houses and causing widespread flooding

The Independent UK

‘Everyone was paddling to get away’: seals with rabies alarm South Africa’s surfers

Seals have been biting people in the first big outbreak of the disease in marine mammals, writes Nick Dall in Cape Town

The Guardian - UK

‘Africa’s most resilient lion’ and his brother filmed making 1.5km swim across dangerous African river

A team led by an Australian researcher captured the pair making the ‘record- breaking’ swim after two failed attempts

The Guardian - AU

UN declares 2025 to 2034 the decade to combat increasing sand and dust storms from Africa to China

The U.N. General Assembly has declared 2025 to 2034 the United Nations Decade on Combating Sand and Dust Storms — extreme weather events that are increasing and threaten health and economies from central Africa to northern China

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Charlize Theron's CTAOP Expands Mission To Empower African Youth.

Learn about Charlize Theron's CTAOP focusing on HIV prevention, education, and broader social issues in Africa through storytelling and inclusivity.

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African urbanisation: what can (and can’t) be learned from China about growing cities

The economic growth paths of Asian and African countries have often been compared. China, with gross domestic product per capita of US$251 in 1987, was poorer than most African countries at the time. Uganda’s GDP per capita was US$392, Zambia’s US$319 and Ghana’s US$354. Yet today China has GDP per…

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PFL officially launches PFL Africa with Francis Ngannou as chairman

Francis Ngannou says PFL Africa "will shape the very foundation of African MMA."

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West Africa is changing: five essential reads on breakaways from Ecowas

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has been in the news lately – mostly for the wrong reasons.

The Conversation

Does Ryanair’s deal with Morocco point the way to more open African skies?

Plane Talk: ‘If we’re going to expand elsewhere in Africa, it’s got to have open skies’ – Eddie Wilson, Ryanair

The Independent UK

Saharan dust outbreak lingers across some US states this week

A large plume of Saharan dust settled across the Gulf states this week after an epic journey from Africa.

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This Africa EV Moto Startup Is Getting Swappable Batteries from Carmaker BYD

African e-mobility startup Ampersand is working with Chinese EV maker BYD to produce up to 40,000 electric motorcycles in Rwanda and Kenya by 2026.

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Ghana is planning its first nuclear energy plant: what’s behind the decision

Ghana is considering bids from five companies for the construction of what would be its first nuclear power plant. The companies are: France’s EDF, US-based NuScale Power and Regnum Technology Group; China National Nuclear Corporation; South Korea’s Kepco and its subsidiary Korea Hydro Nuclear Power Corporation; and Russia’s Rosatom. The…

Cycling Weekly

13 things you didn’t know about Biniam Girmay, the first Black rider to win a Tour de France stage

Biniam Girmay, the Eritrean Intermarché-Wanty rider, is making history at this year’s Tour de France. He is the first Black African rider to not only win a Tour stage, but to also wear the Green Jersey.

Radio France Internationale

New Sahel Confederation challenges regional order as ECOWAS seeks dialogue

The military heads of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger convened for the inaugural summit of the Confederation of the Sahel States (AES). The leaders emphasised territorial and popular sovereignty as core principles of their leadership through a new treaty. Concurrently, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is exploring…

International Business Times

New Sahel Bloc Leaves West Africa More Divided Than Ever

The creation of a Sahel confederation on Saturday plunged West Africa into an unprecedented crisis that could threaten the free movement of people and goods in the region.

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Nearly 1,000 homes in Cape Town destroyed by storms

Cape Town’s disaster coordination team has been on alert since last Thursday

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Senegal’s leader wasn't born when ECOWAS was founded. He's asked to reunite the bloc split by coups

Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye, Africa’s youngest, is suddenly faced with a huge challenge of reuniting a weakened regional bloc that is older than him

The Guardian - UK

From pruning to reforesting – how good agricultural practices can lift cocoa communities

With environmental challenges, rising populations and a lack of crop investment, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to farm cocoa in west African countries. So how can positive changes be brought about in this area?

The Independent UK

A weakened West Africa bloc asks Senegalese leader to try to convince breakaway states to return

West Africa’s divided regional bloc has asked Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye to have a dialogue with the three military junta-led member states to try to reunite the region whose stability has been under threat following their decision to leave the group in January

The Conversation

Namibia’s sodomy laws have been overturned – what that means for LGBTIQ+ rights in the country

The Namibian high court recently invalidated the country’s colonial-era “sodomy law”, which had made consensual sexual acts between men a criminal offence. The court declared that the common law offences of “sodomy” and “unnatural sexual offences” were unconstitutional. This ruling follows a separate decision in 2023 where Namibia’s supreme court…

The Independent UK

Sudanese Olympic backstroker Ziyad Saleem of Cal looks to leave his mark on Paris Games

Ziyad Saleem took his spot at the top of the podium with a backstroke gold medal for Sudan at the African Championships and cherished hearing the anthem of his parents' homeland play

The Independent UK

Military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso rule out returning to the regional block ECOWAS

The coup-hit nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have ruled out returning to the West Africa regional bloc whose division could further jeopardize regional efforts to revert coups and curb the violence spreading across the region

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