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World's oldest _Homo sapiens_ footprint identified on South Africa's Cape south coast

Just over two decades ago, as the new millennium began, it seemed that tracks left by our ancient human ancestors dating back more than about 50,000 years were excessively rare.

The Conversation

Sudan's peace mediation should be led by the African Union: 3 reasons why

Questions about who mediates in a conflict – and when – are crucial. Mediation is about trust, an awareness of regional realities and insights into complex politics. It should happen before conflict reaches a mutually damaging stalemate. This spares lives and political disintegration of the kind seen in Libya and…

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Building a nutrition programme? Understanding how people behave is key

Undernutrition contributes to up to 45% of child deaths in African countries. At the same time, child obesity rates have doubled between 2006 and 2016. More than 40% of women of reproductive age are anaemic. And 13.7% of infants have low weight at birth. Stunting in the African region is…

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OPINION - Oxford students are playing a risky and dangerous game with free speech

Last week in the park with my daughter I got chatting to a lady. Over the course of a 10 minute conversation we cantered through why she thought Covid was a massive conspiracy and that British people were racist for expressing such sorrow over the plight of Ukrainians while ignoring…

Evening Standard

Sustainable finance in Africa: 'Business and sustainability can go hand-in-hand'

"Business and sustainability can go hand-in-hand," says a Nigerian-born business expert who is working to ensure businesses – notably in Africa – do their bit to ensure a limited impact on the environment. Kenneth Amaeshi is Professor of Sustainable Finance and Governance at the School of Transnational Governance at the…

France 24

United Rugby Championship’s South African expansion punt paying off

No one would describe the United Rugby Championship as perfect logistically but it may be better placed than other leagues to cash in

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria opens Africa's biggest oil refinery in drive to self-sufficiency

Nigeria has opened an oil plant billed as Africa's largest refinery. Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the new facility in Lagos, calling it a "game-changer". With a capacity of 650,000 barrels a day, the $19 billion plant built by Aliko Dangote – Africa's wealthiest man – could help Nigeria's drive…

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African architects honoured at the Venice Biennale

Nigerian artist-designer Demas Nwoko has won the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement 2023 at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia He is one of many Africans in focus this year.

Radio France Internationale

Ukraine courts Africa and 'Global South' as peace plans proliferate

Ukraine's foreign minister began a tour of African countries this week, stepping up wartime Kyiv's diplomatic push to challenge Russian influence in the "Global South" and cement the vision laid out by Ukraine as the only path to peace.

Reuters

US: Russia's Wagner group moving weapons to Ukraine via Mali

WASHINGTON: The US suspects Russian mercenary firm Wagner Group is trying to ship weapons to fighters in Ukraine through the West African nation of Mali, according to State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller.

The Times of India

Sudan residents report fighter jets, sporadic firing as new truce starts

A ceasefire comes into effect in conflict-torn Sudan after almost 1,000 people are killed in fighting. Also, South Africa joins with other African nations to try to broker peace in Ukraine. Finally, we meet the Beninese social media star who's gone viral across French-speaking Africa.

France 24

The real cost of your chocolate habit: new research reveals the bittersweet truth of cocoa farming in Africa's forests

Chocolate sales have boomed in recent months. As the cost-of-living crisis bites, consumers are increasingly reaching for chocolate as a simple and affordable pleasure.

The Conversation

Nigeria opens Africa’s biggest oil refinery as it tries to boost struggling sector

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has opened Africa’s biggest oil refinery, with hopes it will help the country achieve self-sufficiency and become a net exporter of refined petroleum products

The Independent UK

African leaders seek to persuade Russia, Ukraine to cease hostilities

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Dangote launches Africa's biggest oil refinery - 4 ways it will affect Nigeria

Nigeria’s new Dangote petroleum refinery is Africa’s biggest – it will produce 650,000 barrels a day, giving it the potential to address the country’s energy supply crisis. First product from the refinery is expected to hit the market by the end of July 2023.

The Guardian - UK

Cheetah deaths raise questions over India’s reintroduction scheme

Three of the 20 big cats brought from Africa have died as critics of the plan say their new habitat is unsuitable

The Independent UK

Dignity denied as more than 3,000 schools in South Africa still use pit toilets

At a high school in rural northern South Africa, more than 300 students and their teachers share three toilets

The Independent UK

Singapore's prime minister tests positive for COVID-19

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time after returning home from work trips in Africa and Asia

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A South African choir sang for Queen Victoria. They had great highs — and awful lows

The singers traveled to England for a tour to raise money to build a technical college. Their story is receiving renewed attention because of a new dance performance based on the concert tour.

The Conversation

Nigeria’s city of Ilé-Ifẹ̀ has survived and thrived for 1,000 years: here’s how

By the end of this century, the three most populous cities in the world are expected to be in Africa, with Lagos in Nigeria leading as home to 88.3 million people.

The Conversation

Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya

The African Union’s flagship Agenda 2063 initiative prioritises large-scale infrastructure development and promises to “link the continent by rail, road, sea and air”.

The Guardian - UK

Venice Biennale 2023 review – an important challenge to western architectural tradition

Under the title The Laboratory of the Future, curator Lesley Lokko succeeds in her aim to show off under-represented talent from Africa and elsewhere – even if it doesn’t all quite come off

The Guardian - UK

Romance, strife, and broadcasting rights: African telenovela goes global

Producers of hugely successful shows are chasing viewers in Latin America, where the genre was pioneered

The Guardian - UK

Russian mercenaries behind slaughter of 500 in Mali village, UN report finds

Report implicates Wagner group fighters in Moura atrocity, including the torture and rape of civilians

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V&A's Tropical Modernism: a vivid look at architecture culture in newly independent Ghana

Subtitled ‘Architecture and Power in West Africa’, V&A's 'Tropical Modernism' is a richly historical show at the 2023 Venice Biennale, perfectly aligned with the overarching theme of inclusion and exploration of modernism’s overlooked cultural impact

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