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Florida officials plan to eradicate giant African land snails, again

Back in 2018, the Florida agriculture commissioner described these types of snails as a "triple threat" because of the potential harm to human health, the environment and agriculture.

WEKU

Friends co-creator to donate $4m amid embarrassment over show’s whiteness

Marta Kauffman will fund professorship in African and African American studies at her alma mater

The Guardian - US

US Sponsors Int’l Conference on Countering Hezbollah’s Terrorist Activities

The Law Enforcement Coordination Group (LECG) focused on countering Hezbollah’s terrorist and illicit activities convened in Europe on June 29-30 for its ninth meeting, said the US State Department. More than 30 governments – from the Middle East, South America, Central America, Europe, Africa, Indo-Pacific, and North America – participated…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Thousands protest migrant deaths at Spain-Morocco border

Thousands of people in several Spanish cities are protesting the deaths of at least 23 migrants last week at the frontier between the Spanish enclave of Melilla in Africa and Morocco

The Independent UK

‘Urgent’ action needed in Europe over monkeypox spread: WHO

WHO’s Europe director calls on governments and civil society ‘to scale up efforts’ to reverse the spread of the virus.

Al Jazeera

African officials: Monkeypox spread is already an emergency

Health authorities in Africa say they are treating the expanding monkeypox outbreak here as an emergency and call on rich countries to share the world's limited supply of vaccines

The Independent UK

WHO: Monkeypox cases in Europe have tripled in last 2 weeks

The World Health Organization’s Europe chief has warned that monkeypox cases across the region have tripled in the last two weeks and called on countries to take stronger measures to ensure the previously rare disease does not become entrenched on the continent

The Independent UK

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Germany, Nigeria to sign accord on return of Benin Bronzes

Germany is set to sign an agreement with Nigeria that paves the way for the return of important sculptures known as the Benin Bronzes that were taken from Africa in the late 19th century

The Independent UK

European force battling extremists withdraws from Mali

A European military task force fighting extremists in Mali has formally withdrawn from the West African country amid tensions with its ruling military junta

The Independent UK

The Africa Centre is back. Now will Britain finally embrace all of its cultural heritage?

The famous centre was forced to uproot itself from Covent Garden. Then came Black Lives Matter. Maybe this time it will be treasured, says writer Jason Okundaye

The Guardian - UK

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

JUNE 23– JUNE 30, 2022

The Independent UK

How marine fisheries can add millions of tonnes to Africa's catch

The African continent produces seven million tonnes of marine fish a year. This capture has increased in recent years thanks to improved catches in west Africa and the end of Somalian piracy in the Indian Ocean.

The Conversation

Betsy King’s Golf Fore Africa charity on target to raise $2.6 million in 2022 for clean water

King, who won 34 LPGA titles, including six majors, considers this to be her purpose in life.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Turkey Records First Case of Monkeypox

Turkey has detected its first case of monkeypox in a 37-year-old patient who is in isolation, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday. The virus has been identified in more than 50 new countries outside the countries in Africa where it is endemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) says cases…

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Zebras, giraffes … and a cycle race through the Maasai Mara

East Africans rarely get a chance to show what they can do on two wheels. They did that in Kenya this month and the result was spectacular

The Guardian - UK

Culinary kudos: the trailblazing chef showcasing the cuisine of rural West Africa

Fatmata Binta grew up in a Fulani community and brought her nomadic food culture to a wider audience. Now she has become the first African to win the Basque culinary world prize

The Conversation

How the music of an ancient rock painting was brought to life

Archaeologists spend a lot of time examining the remains of distant pasts, which includes the study of rock paintings. This is largely visual work – but sometimes we can “hear” the ancient past using acoustic methods.

The Conversation

Five actions to prepare African countries better for the next pandemic

Globally, cases of COVID-19 and related deaths are lower in June 2022 than they were at the beginning of the year. But the infection numbers are rising. Africa is no exception.

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The Conversation

Media literacy education in South Africa can help combat fake news - here's what's needed

Online platforms are replete with examples of false information – from WhatsApp messages punting some miraculous cure for COVID, to social media posts claiming a politician said something they didn’t.

The Conversation

Trophy hunting will not save Africa's lions – so the UK ban on imports is a positive step for wildlife conservation

Over the past 25 years, I have spent a lot of time counting lions as part of my job. Only last month, I spent three hours with two males – possibly brothers – right next to my car in Maze National Park, Ethiopia. Lions come in the night, very quietly.…

Reuters

COVID can't break South Africa's love affair with shopping malls

With two days to go until opening to the public, workers rush to put the finishing touches on the Kwena Square shopping complex, a shiny $13 million sign that South Africans are defying the global "retail apocalypse".

Asharq Al-Awsat

Red Sea Fund: Up to 500,000 Dollars to Be Offered to Every Movie

The Red Sea Film Festival Foundation announced on Tuesday the launch of the phase of the Red Sea Fund, with up to $500,000 per film on offer this year. The third cycle will support projects with directors from Saudi Arabia, the Arab world and Africa, seeking to help the new…

WEKU

War in Ukraine is driving demand for Africa's natural gas. That's controversial

The African natural gas industry is booming as Europe looks to replace Russian supplies. But some worry new African gas projects don't make financial sense in a warming world.

The Independent UK

Monkeypox signs and symptoms: What to look for and how it spreads

Tropical disease originating in Africa has spread across the world since May

The Conversation

What it would take to set up an African drug discovery ecosystem

Africa has great potential for drug discovery. The continent has natural resources, indigenous knowledge and human capacity. And it has the need: it bears more than 20% of the global disease burden. There are many internationally recognised African scientists undertaking cutting edge research. But a lack of resources makes it…

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