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African students in Ukraine face discrimination as they try to flee fighting

The Nigerian government has called on Ukrainian border officials and those in neighbouring countries on Monday to treat its citizens equally after reports that Africans were being discriminated against while trying to flee from the Russian invasion.

Radio France Internationale

African states need a vision for relations with the Indo-Pacific

This year sees the 25th anniversary of the Indian Ocean Rim Association. Nine of the organisation’s member states are African, ranging from Somalia in the north west to South Africa in the south. It also includes islands, such as Mauritius, off the western seaboard. It brings together governments, business and…

The Conversation

Mass starvation, extinctions, disasters: the new IPCC report’s grim predictions, and why adaptation efforts are falling behind

Even if we manage to stop the planet warming beyond 1.5℃ this century, we will still see profound impacts to billions of people on every continent and in every sector, and the window to adapt is narrowing quickly. These are among the disturbing findings of the latest report from the…

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Europe Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees — Others, Not So Much

They file into neighboring countries by the hundreds of thousands — refugees from Ukraine clutching children in one arm, belongings in the other. And they’re being heartily welcomed, by leaders of countries like Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Moldova and Romania. But while the hospitality has been applauded, it has also highlighted…

Asharq Al-Awsat

In Somaliland, COVID brings 'cutters' door to door for girls

Officials and health workers say cases of female genital mutilation increased during the pandemic in parts of Africa

The Independent UK

Hit squad of 400 mercenaries under Kremlin orders to assassinate Volodymyr Zelensky

The Wagner Group, a private militia run by one of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, flew in mercenaries from Africa five weeks ago, it has been reported

Daily Mirror

At Unguja Ukuu, human activity transformed the coast of Zanzibar more than 1,000 years ago

The medieval settlement of Unguja Ukuu, on the Zanzibar Archipelago off the coast of Tanzania, was a key port in an extensive Indian Ocean trade network that linked eastern Africa, southern Arabia, India and Southeast Asia.

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You Don’t Know Us Negroes by Zora Neale Hurston review – fearless and dazzling essays

The pioneering African American writer’s nonfiction pieces have a power, depth and courage that still resonate more than 60 years after her death

The Guardian - UK

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

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.

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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.

The Conversation

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.

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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…

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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.

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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.

Dublin Live

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

The Independent UK

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 Conversation

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.

The Conversation

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.

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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.

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