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Africa’s cellphone towers turn to solar as diesel costs surge

Cellphone tower operators across Africa are increasingly turning to solar power to reduce reliance on costly diesel fuel and expand connectivity in off-grid areas

The Independent UK

Remained isolated for 180 million years: How Madagascar Island became a hotspot for Earth’s unique creatures

The biological narrative of Madagascar is a 180-million-year history of isolation and evolutionary divergence. Once a part of the Gondwana supercontinent, it broke away from Africa and later split from the Indian subcontinent around 88 million years ago. This separation turned it into a secluded natural lab. With no competition…

The Times of India

Ghana becomes the latest African country to reject a US health deal, citing data sharing concerns

Ghana has rejected a proposed health deal with the U.S. due to concerns over data privacy

The Independent UK

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China opens tariff-free trade to nearly all African countries

China will extend zero-tariff treatment to all African countries with diplomatic ties from Friday, in what Beijing called a “significant measure” to deepen China-Africa trade and investment ties.

Radio France Internationale

China has now dropped tariffs on imports from every African country except 1

A China policy giving Africa’s biggest economies tariff-free access to its market for the next two years has come into effect

The Independent UK

China scraps tariffs for all but one African nation – here’s why

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China drops import tariffs for all African countries except one

New policy excludes continent’s sole country with formal diplomatic ties to Taiwan

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Iran war may cause food shortages in Africa, world’s largest fertiliser firm says

Yara CEO warns of global auction that would leave poorest countries scrambling for supplies they can ill afford

The Guardian - UK

The week that was in international affairs: UAE to exit Opec; Ukraine makes Russia jittery

UAE exits Opec, impacting global oil dynamics amid regional tensions. Ukraine escalates attacks on Russia, forcing Moscow to scale back Victory Day parades. King Charles' US trip strengthens UK-US ties. Syria begins its first transitional justice trial. China pressures African nations, forcing Taiwan's President to cancel a trip.

The Times of India

A ban on trophy hunting would harm, not help, conservation

Letter: Prof Amy Dickman, Prof Adam Hart, Dr Dan Challender and Dr Dilys Roe say trophy hunting benefits lions and many other species by conserving more land in Africa than national parks do

The Guardian - UK

The Bangui operation: A story of blood, science and biomedical exploitation

In the early 1990s, a secret HIV vaccine research project was carried out in the Central African Republic. The project didn’t yield results and was hidden for many years.

The Conversation

Scientists attempt to bring African antelope back from extinction after two centuries

Colossal Biosciences’ ’de-extinction’ programme aims to revive species such as the dire wolf, the woolly mammoth and the dodo

The Independent UK

Protecting lions and people: the biologist dedicated to tackling human-wildlife conflict

Moreangels Mbizah has blazed a trail in Zimbabwe as the first black African woman to found a conservation organisation in the country

The Guardian - UK

‘Sensitive, sexy and surreal’: Japan’s Kyotographie festival

Highlights of this year’s international photography festival in Kyoto include Linder Sterling’s exclamatory collages, a retrospective of groundbreaking Daido Moriyama and a journey though apartheid South Africa with Ernest Cole

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Experts warn of rising lead risks in Africa’s solar energy boom

Africa's transition to cleaner energy is adding to concerns over lead poisoning from batteries used to store solar power

The Independent UK

Hundreds march in Johannesburg against illegal migration as shops shut over looting fears

Hundreds of South Africans have protested in Johannesburg against illegal migration

Reason

Is Ukraine Helping Al Qaeda Conquer West Africa?

The proliferation of drones to Malian rebels is a bizarre, unexpected form of blowback.

The Conversation

South Africa’s AI policy cited fake research, created by AI: what lessons need to be learned

South Africa’s first attempt to establish a binding artificial intelligence (AI) policy framework came to an abrupt halt just 16 days after it was officially gazetted.

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The pope’s African tour shows the continent is vital to the future of Catholicism

Amid the US far-right’s hijacking of Christianity and his very public spat with Trump, Pope Leo XIV’s visit is symbolic of the ‘growing centrality of Africa and its Black diaspora’

The Guardian - UK

‘It will never cover what’s authentic’: African music industry weighs up AI risks and rewards

Delegates at event in Cape Verde highlight opportunities from tech while stressing AI is no replacement for talent

The Guardian - UK

Russia claims its Africa Corps group prevented coup in Mali after rebels seize towns

Kremlin-controlled paramilitaries also alleged it inflicted ‘irreplaceable losses’ on insurgents avoiding civilian casualties

The Conversation

Why do so many African women bleach their skin? Study looks beyond what they tell researchers

In some African countries, more than 50% of women regularly use skin-lightening products. In South Africa, the rate is 32%, while in Nigeria it’s 77%. This dwarfs rates in other regions of the world.

Radio France Internationale

From reggae to grime: how black music became synonymous with a British sound

As a major exhibition retracing how music from Africa, the Caribbean and North America merged to make a distinctly British sound opens in London, Spotlight on Africa looks at a century of black music in the diaspora.

The Guardian - UK

‘We are not happy’: Chiamaka Nnadozie on Wafcon debacle, boomboxes and Brighton

The Brighton and Nigeria goalkeeper is highly critical of the decision to push back Wafcon, but still has hope for the future of the women’s game in Africa

The Guardian - UK

Mali’s militant attacks expose limits of Putin’s power in Africa

Russian backing for the ruling junta has not stopped rebel fighters striking significant blows in recent days

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