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Watch Itchy Boots Climb Mountains On Her Way To The Eye Of Africa

Itchy Boots is currently making her way across northern Africa on her trusty Honda CRF300L Rally, and she's going to need it to get to the Eye of Africa.

RideApart · Apr 4, 2023

Fake medicines are a dangerous threat in Africa: 3 ways to spot them

At the end of a long day, you realise you’re starting to get a headache. So you buy painkillers from the street vendor, and take two. But how do you know what those pills really are? The vendor isn’t a pharmacy. There’s no package insert listing ingredients or dosage instructions.…

The Conversation · Apr 4, 2023

Mystery of desert ‘fairy circles’ may finally be SOLVED due to ancient knowledge

The patches of bare ground, which form circles between two and 12 metres wide and are found across Australia's deserts, were originally recorded in Africa in the 1970s, but it took scientists until now to discover where they came from

Daily Mirror · Apr 4, 2023

Armed groups, juntas create dangers for journalists in Sahel

Reporters Without Borders published on Monday an investigation into the colossal dangers journalists face while working in the Sahel, the vast, semi-arid region beset by jihadism, armed groups and instability. The NGO fears this part of West Africa is becoming a no-go area for journalists.

France 24 · Apr 3, 2023

How China is winning the race for Africa’s lithium

The country already dominates processing of the metal for use in electric vehicle batteries and is now investing heavily in mines, leaving western operators scrambling to keep up

Financial Times · Apr 3, 2023

Harris finds new connections in Africa as historic figure

Wherever Vice President Kamala Harris went in Africa on her just-completed trip, her appearances were treated like a homecoming

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2023

Nakhane: ‘I was exhausted from singing sad songs’

Nakhane’s mix of hedonistic beats and operatic vocals have made them one of South Africa’s biggest artists. They talk about their fractured childhood, conversion therapy, death threats – and making their queerest album yet

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2023

The war on Tigray wiped out decades of environmental progress: how to start again

The Tigray region, in northern Ethiopia, used to be a model for land restoration in Africa. It won multiple awards and recognition.

The Conversation · Apr 2, 2023

Medieval Swahilis and Persians paired up 1,000 years ago in East Africa, ancient DNA reveals

A new ancient DNA study help confirm, but also "contradict and complicate" the historical narrative that Swahilis paired up with Persians 1,000 years ago in East Africa.

LiveScience · Apr 2, 2023

UK spending on trying to halt the flow of refugees is a classic false economy

The government is spending five times more on refugees in the UK than it allocates in aid to Africa

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2023