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A 150-Million Year-Old Fossil Creature Named After Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

A 150 million-year-old marine invertebrate unearthed in Africa has been named after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Zenger

1978 Mercedes Fire Truck Is Now A Rad Overlander And Is For Sale

It has been on trips through Africa and South America.

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South Africa's Thabo Mbeki at 80: admired on the continent more than at home

Thabo Mbeki, who succeeded Nelson Mandela as South Africa’s second post-apartheid president, celebrated his 80th birthday on 18 June 2022. Following Mandela’s era of multiracial and multicultural rainbowism, Mbeki had to squarely address the challenges of acute inequality and the numerous grievances of the black majority caused by colonialism and…

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Putin’s ‘food terrorism’ in Ukraine war leaves millions facing famine in Africa

Among those worst affected by the blockade are those in the Horn of Africa.

The Independent UK

WHO moves to roll out first malaria vaccine in Africa

As the World Health Organization announces the next step in its rollout of the world’s first authorized malaria vaccine in three African countries, concerns about its value have come from an unlikely source: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, arguably the vaccine’s biggest backer

The Independent UK

WHO again considers declaring monkeypox a global emergency

The World Health Organization is convening its emergency committee to consider for the second time within weeks whether the expanding outbreak of monkeypox should be declared a global crisis

The Independent UK

Vahe Gregorian: ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ Christian Okoye sees a dream realized with NFL Africa initiative

Forty years ago this summer, Christian Okoye left Nigeria to attend Azusa Pacific on a track and field scholarship.

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Covid vaccine figures lay bare global inequality as global target missed

Only one in seven people in low-income countries are fully vaccinated with poorest pushed to the ‘back of the queue’

The Guardian - UK

Monkeypox: From beginnings in Africa to global spread

As monkeypox infections jump around the world, prompting a scramble for vaccines, AFP looks at how the disease has spread since first appearing in Africa in the 1970s.

Bangkok Post

The Marines are set to have the first Black 4-star general in their 246-year history

Lt. Gen. Michael Langley's nomination hearing to be general and commander of the United States Africa Command for the U.S. Marine Corps is set for Thursday.

WEKU

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

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.

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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.

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

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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…

The Independent UK

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 Conversation

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 Independent UK

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

Salon

Historic heatwave leaves over 1,000 dead

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

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