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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

MARCH 17-23, 2023

The Independent UK

Venice Architecture Biennale 2023: who, when, and what to look forward to

As we gear up for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023, we explore what’s in store for visitors at the world's famous celebration of building design

Wallpaper

'Appalling': Southern Africa counts toll of Cyclone Freddy

The World Health Organization says the death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which ravaged Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique over the past two months, now stands at more than 600 people

The Independent UK

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South Africa's Ramaphosa welcomes Belgium's King Philippe

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilda to the capital Pretoria, lauded the European country for its assistance to Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Five migrants dead, scores missing after boat capsizes off Tunisia

At least five migrants from sub-Saharan Africa drowned and another 28 are missing after their boat capsized off Tunisia. The sinking is the latest such tragedy in the Mediterranean, the world's deadliest migration route.

Radio France Internationale

How a ‘Gold Mafia’ is looting Southern Africa, washing dirty cash

Al Jazeera infiltrates large gold-smuggling rings and reveals a giant money laundering scheme.

Al Jazeera

Bowscapes review: album celebrates new traditions in South Africa's ancient bow music

Musical bows are among the oldest instruments in southern Africa. Musicologists think the “ping” a bowstring makes when an arrow is released inspired early hunters (as far back as the Khoi and San nations) to use it for music-making in ritual and, later, other contexts.

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TB kills 75,000 children in Africa every year: how this can stop

Tuberculosis (TB) is a preventable and curable disease. Half of the world’s 30 highest TB burden countries are in Africa. In many of these countries, TB is the leading cause of death across age groups, but especially among children. Globally, TB is the leading cause of death by any single…

The Conversation

Home Secretary’s depiction of Rwanda is a very dangerous deception

I’M going to talk about Rwanda, the real Rwanda. I say real because the image of the country currently being peddled by the UK Home Secretary…

The National (Scotland)

Several dead, scores missing after migrant boats sink off Tunisia

At least five African migrants died and another 33 were missing after four boats sank off the coast of Tunisia on Wednesday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, an official of a local rights group said.

France 24

How drone company Zipline turned one country’s logistical nightmare into a foundation for success

The world's largest commercial drone delivery system launched by delivering blood to hospitals around Rwanda.

Fortune

Factbox-Legal hurdles faced by LGBT+ people in Africa

Uganda's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence.

Reuters

‘Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes’ Features Youthful Superheroes in Africa

Animated show on Disney Junior, Disney Plus March 22

Multichannel News

The countries where homosexuality is still illegal, as Uganda passes death penalty bill

It is illegal to be gay in 70 countries, nearly half of which are in Africa

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Egypt Launches Initiative to Ease Debts of Developing Countries

Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait called on Tuesday for easing the debts of developing countries by launching new consultations that “makes the debt crisis part of the solution”. Maait presented the “Sustainable Debt Coalition” to transform the debt burdens of developing countries into sustainable solutions for green recovery. The minister…

The Guardian - UK

‘Most are unaware’: film highlights Germany’s genocidal past in Namibia

Director hopes to educate Germans about ‘brutal’ colonial history of mass killings in early 20th century

Reuters

Activists walk from Bamako to Ouagadougou to promote states' federation

A small group of activists have been walking from Mali's capital Bamako to Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou to express their support for a federation between the two West African states.

The Independent UK

Uganda's legislature passes harsh new anti-LGBTQ bill

Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill prescribing jail terms of up to 10 years for offenses related to same-sex relations, responding to popular sentiment but piling more pressure on the East African country’s LGBTQ community

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African nations consider swapping debt for climate funding

African countries saddled with debt and ravaged by losses and damages from extreme weather events like cyclones, drought and extreme temperatures have agreed to consider swapping debt to invest in climate action in a meeting of finance ministers in the Ethiopian capital

The Conversation

Africa’s aquifers hold more than 20 times the water stored in the continent's lakes, but they aren’t the answer to water scarcity

Discoveries of aquifers – underground earth formations that hold water – often create excitement around their ability to ease water scarcity in a region.

The Guardian - UK

Cutting its cloth: can a new industrial revolution transform Benin’s economy?

The west African country, a leading cotton producer, is moving into processing finished goods, seen as a route to prosperity

WEKU

U.S. aid worker and French journalist freed after years in captivity in West Africa

Jeff Woodke, an American missionary and humanitarian aid worker, was kidnapped by militants in 2016. Olivier Dubois, who was a correspondent for French news outlets, was kidnapped in 2021.

The Conversation

LGBTQ+ rights: African Union watchdog goes back on its own word

The primary human rights watchdog in Africa recently made a decision that departed from its existing practice. The African Commission of Human and Peoples’ Rights, an independent expert body within the African Union (AU) framework, used sexual or gender identity as the reason it rejected applications for observer status from…

The Conversation

US-China tensions: how Africa can avoid being caught in a new Cold War

China’s foreign ministry published a 4,000-word analysis entitled US Hegemony and its Perils on 20 February. It’s an indictment of alleged US foreign interference, intimidation and interventions that began 200 years ago.

Radio France Internationale

Nine Chinese nationals killed in mining site attack in Central African Republic

Nine Chinese mine workers were killed in an attack in the Central African Republic, sparking a rare call on Monday from China's President Xi Jinping for the perpetrators to be "severely" punished.

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