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Madagascar's record-breaking heatwaves caused by humans, study finds

For the first time, scientists have conducted a study linking human-induced climate change to prolonged heat waves in sub-Saharan Africa. They studied the exceptionally high temperature recorded in Madagascar in October.

Radio France Internationale

Is Africa the world's next global fashion hub?

Togo's International Fashion Festival (FIMO), which recently celebrated its tenth anniversary in Lomé, has organised a catwalk show in Paris to promote African fashion. Jacques Logoh, FIMO's founder, is an outspoken advocate of fashion that's designed and produced on the African continent. A recent UNESCO report says that Africa is…

France 24

UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the 1st time as country sees a record outbreak

The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in Congo for the first time as the country experiences its biggest-ever outbreak

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South Africa, Colombia and others are fighting drugmakers over access to TB and HIV drugs

In a series of moves experts say signal a shift in how developing countries deal with pharmaceuticals, South Africa, Colombia and others have recently adopted a more combative approach towards drugmakers, pushing back on policies that deny treatment to millions of people with tuberculosis and HIV

The Independent UK

Endangered Baby Rhino’s Birth Captured On CCTV At UK Zoo

Rare moment caught on camera as eastern black rhino delivers calf in daylight, boosting conservation efforts

Zenger

Cameroon receives first shipment of 'breakthrough' malaria vaccine

More than 330,000 doses of the Mosquirix malaria vaccine have been delivered to Cameroon as part of efforts to ramp up immunisation across Africa. Cameroon is the first African country to receive the vaccine after pilot programmes in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi.

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Sweet potato memories: love 'em, rely on 'em ... hate 'em

Three Africans ponder the tuber. "There is simply no bad way to prepare sweet potatoes," writes a Zimbabwean. They fueled a Ugandan for his 8-mile run to school. But for one Kenyan they're a big yuck.

WEKU

Madagascan heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ without human-caused global heating

Study finds impact of heat on millions of people went unrecorded, highlighting limitations many African countries face

The Guardian - UK

Good Jew, Bad Jew: new book explores why the west views brutality against Ukrainians and Palestinians differently

In a recently published book Steven Friedman, who has written extensively on the political and social aspects of apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa, explores the racist underpinnings of the west’s responses to Israel’s war in Gaza. This is an extract from the book, Good Jew, Bad Jew.

The Conversation

South African politicians vs judges: new book defends the constitution

In 1994, South Africa became a democracy founded on a supreme constitution. The constitution’s preamble affirms the nation’s quest to

The Conversation

Push to give UN more say on global tax rules likely to stumble at vote

US, EU and UK expected to reject motion by African countries frustrated at OECD efforts to reform international taxation

The Guardian - UK

South African lawmakers vote to shut down Israeli embassy

In tonight's edition: South African lawmakers vote in favour of closing down the Israeli embassy in Pretoria and suspending all diplomatic relations until a ceasefire is agreed in the war in Gaza. Also, a car fatally rams into a crowd of supporters celebrating Joseph Boakai's election victory in Liberia, killing…

France 24

Malaria: two groundbreaking vaccines have been developed, but access and rollout are still big stumbling blocks

The approval of two malaria vaccines – the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine in 2021 and the R21/Matrix-MTM vaccine in 2023 – will help control, and eventually help eradicate, a disease that causes more than 600,000 deaths annually. Nearly 2 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have been vaccinated with the RTS,S/AS01…

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Germany pledges to invest 4 billion euros in green energy projects in Africa

The German government has pledged to invest 4 billion euros ($4.37 billion) in African green energy projects until 2030

The Conversation

Antibiotic resistance causes more deaths than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. What Africa is doing to fight this silent epidemic

Each year antimicrobial resistance – the ability of microbes to survive agents designed to kill them – claims more lives than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. Africa bears the brunt of this development, which thrives on inequality and poverty. Nadine Dreyer asked Tom Nyirenda, a research scientist with over 27 years’…

The Independent UK

Swap beaches for ancient history in Tunisia, the North African destination with more ruins than Rome

Forget Europe; from the ruins of Carthage to the El Jem amphitheatre, Tunisia’s restoration efforts show off its storied past. Richard Collett takes a deep dive into the country’s fascinating history

The Independent UK

A curious South African sea snail is a prized dish in Asia. That has meant a trail of destruction

South African abalone, a curious fist-sized sea snail, is a highly prized morsel in East Asia and the unwitting instigator of 30 years of trouble for fishing communities along Africa’s southern coast

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'Crisis upon crisis' as Kenya and Somalia go from drought to floods

Around 80 people in Kenya and Somalia have lost their lives in less than a month as a result of floods caused by heavy rains, which come on the heels of East Africa's worst drought in decades.

The Guardian - UK

Much as it galls the French, English has become Europe’s cultural lingua franca

The British may have left the EU, but if recent films are to go by, their language remains centre stage

The Guardian - UK

Where did they all go? How Homo sapiens became the last human species left

At least nine hominin species once roamed the Earth, so what became of our vanished ancestors?

WEKU

Africa's flourishing art scene is a smash hit at Art X

It's Art Month in Nigeria — and a highlight is the celebration of art that is Art X, a wide-ranging fair that highlights "Black portraiture" as well as other creations from the continent.

The Guardian - UK

African and Caribbean nations agree move to seek reparations for slavery

African Union and Caricom members establish global reparations fund and call for formal apologies from European nations

Evening Standard

OPINION - Trapped in History by Nicholas Rankin review: The horrors of empire are within living memory

They used to say the sun never set on the British Empire because God wouldn’t trust an Englishman in the dark. And when darkness fell on the empire after the Second World War, that was proven unsettlingly true. While politicians in the post-war period spoke of a “wind of change”…

The Conversation

Black November: remembering Uganda's massacre of the opposition three years on

November marks a sombre anniversary in Uganda’s recent political history. In 2020, the east African country’s leading opposition politician, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, was arrested. He was on the campaign trail ahead of the 2021 presidential elections.

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