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Rising sea levels may threaten 70% of Africa's heritage sites by 2050

The value of heritage has been underestimated in climate policy and sustainable development circles, but heritage is crucial to people’s identity, culture and wellbeing. It is also critical to the sustainability of communities, ecosystems and biodiversity.

The Conversation

Marlon James: ‘Violence is violent and sex is sexy. You are supposed to be appalled’

The Booker prize-winning novelist on growing up gay in 80s Jamaica, his African fantasy trilogy – and how his mother’s job as a detective has influenced his writing

The Guardian - UK

Study: African Nations Forced to Spend on Climate Adaptation

African countries are having to spend up to five percent of their annual economic output to shield themselves against the impacts of climate change, even though they emit the least greenhouse gases in the world, a report released Saturday said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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African countries spending billions to cope with climate crisis

Report says average 4% of GDP will be spent on adapting to climate breakdown, risking deeper poverty

The Guardian - UK

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

FEB 18 – 24, 2022

The Independent UK

U.S. says Iranian 'MuddyWater' cyber actors targeting various sectors worldwide

Iran-linked cyber operations are targeting a range of government and private-sector organizations in multiple sectors across Asia, Africa, Europe and North America, U.S. security and law enforcement agencies said in an notice on Thursday.

Reuters

Small businesses hurting from recurring fuel scarcity in Nigeria

Africa’s largest oil producer is once again in the throes of a recurrent fuel scarcity issue.

Al Jazeera

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There's a case for Nigeria and South Africa to cooperate on outer space activities

The Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission is a laudable idea. It was established in 1999 to strengthen the relationship between Nigeria and South Africa on trade, economy, politics and governance.

The Conversation

Women's Afcon 2022: Nigeria sweats as Morocco and Cote d'Ivoire usher in new era

Twelve African women’s football teams remain standing after the qualifying rounds of the 12th edition of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon). The final stage of this year’s tournament commences on 3 July in Morocco, with the final match scheduled for 23 July. But the story of the…

The Conversation

South Africa and international financial institutions: a liaison group could recalibrate relations

Since the onset of the COVID pandemic in 2020, South Africa has borrowed a total of about US$7 billion (about R106 billion). The money has come from the International Monetary Fund, the New Development Bank, the African Development Bank, and the World Bank.

The Conversation

How Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa's food supplies

No man qualifies as a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problems of wheat.

The Conversation

Exotic bird from Africa breeding in Drumcondra park

Birdwatch Ireland is calling for the public to be aware of the ring-necked parakeets spotted in Griffith Park

Dublin Live

Russia-Ukraine conflict raises big risks for global economy

Just what a vulnerable world economy didn’t need — a conflict that accelerates inflation, rattles markets and portends trouble for everyone from European consumers to indebted Chinese developers and families in Africa that are enduring soaring food prices

The Independent UK

Ancient DNA helps reveal social changes in Africa 50,000 years ago that shaped the human story

Every person alive on the planet today is descended from people who lived as hunter-gatherers in Africa.

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Rethinking risk can unshackle Africa's small scale farmers from the grip of poor weather

Right now, countries in the Horn of Africa are in the midst of a multi-season drought. There have also been years in which the rains have come with such force that floods wash out the season’s labour, sometimes along with homes, as happened in Mozambique just two years ago.

The Conversation

Ghana's law on publication of false news is vague and easily abused – it should go

Ghana repealed its controversial criminal libel law two decades ago. Recent incidents have seen the Ghana Police Service use a different law to arrest and prosecute some media personalities. The law being used is Publication of False News under the Criminal Offences Act. Legal practitioner and media law lecturer Samuel…

The Conversation

Small-scale gold miners in DRC challenge the view that they can't cut it

Artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa has grown significantly in recent decades. Between 1999 and 2019, the estimated number of African miners engaged in this sector increased from two million to 10 million. Typically, it is much more labour intensive than large-scale mining, and the work more physically demanding.

Zenger

Records Of Seized Ships, Now Online, Reveal Details Of Wars And Enslaved Africans

So-called “Prize Papers” recount privateering, slavery and legal appeals of the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Review: Disney's The Lion King stuns and surprises Bristol Hippodrome audience

The West End hit is back in Bristol after its sell-out 2019 run

Asharq Al-Awsat

Niger, Mauritania Support Saudi Bid to Host Expo 2030

Niger President Mohamed Bazoum held talks with Advisor at Saudi Royal Court Ahmed Qattan and his accompanying delegation at the presidential palace in Niamey on Tuesday. Qattan conveyed the greetings of Custodian to the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdelaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. During the meeting,…

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Africa needs new thinking to deliver crucial vaccines

Amid hopeful signs that maybe — just maybe — the pandemic has peaked here with the help of vaccines, a depressing number of people, mainly in poorer countries, still have yet to receive a single shot. With an unpredictable virus and its variants that show little respect for international borders,…

The Independent UK

Is the International Olympic Committee planting 300,000 new trees in Africa a good idea?

‘Planting trees will not stop global warming, only decarbonising the economy will,’ ecosystem science professor says

Tribune News Service

Billionaire Soon-Shiong bets Africa is cure for flatlined stock

At this time a year ago, investors saw billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong’s biotech company ImmunityBio Inc. as a moonshot that would make them rich.

Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan cuts short Africa trip for virtual NATO meeting

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan cancelled a planned trip to Guinea-Bissau and is returning home from Africa early to participate in an online meeting with NATO leaders, his office said on Tuesday.

The Conversation

Uganda takes another step on e-payments path: five things you should know

Long periods of limited physical contact under COVID-19 lockdowns triggered new interest in alternative payment methods beyond existing options. The Bank of Uganda is among institutions that have taken steps to promote a shift towards a cashless economy. It recently ordered commercial banks to reduce by 50% the maximum amount…

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