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Finance for clean energy doesn’t reach projects in Africa – the credit rules are out of date

In African countries, there’s a gap between the financing available for renewable energy and the projects its meant to reach. Funds are not reaching the right places and even as more funding is announced for clean energy, many projects don’t get off the ground because the financial tools available don’t…

The Conversation

Soaring energy costs threaten wildlife as families turn back to charcoal

Rising demand for biomass fuels also degrades watersheds and wildlife habitats as people go deeper into previously undisturbed areas

The Independent UK

Black British music takes centre stage as London's V&A East opens doors

More than 125 years of black music in Britain is being celebrated in the inaugural exhibition at the new V&A East museum in Stratford, London. RFI was at the opening to explore how music from Africa, the Caribbean and North America merged to make a distinctly British sound.

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Fine art photographer and adventurer sets new Cape to Cape world Record capturing the whole journey on camera

Photographer, John Balsdon, led a crew of six adventurers over 20,000km from Norway to South Africa breaking the record previously set by a Canadian duo in 1984 – and he’s going to make a feature film about it

Digital Camera World

US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephants

Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting an antelope species in Africa when the incident occured

The Guardian - US

The Week Ahead (April 27-May 1): China Implements Zero Tariffs on All African Partners

U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady, Bank of Japan convenes its policy meeting amid lowered rate hike expectations

Caixin Global

Top 10 largest gold mines in the world: US, Uzbekistan, Russia and other global mining countries revealed

The global gold mining industry continued its important influence on the commodities market by possessing some of the biggest gold mines in the world. Overall production was quite substantial, backed up by major mines situated in North America, Africa, Asia, and Russia. Based on reports provided by the industry and…

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New bridge helps cement Lesotho as water lifeline for South Africa’s economic hub

A newly built bridge in Lesotho is set to nearly double its water exports to South Africa

The Independent UK

A 19-year-old Thiel fellow just raised $7.3 million to build an African ‘super app’

Aubrey Niederhoffer dropped out of UC Berkeley and moved to Africa to launch a food delivery service.

Fortune

Boreholes are booming in a drying South Africa – how the government plans to tighten controls

In South Africa, a water-scarce country, groundwater is a vital supply for small towns and commercial farming.

The Conversation

Ending malaria in Africa: 5 essential reads on gains and challenges

Malaria, a life-threatening disease spread to humans by some types of mosquitoes, is preventable and curable. The World Malaria Report 2025 shows that in 2024, there were an estimated 282 million malaria cases and 610,000 malaria deaths in 80 countries. Africa carries a disproportionately high share of the global malaria…

The Conversation

Macky Sall pitches four decades of power as his UN calling card

Former Senegalese president Macky Sall closed the public hearings for candidates seeking to succeed António Guterres as United Nations secretary-general, presenting himself as a bridge-builder. He is the only African in the race and the only one of the four candidates never to have held a position within the UN.

Radio France Internationale

Pope wraps up an Africa visit for the history books with a Mass in Equatorial Guinea

Pope Leo XIV is wrapping up his African odyssey with a final Mass in Equatorial Guinea

The Independent UK

The Mysterious Life of the Shoebill That Few People Ever Witness

Some animals are famous because they are easy to see. Others are famous because they are almost impossible to find. The Shoebill belongs to the second group. At first glance, the Shoebill looks almost unreal. Its large shoe shaped beak, tall body, and still posture make it stand out from…

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10 largest landlocked countries in the world

The world identifies countries based on their coastlines or proximity to oceans. But in some cases, countries have no proximity to the ocean at all, and such countries are called landlocked countries. In simpler words, countries with no access to the ocean are termed landlocked countries. There are about 32…

The Independent UK

Some who fled abuses in Equatorial Guinea fear pope’s visit might legitimize longtime ruler

People who have fled abuses in Equatorial Guinea and are taking refuge elsewhere fear that the pope's visit to the Central African country could launder the image of Africa's longest-serving ruler

The Conversation

6 African thinkers who help us understand the world – new book

Who counts as an intellectual? In many traditions, the figure of the intellectual is tied to the search for truth, social critique and public engagement. From the Dreyfus Affair (a political scandal in 1894 in France that mobilised writers and thinkers to defend justice) to postcolonial debates, intellectuals are those…

The Independent UK

Why Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te was forced to cancel visit to African ally

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Savannah Cat: The Exotic Hybrid That Looks Wild but Lives Like a Pet

A Wild Beginning

A trained Savannah Cat walking on a leash like a dog.

The Savannah Cat is a hybrid breed created by crossing a domestic cat with the Serval, a tall, slender wild cat native to Africa. First developed in the 1980s, the breed quickly gained popularity due to…

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Pope Leo XIV condemns ‘lust for power’ and inequality in Equatorial Guinea

The Holy Father of the Catholic Church made a stop in the final leg of his four-country tour of Africa. Equatorial Guinea is a secular country, with around three-fourths of its population Catholic.

The Guardian - UK

‘Nobody knows what works. There’s a lot of panic’: can African pop get back to global success?

Tracks by Rema, Burna Boy and more were streaming in the billions, but hits are drying up. Stars and analysts across the African music industry fret about how to change course

The Independent UK

Taiwanese president forced to cancel visit to African ally after ‘pressure campaign’ from China

Lai Ching-te was set to fly through the airspace of Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar to visit Taiwan’s only diplomatic ally in Africa

The Independent UK

How Sheila the three-wheeler dodged danger on a record 14,000-mile journey to tip of South Africa

Two friends have claimed a bizarre record by driving a decades-old British three-wheel car about 14,000 miles from the U.K. to the southern tip of Africa for the longest trip by a three-wheel vehicle

The Conversation

One in three young women in Africa have never tested for HIV – new study shows where the gaps lie

HIV remains one of the biggest public health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa, a region that accounts for approximately two-thirds of about 40 million people living with HIV globally.

The Conversation

East African Community’s expansion has triggered financial troubles: why solutions come with risks

The East African Community is one of Africa’s oldest regional economic organisations. Its birth in 1967 was the culmination of decades of economic ties forged in the colonial era between Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. It’s no surprise that the EAC is also the most deeply integrated regional entity.

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