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Russia to test missile in drills with China and South Africa

Russia, China and South Africa are set to begin naval drills off South Africa’s Indian Ocean coast in a demonstration of the countries’ close ties amid Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Moroccan King, Gabonese President Discuss Bilateral Ties

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has started an African tour that includes Gabon. The King is expected to visit Senegal on Monday where he would meet President Macky Sall, according to Asharq Al-Awsat sources. King Mohammed VI held talks on Wednesday with Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba at the Presidential Palace…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The Independent UK

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What is Marburg virus and should we be worried?

An epidemic outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, was confirmed this week, the first time the virus has occurred there. At least 16 cases have been detected, and nine deaths.

The Conversation

South Africa's naval exercise with Russia, China raises Western alarm

By Carien du Plessis

Reuters

Marburg virus, a relative of Ebola with no approved vaccines or treatments, is spreading in West Africa. Here's what you need to know

The risk to the U.S. is low, experts say. But "what happens in Africa can show up in your backyard hospital in less than 24 hours,” Dr. Luis Ostrosky, an infectious diseases specialist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, tells Fortune.

Fortune

Marburg virus explained as 'deadly' Ebola-like disease spreads through parts of Africa

The WHO called an emergency meeting earlier this week to discuss a plan of action to tackle the often-fatal virus.

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Ilemi Triangle spat: how resources fuel East Africa's border conflicts

For decades, African states have grappled with numerous interstate border disputes, especially in resource-rich regions. In east Africa, most of these conflicts are as old as independence. The disputes flare up every so often despite interventions by agencies of the African Union and the United Nations. A fresh war of…

The Conversation

Africa CDC expects Mpox vaccines to arrive within 2 weeks

Africa’s public health body says it hopes Mpox vaccines will finally arrive on the continent “in another two weeks, tops” after months of seeking doses

The Independent UK

Economy and security on the ballot in Nigeria – 5 things to watch in presidential election

Voters in Africa’s largest democracy will go to the polls on Feb. 25, 2023, to pick a new president.

The Conversation

Leo Frobenius made African rock art famous, but is tainted by racism and a lack of understanding

Leo Frobenius was a largely self-taught German ethnologist (someone who studies societies and cultures) who undertook numerous expeditions. One of them, from 1928 to 1930, was to southern Africa, where he recorded the rock art of the San people (indigenous hunter-gatherers and their descendants).

The Conversation

Factbox-Nigeria's election: when is the vote and what's at stake?

Voters in Nigeria, Africa's biggest economy and most populous nation, head to the polls on Feb. 25 to elect a new president and lawmakers amid growing frustration over unprecedented insecurity, industrial-scale oil theft and surging inflation.

Reuters

Big pharma must value African lives above profits, warns head of UNAids

‘Racist’ inequalities leave sub-Saharan region bearing burden of more that half world’s new HIV infections, says Winnie Byanyima

The Guardian - UK

Into the wild: Cheetah jumps inside safari vehicle!

Forests are alluring and frightening in equal measure, and this safari video from Africa's Serengeti National Park proves just that. Instagram user Casey Cooper shared a video on the social media channel, sharing his safari experience in Serengeti, one of Africa's most famous and loved national parks and wildlife reserves.

The Times of India

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Zenger

Disaster Declaration Issued As Deadly Flooding Continues In South Africa

Intense rains in South Africa have caused severe flooding that has killed people and destroyed local infrastructure

Salon

All hail Netflix's African Queens Njinga

Narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith, Netflix's hybrid docuseries highlights how much history Hollywood tends to ignores

RideApart

This Rider Just Completed Her All-Electric Journey Across Africa

World moto traveler Sinje Gottwald completed a three-month journey across Africa, becoming the first person to cross the continent unassisted via electric bike.

The Guardian - UK

Political aides hacked by ‘Team Jorge’ in run-up to Kenyan election

Revelation shows dangers posed by bad actors and paid operatives in democratic systems across Africa

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Former reporter pens bio about the incredible life of Black Civil War veteran in new book, 'The Sergeant'

Shortly after 9/11, a group of Palestinian students had some questions for an American reporter about the lives and history of Muslims in America that sent him on a decadeslong journey, researching and writing about Muslims who had been in the United States since a few years after the Mayflower…

The Guardian - UK

African Queens: Njinga review – Jada Pinkett Smith’s docudrama is like a mediocre Channel 5 show

This tale of a 17th-century African female ruler features impressive academics, but they’re drowned out by poor-quality dramatic sequences. It lacks context, analysis or personality

The Guardian - US

How undercover reporters caught ‘Team Jorge’ disinformation operatives on camera

For more than six months, undercover reporters posed as consultants working on behalf of a businessman who wanted to delay an African election

Daily Mirror

Seeing Northern Lights tops 'wish list' of travel experiences for 2023

Two-thirds of Brits want to see as much of the world as they possibly can - from a safari in Africa, to driving Route 66 in the USA

Reuters

African artists show support for east Congo conflict at music festival

Artists from across Africa performed at the "Amani" festival in eastern Democratic Republic to show support for victims of conflict despite growing insecurity in the area.

The Conversation

When two elephants fight: how the global south uses non-alignment to avoid great power rivalries

An African proverb notes that “when two elephants fight, it is the grass underneath that suffers”.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish college joins major project to create 'enviro-cow' in Africa

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have been awarded £1.5 million by the Bill and…

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