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Biden announces US-Africa summit for mid-December

Fifty African leaders are expected to join President Biden in Washington to discuss many issues including food security.

Al Jazeera

Biden to host African leaders for Dec summit in Washington

President Joe Biden says he'll host leaders from across Africa for a summit in Washington in mid-December

The Independent UK

Biden announces U.S.-Africa summit for mid-December

President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the United States will bring together leaders from across the African continent for a major summit in December in Washington to discuss pressing challenges from food security to climate change.

Reuters

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Foot-and-mouth disease fragments detected in meat imported to Australia

Viral fragments of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and African swine fever have been detected in imported meat, as Australia's government introduces new measures to wash shoes at international airports.

ABC News

Morocco vs South Africa as women's football enters a new era

This weekend’s Women’s African Football Championship (Wafcon) final between Morocco and South Africa in Morocco marks a new era. With it women’s football in Africa has reached a second phase of its development.

The Conversation

Prince Harry realised Meghan Markle was his 'soulmate' during romantic Africa trip

In a speech to the United Nations, Harry discussed his love for the continent and revealed he knew his then girlfriend was "the one" while on a trip to Botswana in 2016

Daily Mirror

Africa’s wildlife parks managers meet to boost conservation

Officials are meeting in Kigali in Rwanda this week as part of the continent’s first-ever Africa Protected Areas Congress in a bid to expand the protection of land and marine wildlife, despite little funding and the low quality of many existing conservation areas in the region

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Petersberg Dialogue Addresses Existential Threats of Climate Change

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on Monday for supporting African countries address challenges caused by climate change. He described the phenomenon as an existential threat to many countries and communities across the world. He made his remarks during the opening session of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ivorian bill that would legalise polygamy for men earns the ire of women’s groups

A proposed bill at the Ivorian parliament that would legalise polygamy – but only for men – has prompted strong reactions from women's rights advocates, which have dubbed it a step back in the fight for equality. Polygamy is prohibited in many parts of the world but remains widespread in…

France 24

Prince Harry shares the moment he realised Meghan Markle was his ‘soulmate’

The Duke of Sussex says Africa is also where he feels closest to his late mother, Princess Diana

The Independent UK

Harry warns of ‘global assault on democracy and freedom’ in speech about Mandela

The Duke of Sussex also spoke about his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, who met the former South African leader in March 1997.

The Independent UK

Genetically modified cowpea clears its first hurdle in Ghana, but there's a long way to go

Genetically modified (GM) cowpea has cleared the first of the three regulatory hurdles in the way of commercialisation in Ghana. If it is commercialised, it will be the first GM crop grown in the country – a major milestone. Biotechnology proponents have been working for decades to integrate GM crops…

The Conversation

Nigeria's large, youthful population could be an asset or a burden

With a population estimated at 206 million in 2020, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and seventh in the world.

The Conversation

Malaysia seizes African tusks, pangolin scales worth $18M

Malaysian authorities say they have seized a container of African elephant tusks, pangolin scales and other animal skulls and bones estimated to be worth around $18 million

The Independent UK

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Historic heatwave leaves over 1,000 dead

Parts of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia are also suffering heatwaves and wildfires

Chronicle Live

Washington couple raise £500k for clean water charities in Africa through their business

Gordon and Emir Dobson have raised £500,000 in 20 years through their company AquAid

The Guardian - UK

Kigali summit to outline strategy for nature conservation in Africa

First continent-wide meeting aims to set out plans to halt and reverse habitat and species loss in protected areas on land and sea

WEKU

Africa is being left behind as wealthy nations push 4th COVID booster shots

Institutional racism, greed, and a broken global health system are all working against African nations where people are dying from COVID in silence, according to a scathing assessment from one expert.

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The Hindu

Meet African Fulani chef Fatmata Binta, winner of the 2022 Basque Culinary World Prize

Like many young chefs, Fatmata Binta is on a mission to rediscover family recipes: Only her job is m

The Guardian - UK

Streaming: the best lost-in-the-wilderness films

The Lost City, Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum’s remote island romp, joins classics from The African Queen to Fitzcarraldo

The Hindu

Time for vigilance: On monkeypox cases in India

Increased testing and building awareness, not stigmatising the infected, can stop the spread of monkeypox

Glasgow Live

Pregnant asylum seeker who arrived in Glasgow bleeding and crying thanks 'angel' locals

Joy* pulled into Central Station with her daughter and the clothes on their back. She says Glasgow and its 'wonderful' people 'saved her life' after the fled horror in Africa.

Wales Online

Welsh rugby fans make mammoth 11,000 mile journey on five aeroplanes via six countries to make South Africa clash

'It was either go across Africa or go home, so we thought let's do it'

Benzinga

Tullow (TUWOY) Meets Mid-Year Outlook, Upholds Annual Guidance

U.K.-based, West Africa-focused Tullow Oil Plc (OTCMKTS: TUWOY) kept its annual production guidance untouched after what the company called a robust first-half performance that met its expectations.

Sports Illustrated

Dikembe Mutombo Has Long Battled Disease in His Native Country. Then COVID-19 Hit His New Home.

The longtime NBA star died of brain cancer Monday. We are republishing this story from 2022, honoring his many humanitarian efforts.

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