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HIV vaccine trial in Africa halted after disappointing initial results

African-led trial ended a year early as researchers conclude there is ‘little or no chance’ new combination vaccines cut HIV risk

The Guardian - UK

4 east African countries are going for nuclear power – why this is a bad idea

The east Africa region has the fastest growing population in Africa. Between 2013 and 2017, its growth rate was twice the African average. The region is also experiencing strong economic growth. It’s sub-Saharan share of GDP has risen from 14% in 2000 to 21% in 2022.

The Conversation

UN slams COP28 'posturing' as negotiators spar over ending fossil fuels

Countries at the COP28 climate talks need to stop posturing, aim high and agree on a way to end the "fossil fuel era as we know it", UN climate chief Simon Stiell said on Wednesday, as tension over the future of coal, oil and gas came to the fore.

France 24

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DRC elections: three factors that have shaped Tshisekedi's bumpy first term as president

Africa’s second-largest country by land mass, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is scheduled to go to the polls on 20 December 2023. President Felix Tshisekedi will be seeking re-election. However, his first tenure has been decidedly mixed.

The Conversation

Ghana’s media treats terrorism as a threat from outside – it overlooks violence at home

In 2022, 43% of all global terrorism deaths occurred in the Sahel – the region south of the Sahara Desert and stretching east-west across the African continent. West Africa had recorded 1,800 terrorism attacks as of June 2023, resulting in nearly 4,600 deaths.

The Conversation

Kissinger’s obsession with Chile enabled a murderous dictatorship that still haunts the country

Noticing my nonappearance at the start of a black-tie dinner at the Johannesburg home of Harry Oppenheimer, a mining magnate and Africa’s richest man, the host assumed I was boycotting the event on principle. It was a reasonable assumption: I was the Chilean ambassador to South Africa, and Henry Kissinger…

The Conversation

Vancouver, Vegas or … Dakar? Ranking the candidates for NBA expansion cities

The league has made noises recently about growing beyond 30 teams. But who would get a new franchise? And is a move outside North America possible?

The Guardian - US

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Hundreds Dead, Thousands Displaced As Torrential Rain Hits Parts Of East Africa

The extreme weather has been attributed to the El Niño weather phenomenon.

International Business Times UK

Access to modern stoves could be a game-changer for Africa’s economic development–and help cut the equivalent of the carbon dioxide emitted by the world’s planes and ships

What’s shocking is that the tools to improve the situation are readily available and affordable, say the heads of the IEA and the African Development Bank.

Fortune

Mohamed Amin was a famous Kenyan photojournalist – there's much more to his work than images of tragedy

Kenyan photojournalist Mohamed Amin (1943-1996) rose to fame for documenting the 1984 famine in neighbouring Ethiopia with powerful images of the tragedy. He also captured the Ethiopian people’s suffering during the brutal reign of Mengistu Haile Mariam. These images, broadcast by the BBC, shocked the global public and had a…

The Conversation

Some KY farmers could help fight Malaria in Africa

A relatively small group of Kentucky farmers could help the people of Africa fight a life-threatening disease. It was just one topic discussed during a meeting of the Kentucky Tobacco Research Board Monday.

WEKU

A legacy in speeches: Remembering Nelson Mandela 10 years after his death

South Africa's first Black president, Nelson Mandela, died on Dec. 5, 2013. Revisit the speeches that made Mandela the most prominent figure of the anti-apartheid movement.

WEKU

Tanzania flood deaths rise to at least 60 after torrential rain

In tonight's edition: Hundreds of lives have been lost across East Africa as the region is battered by torrential rain and flooding. Also, the drive for more green infrastructure across Africa gets a $175 million boost at the COP28 summit. Finally, we see how Uganda is planning on cracking down…

France 24

Niger’s repeal of migrant smuggling law worries EU over efforts to curb immigration flows

Niger’s junta on November 27 revoked a 2015 law aimed at curbing migration through a key route in the West African country. While the European Union warned that the decision could lead to an increase in migratory flows to Europe, the decriminalisation of Niger's migrant-smuggling trade could benefit the local…

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The Conversation

Tackling climate change can improve public health in Africa – new report highlights how

African countries can simultaneously address climate change and improve public health by reducing air pollution. In many cases these actions also have other societal, economic, environment or health benefits.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: 2023 was marked by coups and a Moroccan earthquake on the African continent

Reports of gunfire in the capital, followed by a television announcement that the president has been deposed by mutinous soldiers. The increasingly familiar storyline unfolded again this year in Africa — first in Niger and then in Gabon.

The National (Scotland)

Humza Yousaf announces funding to fuel children's operating theatres in Africa

The Scottish Government will fund solar energy installations for 15 children’s operating theatres in Africa, Humza Yousaf has announced.

The Conversation

African countries lost control to foreign mining companies – the 3 steps that allowed this to happen

Within a few years of independence, African governments asserted sovereignty over their metal and mineral resources. Prior to this, the resources were exploited by European mining corporations. Since the 1990s, transnational corporations have once again become the dominant force as owners and managers of major mining projects.

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The Independent UK

Customers urged to avoid buying from leading chocolate firms over ‘inadequate’ ethical standards

Only 17 out of 82 brands were judged to use syppliers that pay cocoa farmers sustainably

Radio France Internationale

UN Security Council terminates its mission in war-hit Sudan

At the request of Sudanese authorities, the UN Security Council has ended the world body's political mission in the African country ravaged by more than seven months of fighting between two rival generals.

The Guardian - UK

We need resources to fight health impacts of climate crisis, Africans tell Cop28

Continent must have more resilient health systems and local vaccine manufacturing to prevent next pandemic, says public health body

International Business Times

UN Security Council Puts End To Mission In Sudan

At the request of Sudanese authorities, the UN Security Council on Friday ended the world body's political mission in the African country ravaged by more than seven months of fighting between two rival generals.

The Guardian - UK

Cop28: King Charles warns of ‘vast, frightening experiment’ on natural world

UK monarch addresses world leaders at climate summit where more than 100 states have committed to transforming food systems

International Business Times

Inflation, Unemployment Weigh On DR Congo Leader's Economic Gains

President Felix Tshisekedi, who once vowed to transform DR Congo into "the Germany of Africa", has promised to create jobs if he is re-elected, after a first term marked by economic growth but soaring inflation.

Evening Standard

70-year-old Ugandan woman gives birth to twins via IVF

Safina Namukwaya has become Africa's oldest mother at the age of 70

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