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Why conservationists are trying to improve the image of a bird associated with death

Vultures have an image crisis and are among the least loved animals in the world

The Independent UK

'The Herds' begins its journey from central Africa to the Arctic Circle

In the Kinshasa Botanical Garden, a troupe of cardboard animals — monkeys, a gorilla, leopards, a giraffe — stand at attention in a clearing

The Independent UK

African Development Bank Chief Warns Of Tariff 'Shock Wave'

An onslaught of tariffs by the United States will send "shock waves" through African economies, the president of the African Development Bank said on Friday, warning of reduced trade and higher debt-servicing costs.

International Business Times

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Despite pause on US tariffs, African economies face uncertain future

African exporters have welcomed a temporary reprieve from new US tariffs, after President Donald Trump suspended a planned 30 percent import tax for 90 days – but the bigger picture remains uncertain.

Radio France Internationale

AGOA: US-Africa Trade Accord Hangs In The Balance

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), whose future is in doubt since Donald Trump returned to the White House, provides duty-free access to the United States for certain African products.

International Business Times

Despite US Tariffs Pause, Southern African Economies Under Threat

Washington's 90-day pause on higher tariffs is of little comfort to southern African economies facing the collapse of a preferential trade deal and a 25-percent hike on car imports, analysts say.

International Business Times

Penguin in passenger seat causes helicopter crash in South Africa

Box containing penguin slid off passenger’s lap during flight and hit pilot’s controls

The Independent UK

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Alastair Niven obituary

Scholar and literary administrator who nurtured the talent of many writers from Africa, Asia and the Commonwealth

The Guardian - UK

Fulani: new study unravels the genetic history of Africa’s largest pastoralist community

The Fulani people are Africa’s largest pastoralist group. There are between 25 million and 40 million Fulani people across 17 African countries, from the Atlantic shores of Senegal and Mauritania to Sudan.

The Conversation

Will Africa’s young voters continue to punish incumbents at the ballot box in 2025? We are about to find out

Voters in Gabon head to the ballot box on April 12, 2025, in a vote that marks the first election in the Central African nation since a 2023 coup ended the 56-year rule of the Bongo family.

The Conversation

Wild meat is eaten by millions, but puts billions at risk – how to manage the trade

One of the most pressing issues of our time is the wild meat trade. Why? Because it’s consumed by millions and puts billions at risk from emerging diseases. It provides food and income for some of the poorest and most remote communities in Africa and Asia, yet over-exploitation makes ecosystems…

The Conversation

Nigeria struggles to rein in a widespread meningitis outbreak that has killed at least 150

Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 151 people across the west African nation, mostly in remote parts of the northern region with children affected the most

The Independent UK

Critically ill patients in African hospitals aren’t getting the care they need: new survey

When someone falls critically ill, hospitals are expected to provide life-saving care. But in many African countries, intensive care units are rare. Critically ill patients are treated in general hospital wards, and the provision of essential emergency and critical care is limited.

The Conversation

Chester Zoo’s largest-of-its-kind African savannah opens to visitors

The vast 22-acre habitat has become home to 57 species from the African continent

The Independent UK

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Will pan-African air travel ever truly take off?

Costly and cumbersome intracontinental flights have led to a disconnect between countries that share so much. Plus: a heart-pounding season of films by Black women

The Guardian - UK

‘Some of these diseases are in the Bible’: despair as cuts halt progress on age-old tropical illnesses

They are debilitating afflictions that people don’t know about, don’t understand and struggle to pronounce. Now health workers fear they will surge in Africa as USAID-funded drug distribution programmes are cut

Radio France Internationale

Global executions on the rise as African states rethink capital punishment

While much of the world has left capital punishment behind, the most recent report by Amnesty International shows executions last year reached their highest level globally in almost a decade, while a number of African nations are considering reintroducing the death penalty.

The Independent UK

Beijing ups diplomatic pressure on Africa as the US pulls back

Chinese diplomats threatened to cancel a summit and called top officials in two African countries to pressure lawmakers to quit an international parliamentary group critical of China, officials from the group told The Associated Press

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US official reaffirms Washington's commitment to peace in East Africa during Rwanda visit

A senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump has reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to peace and stability in East Africa during a visit to Rwanda and urged for a resolution to the insurgency in neighboring Congo

The Independent UK

Fears over mystery death of 50 hippos in national park

At least 50 hippos have died from anthrax poisoning in Virunga National Park, eastern Congo, according to park authorities. The animals were discovered floating in a major river that feeds one of Africa’s great lakes.

The Conversation

Uganda’s boda boda bikes are deadly polluters: study models how going electric could save lives

In Uganda, motorcycles known as boda bodas are a key part of the transport system. The country has over 1.5 million boda bodas on the road, amounting to roughly 70% of all vehicles. Boda bodas are crucial in providing last mile transport for people and goods on short trips because…

The Conversation

Africa’s refugee camps are plagued by flooding: we looked into drainage systems that can withstand local conditions

Almost one million people live in 24 camps for refugees and internally displaced people in Ethiopia. They have fled wars and massacres in South Sudan and Somalia, and forced conscription and government oppression in Eritrea.

The Independent UK

Trump Tariffs threaten 35,000 jobs, entire towns in South Africa's citrus sector, farmers group says

A farmers group says the new 30% tariffs set to be imposed on South Africa by the Trump administration will threaten 35,000 jobs in the country’s citrus-growing sector and the economies of entire towns

Euronews

Mpox in Europe: Where has the new more dangerous clade Ib strain been detected so far?

Most European cases have been reported in people who had travelled to parts of Africa with ongoing mpox outbreaks.

The Conversation

Trump’s tariff hikes and South Africa: hunt for new agricultural markets must begin now

The South African government has underscored the urgent need to diversify the country’s agricultural exports in the wake of the US decision to increase tariffs on its trading partners.

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