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Pope Francis cancels trip to Congo and South Sudan over health issues

Pope Francis canceled a planned July trip to Africa on doctors' orders because of ongoing knee problems, the Vatican said Friday, raising further questions about the health and mobility problems of the 85-year-old pontiff.

France 24

Stone ‘Swiss Army knives’ show early humans had long-distance social networks

Archaeologists have found that around 65,000 years ago, knives were made to a very similar template across thousands of kilometres and multiple environmental niches

The Hindu

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65,000-year-old 'stone Swiss Army knives' show early humans had long-distance social networks

Humans are the only species to live in every environmental niche in the world – from the icesheets to the deserts, rainforests to savannahs. As individuals we are rather puny, but when we are socially connected, we are the most dominant species on the planet.

The Conversation

What Lesotho can teach Eswatini and South Africa about key political reforms

Two southern African countries, South Africa and Eswatini, are undergoing important reforms. South Africa is reviewing its electoral system while Eswatini is revisiting the powers of the monarch through a national dialogue.

The Conversation

Comair collapse: British Airways’ South African partner ‘beyond rescue’

Failure to secure funding has taken around 40 per cent out of South Africa’s aviation capacity

The Independent UK

Italy's Benetton Group, TIM Sign Digital Accord

Italy's biggest telecoms group TIM said on Thursday it had signed an agreement with Benetton Group to speed up the digitalization of more than 300 of the clothing retailer's offices, shops and production sites across the globe. Under the accord, TIM and its Sparkle cable unit will supply an infrastructure…

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65,000 year-old ‘Swiss Army knife’ proves ancient humans shared knowledge, research says

The prehistoric artefacts, all made to a similar shape and template, are found in enormous numbers across southern Africa across vast distances

The Guardian - AU

Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: AFCON qualifier prediction, kick off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h today

Nigeria host Sierra Leone today to begin their qualification campaign for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Evening Standard

The Black Sea blockade: mapping the impact of war in Ukraine on the world’s food supply – interactive

From vast grain stores stuck in Odesa to famine risk in Yemen, a visual guide to the far-reaching effects of Russia’s block on exports

The Guardian - UK

Monkeypox signs and symptoms: What to look for and how it spreads

Tropical disease originating in Africa has spread across the world since May

The Independent UK

How did monkeypox emerge in the US when the first diagnosed patient hadn’t left the country?

When a local man arrived in a Boston emergency department on May 12 with an unusual mix of symptoms, doctors were scratching their heads for days.

ABC News

More than 1,000 monkeypox cases reported to WHO across globe

More than 1,000 monkeypox cases have been reported to the World Health Organisation as it spreads to nearly 30 countries outside of Africa where it had been more commonly found.

Evening Standard

Ex-Giant Osi Umenyiora to lead NFL’s Africa contingent

Retired New York Giant Osi Umenyiora will help lead the NFL's expansion into Africa where they hope to discover future football talent.

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The Conversation

How nanotechnology can revive Nigeria's textile industry

Nigeria’s cotton production has fallen steeply in recent years. It once supported the largest textile industry in Africa. The fall is due to weak demand for cotton and to poor yields resulting from planting low-quality cottonseeds. For these reasons, farmers switched from cotton to other crops.

Reuters

More than 1,000 monkeypox cases reported to WHO - briefing

There have been more than 1,000 monkeypox cases reported to the World Health Organization in the current outbreak outside the countries in Africa where it more commonly spreads.

Evening Standard

First look at the new Africa Centre: London’s iconic home of African excellence reopens in Southwark

The historic organisation has been without a permanent home for a decade - at last it has one worth its heritage

Al Jazeera

Nigerians with disabilities seek inclusion in electoral process

People with disabilities in Africa’s largest democracy say they want to exercise their right to vote or be voted for.

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The Independent UK

Monkeypox signs and symptoms: What to look for and how it spreads

Tropical disease originating in Africa has spread across the world since May

Radio France Internationale

Belgium's King Philippe begins historic six-day visit to DRC

Belgium’s King Philippe has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo for an historic visit to the central African country that his ancestor once brutally ruled.

The Guardian - UK

The Congolese student fighting with pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine

Jean Claude Sangwa took up arms in Luhansk – and his pro-Moscow views are mainstream in much of Africa

The Conversation

Worms in the seas of southern Africa: we're on a journey to setting the record straight

Polychaetes are segmented worms that live in nearly all marine habitats, from the shallow seashore or estuaries to the deep sea. They are very abundant, often making up as much as 70% of the animals found in an area. Not only are there many of them, but they are very…

The Conversation

Seagrass meadows: getting to know these unsung heroes of southern Africa's oceans

Living in cities, often far from the ocean, means that many of us are not always able to appreciate how important the oceans are for supporting humanity. The oceans and their coastal margins, where land meets the sea, are some of the most productive environments in the world, and support…

The Conversation

Four novelists, one ocean: how Indian Ocean literature can remap the world

Novels make worlds. They create an intuitive sense and mental image of a place. And the senses of space produced by fiction shape how readers see the world itself, just like maps do.

The Independent UK

Infants among 22 worshippers killed in Nigeria church attack

A Nigerian emergency official says that two infants are among the 22 worshippers killed in an attack on a church in southwestern Nigeria that has shocked the West African nation

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