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Central African Republic president authorizes cryptocurrency

Central African Republic has legally recognized the use of cryptocurrency after the president approved a law adopted by deputies last week that has also made bitcoin an official currency alongside the West African CFA franc in the African nation

The Independent UK

Right back at you: the Ugandan designer returning the west’s cast-offs

Fed up with Africa being a ‘waste disposal system’ for donated clothes, Bobby Kolade decided to refashion items into unique designs and return to sender

The Guardian - UK

Sustainable travel: Africa leading with ban on single-use plastics

There is a collective effort worldwide to phase out the use and production of single-use plastic. Back in 2002, Bangladesh was the first ever country to ban thin, single-use plastic. Several countries followed suit by either imposing a partial or complete ban on the use of plastic, or levying tax…

The Times of India

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How Africa is bearing the brunt of palm oil's perfect storm

Djeneba Belem's fried bean cake stall in Abidjan is a world away from the war raging in Ukraine. But her business is now at the mercy of an unexpected consequence: runaway palm oil prices.

Reuters

Zimbabwe's tobacco rebounds amid worries over health, labor

Zimbabwe, Africa’s biggest tobacco grower, has opened its selling season for the crop amid pledges to fight deforestation and child labor in response to pressure from rights groups, environmentalists and international buyers

The Independent UK

Climate change hits southern part of Africa

Tropical Storm Ana in January, Tropical Cyclone Batsirai in February, then Dumako, Emnati and Gombe in quick succession: three cyclones and two "tropical storms" in six weeks hitting the coasts of southeast Africa.

Bangkok Post

The lost Jews of Nigeria

The long read: Until the 1990s, there were almost no Jews in Nigeria. Now thousands have enthusiastically taken up the faith. Why?

The Guardian - UK

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New Zealand commits to three peacekeeping deployments

New Zealand said on Tuesday it had extended its commitment to three deployments that support peace in the Middle East and Africa.

Reuters

War significantly disrupting Ukraine’s food production and posing threat to global food security, UK warns

MoD issues stark warning amid concerns conflict could cause food shortages in Africa and Middle East

The Independent UK

Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

The global economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of the COVID pandemic in 2020 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February this year has intensified the risk of declining trade integration between countries. A process referred to as the deglobalisation of trade.

The Conversation

How colonialism is a major cause of domestic abuse against women around the world

One in three women around the world will experience violence from an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime. That is a shocking figure. Even more shocking, though, is the fact that, in 23 countries – from the Americas and Africa to Asia and the Pacific – it is…

The Conversation

‘A life worth living’: bereaved mother and daughter set off on year-long drive across Africa

Six years after her husband was killed, Nadja Ensink-Teich hopes the journey will bring Fleur, six, closer to the father she never met

The Guardian - UK

Death Toll from Migrant Shipwrecks Off Tunisia Rises

The death toll from several migrant shipwrecks off the Tunisian coast has risen to 17 people, a judicial official said on Sunday. On Saturday the Tunisian coast guard said four boats carrying 120 African migrants headed for Italy had sunk off the coast near the city of Sfax, Reuters reported.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Malaria elimination: South Africa needs to regroup and refocus to get there

In recent years South Africa has made significant progress in its effort to eliminate malaria. The World Health Organization (WHO) lists it as one of the countries that has the potential to eliminate the disease in the near future.

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The designers kickstarting Africa’s style revolution

Reclaiming heritage fabrics is sparking a boom in African fashion, says Ken Kweku Nimo

The Independent UK

Russian mercenaries are Putin's 'coercive tool' in Africa

Russia has engaged in under-the-radar military operations in at least half a dozen countries in Africa in the last five years using a shadowy mercenary force analysts say is loyal to President Vladimir Putin

Al Jazeera

UNFPA holds forum in Ghana on connecting African diaspora

The forum is part of a UN initiative to advance rights of people of African descent and connect the diaspora to Africa.

France 24

The intersectionality of 'Afro-feminisms' with professor Rama Salla Dieng

It's a controversial question, especially in France: do feminist, anti-racist and LGBTQ+ movements fall under the general scope of universalism? Or should they be broken down into smaller sub-movements to better address the intersectional nature of oppression? In her latest book "African Feminisms", University of Edinburgh professor Rama Salla Dieng…

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Cameroon signs agreement with Russia in further boost to military ties

Cameroonian Defence Minister Joseph Beti Assomo has signed a military cooperation agreement in Moscow with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Choigou, as Wagner mercenaries are boosting Russia's influence in West Africa.

The Hindu

African catfish seized from Kattakada

Fisheries officials destroy 15,000 of the invasive species

The Independent UK

More funding needed for rollout of highly effective malaria vaccine, Oxford chief warns

‘It seems extraordinary after the worst pandemic we’ve had in a century ... we can’t find the money to get Africa out of the horrendous mortality that it’s been suffering from malaria,’ says Professor Adrian Hill

Al Jazeera

Ramaphosa urges end to Ukraine war during talks with Zelenskyy

South African president calls for a ‘negotiated end’ to the conflict as he continues a delicate balancing act.

The Conversation

Nigeria's pristine freshwater ecosystems need protection before they are lost

As human populations grow, pure freshwater systems are becoming rare around the world. Urbanisation and infrastructure development have had an impact on the natural environment in African countries, as elsewhere. Many species have become extinct.

The Conversation

African cities can do more to protect children from climate change

Six in 10 people will be living in cities by 2030. This is concerning. Cities are responsible for over 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet cities can also do a lot to mitigate climate change and help people adapt to its impacts. Cities can use renewable energy sources, promote…

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