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Reports: F1 Closing in on Deal for South African Grand Prix

Formula One has not competed in Africa since 1993.

Sports Illustrated

Monkeypox could be renamed and considered international emergency

Monkeypox could be renamed to prevent discrimination, the World Health Organisation says, as health leaders plan a meeting to discuss upgrading its status.

The New Daily

Rwandan government hits back at ‘insulting’ criticism over migrants plan

Yolande Makolo spoke to reporters in Kigali as the first deportation flight prepared to leave Britain

The Independent UK

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Why Coca-Cola Shares Are Diving Today

Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) shares are trading lower by 4.23% to $58.78. The company announced it is delaying plans to list Coca-Cola Beverages Africa as a publicly-traded company.

Benzinga

WHO convenes experts to decide if monkeypox is an emergency

The World Health Organization will convene its emergency committee to determine if the monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread beyond Africa warrants being declared a global health emergency

The Independent UK

Air pollution in fast-growing African cities presents a risk of premature death

Ten more African cities have signed on to the C40 Clean Air Cities Declaration to improve air quality. C40 is an international group of mayors collaborating to make cities more environmentally sustainable.

The Conversation

The Standard View: The Rwanda asylum plan is flawed and troubling

We don’t yet know whether today’s flight to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, will take off with even one passenger on board. But the policy of sending asylum seekers 4,000 miles away to central Africa raises difficult questions for all of us.

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200,000 years ago, ancient humans developed language — what did they say?

How did people use language during the Stone Age? Early modern humans probably talked about many of the same things we talk about.

Inverse

Ethiopia Prepares for 3rd GERD Filling, Aboul Gheit Slams UN Security Council

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit criticized the international community as Ethiopia is expected to start the third phase of filling the Grand Renaissance Dam’s reservoir during the upcoming rainy season. Aboul Gheit said Sunday the international community, starting with the United Nations Security Council, has “failed” Egypt and Sudan.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why are some asylum seekers being sent to Rwanda from the UK and how many people might go?

The UK's controversial Rwanda deportation plan was due to start today with the first flight leaving for the east African country with around eight asylum seekers onboard

Chronicle Live

Africa must forgo gas exploration to avert climate disaster, warn experts

Call comes after former UN climate envoy urged African countries to exploit their natural gas reserves

The Guardian - UK

Insights From Africa As China Stumbles in the Pacific

Investment, infrastructure, and influence building – what worked for China before may not again elsewhere.

The News Lens

Africa Oye 2022 in Liverpool's Sefton Park: line up and stage times

Everything you need to know ahead of this weekend's festival

Liverpool Echo

Africa's domestic violence woes

In April, the beloved Nigerian gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu died at the hands of her husband. Accounts from relatives and friends indicate that, despite enduring severe abuse, she had stayed in her marriage because she hoped things would get better. And Nwachukwu's situation was hardly unique. Earlier this month, the…

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Holiday warning as 45C European heat-dome could see temperature records tumble

A cloud of hot air from North Africa looks set to push the temperatures in Spain and France to new levels this June, with Iberian peninsula already experiencing low 40Cs this weekend

Motorsport

South Africa in contention for 2023 F1 calendar slot

Formula 1 could revive the South African Grand Prix as early as next year amid ongoing talks between series bosses and the event organisers at Kyalami.

The Independent UK

What is Rwanda’s record on human rights?

Plans to send asylum seekers to the central African nation, which could be about to get underway, have been bitterly attacked as ‘unlawful’ and contested at the High Court

The Guardian - UK

Growing numbers of young Africans want to move abroad, survey suggests

Covid, climate, stability and violence contributing to young people feeling pessimistic about future, survey of 15 countries suggests

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Cairo Strengthens Cooperation With Nile Basin Countries in ‘Water Management’

Egypt is keen on cooperating with the Nile Basin countries in the field of water resources management, Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aty announced on Saturday. The Minister said that bilateral cooperation with the Nile Basin and African countries is one of the main axes of…

The Independent UK

British scientists say it's unclear if monkeypox has peaked

British health officials say they cannot tell if the spread of monkeypox has peaked in the country

The Independent UK

Tory Party brands donor’s comments on immigration ‘unacceptable’

Maurizio Bragagni reportedly described London as ‘worse than any African metropolis’ in an online article for the Italian news site Saturno Notizie.

Reuters

Familiar faces in presidential race promise new ways to fix Nigeria

Two political veterans in their 70s are vying to be Nigeria's next president, promising pro-business policies to revamp Africa's largest economy by fixing its oil sector and curbing widespread security threats.

The Independent UK

Ethiopia says willing to resume dam talks with Egypt, Sudan

A senior Ethiopian official says his country is interested in resuming talks with Egypt and Sudan on a huge and controversial Blue Nile dam that will be Africa’s largest hydroelectric power plant

France 24

Africa 'already has shortage' of grain and fertiliser, AU head Sall warns

Senegalese President Macky Sall, who is the current chair of the African Union, granted an interview to FRANCE 24 and RFI in Paris. He discussed his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin last week in Sochi, which focused on the issue of grain supplies stuck in Ukrainian ports. Sall said…

The Guardian - UK

Knee problem forces Pope Francis to cancel Africa trip

Pontiff, 85, had planned to visit Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan in early July

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