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AI hysteria is a distraction: algorithms already sow disinformation in Africa

Forget ‘AI doomerism’ hype over ChatGPT, big tech’s colonial attitude lets hateful electoral propaganda be fed to millions

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023

Local businesses in northern Nigeria feel the sting of regional sanctions against neighboring Niger

A decision by a bloc of West African nations to shut down their borders with Niger as a way of sanctioning its coup plotters is harming local businesses in northern Nigeria, where a cross-border economy has boomed for years

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023

OPINION - Never in my fight against FGM have I seen a penny of UK aid money save one girl

Last week, after an equality impact assessment was made public, ministers said that aid cuts would impact millions of women and girls in Africa. I am here to tell you that is not true. I am on the frontline of the work the Foreign Office says it funds and I…

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2023

Military intervention in Niger would be complicated and messy, analysts warn

Political commentators, historians, journalists and activists on Monday warned in leading French media outlets of the cataclysm likely to engulf west Africa if fighting breaks out in Niger between the forces that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum on 26 July and troops from the surrounding countries.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 7, 2023

Niger: with a key deadline passed, Nigeria must take decisive steps to prevent a civil war in its neighborhood

The deadline set by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) for the elected president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum – who was deposed in a coup on July 26 – to be reinstated to office has passed. West Africa is now bracing to see how Ecowas, which has threatened…

The Conversation · Aug 7, 2023

West African leaders to meet on Niger after junta defies deadline

West African leaders will discuss Niger on Thursday after the junta that seized power there on 26 July defied a deadline to reinstate the ousted president or face the threat of military intervention, a spokesman for the regional bloc said on Monday.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 7, 2023

Umlungu: the colourful history of a word used to describe white people in South Africa

In South Africa “umlungu” is a word that’s commonly used to refer to white people. It comes from isiXhosa, the language of the country’s Xhosa people. It’s always been a mystery how the word originated or what it actually means because no human beings were referred to as umlungu before…

The Conversation · Aug 7, 2023

Prince Harry set to take Archie on a father-son trip to this special place that helped him with the loss of his mum

The Duke of Sussex is expected to make a new Netflix documentary and he plans to take his son with him to revisit his own special childhood place.

GoodToKnow · Aug 7, 2023

Niger’s coup adds to chaos in the Sahel, but it may also offer some hope

The military takeover in one of west Africa’s more stable states has huge implications for democracy on the continent – and the response of its neighbours is crucial

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2023

Data | Climate finance adds another layer of inequity to climate change

Climate justice activists demand developed countries raise investments in climate adaptation/mitigation to help poorer countries bear the brunt of climate disasters.

The Hindu · Aug 5, 2023