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Algeria’s arms imports have drastically decreased since 2018, according to a study published recently by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The arms imports of Algeria dropped by 58 percent during the past four years. Algiers and Moscow have been preparing for a year a “strategic document” for cooperation.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Factbox-Cyclone Freddy among Africa's deadliest storms

Cyclone Freddy has killed more than 500 people in southern Africa since it first made landfall last month, making it one of the deadliest storms to hit the continent in the last two decades.

Reuters

China warns against travelling out of Central African Republic capital after killings

China's embassy in the Central African Republic has urged its citizens to avoid travelling outside the capital, Bangui, after a report that nine Chinese nationals were killed in an attack by militants at a gold mine outside the city.

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Dana White says Conor McGregor USADA situation in Jeff Novitzky’s hands: ‘I don’t give a sh*t about any of that stuff anymore’

Dana White met with the media after UFC 286 and gave his thoughts on Conor McGregor, Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington and much more.

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Algorithms are moulding and shaping our politics. Here's how to avoid being gamed

In 2016, evidence began to mount that then-South African president Jacob Zuma and a family of Indian-born businessmen, the Guptas, were responsible for widespread “state capture”. It was alleged that the Gupta family influenced Zuma’s political appointments and benefited unfairly from lucrative tenders.

The Conversation

Cyclone Freddy death toll in southeast Africa surpasses 500

World Meteorological Organization says Cyclone Freddy, which started in February, is likely the longest-ever.

Al Jazeera

Russia, Ukraine extend grain deal to aid world's poor

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ukrainian officials say an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices are pushing more people into poverty has been extended

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Kareena Kapoor Khan calls herself a 'Safari chic' as she shares photos from her Africa vacation – See post

Kareena Kapoor Khan is currently having the time of her life in Africa with her family. The actress is vacationing there with her husband Saif Ali Khan and kids Taimur and Jehangir.

The Times of India

UN: Ten Million Children in Sahel Face 'Extreme Jeopardy'

Ten million children in west Africa's central Sahel region are now in "extreme jeopardy" and desperately need humanitarian help due to worsening violence, the United Nations warned Friday. The number of children in dire need of aid in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is twice as many as in 2020,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cyclone Freddy shattered records. People lost everything. How does the healing begin?

The countries hit by this unprecedented storm now must help survivors who may have lost nearly everything. We talk to an aid worker on the ground in Mozambique for insights.

WEKU

Death toll in Malawi climbs as citizens clean up after cyclone Freddy

The death toll in Malawi from Cyclone Freddy has risen to 326, the country's president said late Thursday, bringing the total number of victims across southern Africa to more than 400 since February.

Radio France Internationale

One Essential Ecosystem Is Rapidly Disappearing from Earth, Study Reveals

New research reveals mountain forests are disappearing at rapidly accelerating rate, posing serious concerns for conservation of rare and endangered species.

Inverse

Céilí in Kampala: why Irish dancing is proving popular in Uganda

Schools in the country’s capital are celebrating St Patrick’s Day after Irish dancers brought a touch of the Emerald Isle to east Africa

The Guardian - UK

Commentary: Nigeria’s electoral democracy seeks to find its footing after contentious election

President Joe Biden, in his March 5 visit to Selma, Alabama, reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to supporting democracy and protecting voting rights. This commitment echoed loudly in Africa’s largest democracy, which experienced a contentious presidential election on Feb. 25. In response to an avalanche of criticism, the government postponed for…

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Cyclone Freddy death toll in Malawi hits 326

BLANTYRE (MALAWI): The death toll in Malawi from Cyclone Freddy has risen to 326, the country's president said Thursday, bringing the total number of victims across southern Africa to more than 400 since February.

The Conversation

Cyclone Freddy was the most energetic storm on record. Is it a harbinger of things to come?

On February 4, a storm off the north-west coast of Australia was named Cyclone Freddy. It rapidly strengthened and headed west across the Indian Ocean, eventually causing devastation in eastern Africa. Hundreds of people died, tens of thousands more were displaced, national energy grids were crippled, flash flooding was widespread…

Foreign Policy

China Is Tweaking Its Propaganda for African Audiences

A concerted media campaign has not done much for Beijing’s image.

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Record-breaking Cyclone Freddy kills more than 250 as destructive winds wash away homes

Cyclone Freddy, a record breaking storm, has killed more than 250 people and displaced tens of thousands in Malawi and Mozambique causing widespread devastation across Africa

The Conversation

New discovery: fossilised giant zebra tracks found in South Africa

Tens of thousands of years ago, a huge horse species walked, trotted and galloped across the shifting sands of what is today South Africa’s Cape south coast.

The Independent UK

Tanzania's first female president on visit to South Africa

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan, on a state visit to South Africa, has urged more security cooperation and trade between the two countries

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‘That doesn’t make you more African’: Kamaru Usman responds to Dricus Du Plessis’ recent claims

Former UFC champ Kamaru Usman initially took exception to middleweight Dricus Du Plessis' claim of being more African.

The Independent UK

Cyclone Freddy: Flood risk lingers for southern Africa as death toll passes 300

The storm, which is one of the longest-lasting tropical cyclones ever, is also one of the deadliest in Africa in recent years

The Conversation

Tunisia: President's offensive statements targeted black migrants - with widespread fallout

The statement by Tunisian President Kais Saied that “urgent measures” were needed “against illegal immigration of nationals from sub-Saharan Africa” which were causing “violence and crime” set off a nation-wide violent backlash against migrants.

The Independent UK

After Cyclone Freddy, flood risk lingers for southern Africa

After four days of destructive wind and rain, local communities and relief workers are now dealing with the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy which has killed more than 250 people and displaced tens of thousands of others across Malawi and Mozambique and may still cause further damage

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