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FEB. 17-23, 2023

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Nigeria election 2023: what are the issues and why is this vote different?

People will go the polls on Saturday in what is seen as a potential turning point for Africa’s most populous country

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023

Nigeria election 2023: Five reasons to care about the vote

Millions of Nigerians are set to elect their next president. Here’s what’s at stake.

Al Jazeera · Feb 23, 2023

Africa's first heat officer is based in Freetown – 5 things that should be on her agenda

Eugenia Kargbo has an unusual job: she is the city of Freetown’s chief heat officer. Her role in Sierra Leone’s capital is the first of its kind in Africa. She has been tasked with raising public awareness about extreme heat, improving responses to heat waves, and collecting, analysing and visualising…

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2023

Full list of fruit and veg rationed by Tesco, Asda, and Morrisons as supermarkets clamp down amid shortages

Bad weather in Spain and northern Africa, and rising energy costs, have disrupted the supply of some fresh produce.

Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2023

What is causing the fruit and veg shortage and how long will it last?

Items like cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers are running low after bad weather in Europe and Africa

Liverpool Echo · Feb 23, 2023

Egypt Mobilizes Efforts to Support African Water, Food Security

Egypt is mobilizing efforts to support water and food security in Africa, calling on the international community to finance "climate adaptation" in the continent. The Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Swailem, met in Kenya with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 23, 2023

Election observers are important for democracy – but few voters know what they do

Election observers keep watch over polls throughout the world. Their job is to support efforts to improve electoral quality and to provide transparency. In African countries, both local citizen and international observers have been deployed regularly since the 1990s.

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2023

Factbox-Nigeria election 2023: how it all works

Nigerians are set to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday that are seen as the most wide open since Africa's most populous nation switched from military rule to democracy in 1999.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2023

What is causing the fresh produce shortage and how long will it last?

Bad weather in Europe and Africa has seen UK supermarket shelves run low on items such as tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers.

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023