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Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says

The head of the World Health Organization believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months

The Independent UK

East Africa's Swahili coast grapples with legacy of slave trade

Dotting East Africa’s Swahili coast, Zanzibar, Lamu and Mombasa are synonymous with pristine waters and white sandy beaches. But many tourists are unaware that these UNESCO World Heritage Sites were the scene of a gruesome chapter in history. For centuries, the Swahili coast was central to the slave trade.

France 24

Drought-stricken Namibia to cull elephants, zebras and hippos for meat

Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals to manage pasture and provide meat to people struggling with food shortages caused by a severe drought in southern Africa.

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Namibia urges elephant and hippo hunting

Climate change is worsening droughts in Africa, forcing some nations to take drastic measures

Salon

Mpox in the DRC: children are at high risk – health expert explains why

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that children, pregnant women and people with weak immune systems are at higher risk from the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Reports confirm that children under five account for 39% of all cases in the country, and babies as young…

The Conversation

Another worldwide alert – mpox is spreading. Here are three steps we can take to head it off

There’s no doubt we have ways to keep everyone safe – if we have the will, says Gordon Brown, former UK prime minister and WHO ambassador

The Guardian - UK

An upstate New York nonprofit is reclaiming a centuries-old cemetery for people who were enslaved

A historic cemetery for African Americans in Kingston, New York, is being reclaimed as the Pine Street African Burial Ground

The Independent UK

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Africa's nuclear dreams a fusion of high hopes and high hurdles

Africa’s nuclear energy ambitions face significant challenges as experts question whether the continent’s infrastructure can support such a leap. Industry leaders from the US and Africa's nuclear energy sector are meeting in Nairobi this week to discuss how to move forward.

Radio France Internationale

Is ‘Africa’ a racial slur and should the continent be renamed?

Should African people be called black – or is the categorising of people by skin colour a racist practice? How about Africa? Is the name of the continent a racial slur because it was chosen by European exploiters and based on the weather rather than the people – and should…

The Conversation

‘We are afraid’: East Africa struggles as mpox spreads amid vaccine delays

Border regions in countries neighbouring DRC raise alert levels and screening measures as the mpox virus spreads.

Al Jazeera

Mpox vaccines: where they come from and what stands in the way of distributing them in Africa

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization (WHO) have declared the latest outbreak of mpox in Africa a health emergency. An epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to neighbouring countries and more than 1,400 new mpox cases were detected in just…

The Conversation

"I give a business card and invite the subject to contact me for a copy of the photo. That happens 70% of the time, so I have a wonderful cohort of characters around the world in my address book"

The Art of Seeing #78: Benedict Brain reflects on making portraits along the East African coast

Digital Camera World

Paralympics: The African athletes to watch out for at Paris Games

Africa's Paralympic journey is taken up a notch here in Paris as the Games kick off in style. With every cycle, the continent's athletes rise to greater heights and prominence in adaptive sports. We take a closer look.

France 24

Spain Signs Accords With Mauritania, Gambia To Curb Illegal Migration

Spain has signed agreements with Mauritania and The Gambia to strengthen cooperation to combat people smuggling and promote legal migration, as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visits West Africa in the face of surging migrant arrivals.

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The Independent UK

Spain’s leader visits Gambia as part of a West Africa tour to tackle irregular migration

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez arrived in Gambia on Wednesday as part of a three-day tour of West Africa to tackle irregular migration

The Conversation

Starting a business after university: young South African entrepreneurs discuss the highs and lows

South Africa’s youth unemployment rate, at 45.5% (among those aged between 15 and 34), is worryingly high, even in the context of widespread unemployment across the African continent. More than 72 million young people in Africa, most of them women, are neither employed nor pursuing tertiary education.

The Conversation

Africa’s ‘youthquake’: huge numbers of young people have no jobs, the wrong skills and little hope

By 2050, one in every three young people on earth will be of African origin, according to the 2024 International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Global Employment Trends for Youth report. Africa’s young people will be key players in the direction of future global consumption, culture and even stability.

The Conversation

Kenya champions the free movement of people in east Africa, but it’s failing immigrants and refugees at home

Kenya has played a leading role in lowering barriers to the movement of people in the east African region. It has also made huge strides in protecting Kenyan emigrants working abroad. But there are still gaps in how it creates and implements domestic immigration and employment policies.

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"Africa is the future of metal." Meet Arka’n Asrafokor, Togo's first heavy metal band

Arka’n Asrafokor have had to travel 24 hours by bus just to be able to play gigs. Now, they're starting to get the recognition they deserve

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Africa Faces Mpox Crisis Due To Neglect And Vulnerability

Learn about the recent surge in mpox outbreaks in Africa, the global emergency declared by WHO, and the urgent need for funding to combat the disease.

The Conversation

Rock painting is the oldest image of an African rail, a bird that may have had a special meaning for the San people

The African rail (Rallus caerulescens) is a handsome bird, with a blueish breast, red legs, eyes and bill, prominent barring on the flanks, chestnut upper parts, and long toes. It also has a characteristic trilling call. This wetland dweller is only found in sub-Saharan Africa, with a concentration in South…

The Independent UK

Mpox outbreaks in Africa result from neglect and global community's inability to stop epidemics

A leading African scientist says the rising mpox outbreaks in Africa that triggered the World Health Organization’s emergency declaration are largely the result of decades of neglect and the global community’s inability to stop sporadic epidemics among a population with little immunity against the smallpox-related disease

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