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Is World Cup 2022 moving football’s future further east?

With global exposure and fan love, Asian and African teams are redefining the sport’s future.

Al Jazeera

As COVID-19 becomes routine, Africa readies for next crisis

The World Health Organization’s Africa director said that the continent is preparing for the next health crisis by strengthening gaps in health systems found in the continent's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Abiy Ahmed gained power in Ethiopia with the help of young people – four years later he's silencing them

When Abiy Ahmed took power as Ethiopia’s prime minister in April 2018, he was the youngest head of government in Africa.

The Conversation

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Climate change is not what South Africans see as their main problem: a survey breaks it down

Climate change is a major threat to food production, and is displacing people and increasing the risks to health globally. Addressing climate change requires vast resources, including financial investment to decarbonise economies and produce food sustainably. Above all, it requires international cooperation and commitment – based on an accurate understanding…

The Conversation

Why farmers in northern Ghana go to bed hungry

Ghana is one of the few countries often praised for achieving impressive reductions in hunger. The 2022 Global Hunger Index report reveals Ghana’s hunger score has declined by more than 50 percent since the year 2000. At the Crans Montana Forum held in November 2022, where critical issues of global…

The Conversation

Everything we learned from first three Harry and Meghan episodes on Netflix

Harry was 'freaking out' on his first date with Meghan - and admits his Nazi 'fancy dress' costume was one of his biggest mistakes

Manchester Evening News

Portugal face unified Arab world as Morocco plot another World Cup giant-killing

Morocco were congratulated by north African and Middle Eastern nations after defeating Spain on penalties in what was the biggest upset of the World Cup knockout stage

Daily Mirror

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What did Lady Hussey say? The royal race row comments made by Prince William’s godmother

’No, what part of Africa are YOU from?’ the royal aide is said to have asked

The Independent UK

Africa forum hails 'circular economy' solutions for climate

Reducing waste while boosting recycling and reuse, known as the ‘circular economy,’ will be vital for halting the loss of nature by meeting growing demand with fewer resources and will make communities more resilient to climate change by encouraging more sustainable practices on the African continent, organizers of the World…

The Independent UK

Outer space talks are a welcome addition to the US-Africa Leaders Summit - what's on the table

President Joe Biden is hosting the Second US-Africa Leaders Summit in mid-December 2022.

The Conversation

What is RET and what does it want? The Radical Economic Transformation faction in South Africa explained

It has been standard for some years, in any analysis of South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), to refer to the “radical economic transformation” (RET) faction. Yet, there has been little serious analysis of what it is.

The Conversation

Africa can be the global engine of economic growth and Britain must help

In the Sixties my late mother travelled from Sierra Leone to London to train as a nurse. Today, I am travelling to Kenya on my first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as Foreign Secretary.

Evening Standard

Crucial summit to halt destruction of world's biodiversity opens in Canada

UN biodiversity talks open in Montreal Wednesday in search of a deal to save the planet's forests, oceans and species from irreversible human destruction.

Radio France Internationale

Morocco's former Premier League star predicted World Cup shock vs Spain three months ago

Morocco became just the fourth African side in history to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup by beating Spain in a dramatic penalty shootout in Qatar on Tuesday

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Vietnam shifts gears on arms trade as it loosens ties with Russia

Vietnam is eyeing a major defence shift as it seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian arms and launch a push to export locally made weapons, officials and analysts said, with possible buyers in Africa, Asia - and potentially even Moscow.

WEKU

China lends billions to poor countries. Is that a burden ... or a blessing?

China doles out much cash for infrastructure. It must be repaid. Is that frustrating for recipients? A new survey has a surprising answer. But skeptics wonder: How honest were the participants?

France 24

Peace talks between DR Congo and armed groups end in Kenya

Kenya's former president Uhuru Kenyatta says progress has been made after peace talks between the DR Congo and armed rebel groups. The talks, hosted by Nairobi, have just wrapped up. Also, Chanel holds a fashion show in Dakar, its first ever catwalk in sub-Saharan Africa. We meet some of Senegal's…

The Guardian - UK

Morocco fans drum out Spain to keep Africa dreaming and draw Doha as one

A partisan crowd were thrilled while Cameroonian, Ghanaian, Senegalese and Tunisians united in the Souq Waqif for Morocco

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The Independent UK

What did Lady Hussey say? The royal race row comments made by Prince William’s godmother

’No, what part of Africa are YOU from?’ the royal aide is said to have asked

The Guardian - UK

Former development secretaries urge Sunak to increase east Africa aid amid drought

‘Famine in all but name’ ravaging Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, yet British aid is one-fifth of 2017 amount

The Guardian - UK

Morocco knock out Spain on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-final – as it happened

Morocco caused a seismic upset by knocking out Spain on penalties 3-0, after the game had finished goalless after 120 minutes

The Conversation

Music streaming in South Africa – new survey reveals musicians get a raw deal

Musicians worldwide have been placing their tracks with global streaming platforms such as Spotify for many years. South African musicians, however, have reported only sparse earnings from streaming music online.

The Independent UK

Morocco seek to ‘give the dream’ to all of Africa that future World Cup success remains in sight

Head coach Walid Regragui has only been in the job a matter of months but has already added a new chapter of history

Al Jazeera

Asian, African fans relish ‘affordable’, close-to-home World Cup

Proximity and ease of access have allowed fans who can’t afford travel to the West to finally live their dreams.

The Conversation

Rory Cormac's How to Stage a Coup is an entertaining critique, not a how-to manual

In Katie Kitamura’s brilliant novel Intimacies (2022), the story of a former African dictator being tried in the International Criminal Court, there is a summary of the case against the accused:

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