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The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024

Africa's Large Birds Of Prey Facing 'Extinction Crisis': Study

The flamboyantly plumed Secretary Bird and the serpent-catching Snake Eagle are among dozens of Africa's large birds of prey facing a human-driven "extinction crisis" researchers said on Thursday.

International Business Times · Jan 4, 2024

Italian Premier Meloni says curbing migrant arrivals from Africa is about investment, not charity

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has told her European Union partners that curbing migration flows from African countries has less to do with offers of charity than strong partnerships coupled with strategic investments in those nations

The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2024

Africans discovered dinosaur fossils long before the term 'palaeontology' existed

Credit for discovering the first dinosaur bones usually goes to British gentlemen for their finds between the 17th and 19th centuries in England. Robert Plot, an English natural history scholar, was the first of these to describe a dinosaur bone, in his 1676 book The Natural History of Oxfordshire. Over…

The Conversation · Jan 4, 2024

African birds of prey face decline with 90% of species threatened, study finds

Research by the University of St Andrews found that raptors faced multiple threats across the continent

Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2024

Birds of prey in Africa experiencing population collapse, study finds

Several species have vanished across swathes of the continent – and scientists say their disappearance holds unknown risks for humans

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2024

Global triggers: why these five big issues could cause significant problems in 2024

The tensions between the US and China made the global economy shudder in 2023. The ramifications of the Ukrainian war echoed beyond the country’s border. In Africa, the coup d’état in Niger and Gabon contributed to the global democratic retreat of recent years and the Hamas/Israel conflict has so far…

The Conversation · Jan 3, 2024

South Africa to lead new military force in the DRC: an expert on what it's up against

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Monusco, is ending after 20 years. It will be replaced by troops from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), led by the South African military. Thomas Mandrup, an expert in African security governance and South African military and…

The Conversation · Jan 3, 2024

Ivory Coast football president Yacine Idriss Diallo says the country is 'ready' for AFCON 2023 and gives thoughts on Africa potentially hosting World Cup 2038

The Ivorian Federation president says his nation has put its heart into organising the tournament, which kicks off on January 13th

FourFourTwo · Jan 3, 2024

Year of elections has Africa poised for political shake-up in 2024

A third of Africa will head to the polls in 2024, with at major issues on the line in at least 18 countries gearing up for an election year. These include coup-hit Mali, Chad and Burkina Faso – if the junta leaders in those countries stay true to their word.…

Radio France Internationale · Jan 3, 2024