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Rwanda conference for and about women looks to gender equality in Africa

Women Deliver is considered one of the world's biggest conrference on gender equality. The 2023 edition which took place this week in Rwanda, brought the international summit to Africa for the first time with many issues in focus, especially equality and encouraging women in business.

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Russia-Africa summit provides a global stage for Moscow to puff up its influence

Forty-three African heads of state attended the 2019 Russia-Africa summit. They had high hopes that Russia would emerge as a new source of investment and trade for the continent. Russian president Vladimir Putin promised to double Russian trade with Africa in five years to US$40 billion.

The Conversation

Tate Modern: A World in Common

During the colonial period, when Africa was almost entirely divided up by European powers, “the camera became something of an imperial device”, said Sarah Cascone on Artnet.

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Zimbabwean migrants: South Africa's anti-immigrant sentiments are hindering policy reform

The South African Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, recently lost a court case that anyone could have anticipated was unwinnable. He probably expected to lose it too. He lost it on humanitarian and technical grounds. It prevents him from terminating the South African government’s concession to refugees from neighbouring…

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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrated beating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon men’s singles final as Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova triumphed in the women’s final.

The Independent UK

Russia’s exit from grain deal puts focus on Asia’s food prices

Analysts say food prices in Asia are likely to rise but the fallout will be limited for the time being.

Al Jazeera

African Union: climate action offers organisation unique chance for revival

Much has been written about the decision by certain African countries to send out a peace mission to Ukraine in May. Reporters, however, failed at the time to pick up on one notable point: that the initiative was not taken within the framework of the African Union (AU). This is…

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Coming soon on FRANCE 24: Africa under Russian influence

Ahead of the second Russia-Africa summit, which is taking place in Saint Petersburg from July 27 to 28, FRANCE 24 takes a closer look at Russian influence in Africa. In a special edition of Reporters, we investigated pan-African influencers, who are suspected of relaying Kremlin ideology. Who are they, what…

France 24

5 million-year-old fossils reveal 2 new species of saber-toothed cats in South Africa

The pair of newfound species, as well as two previously known species unearthed in the same place, rewrite what we knew about these prehistoric predators.

LiveScience

Surviving heat waves in Africa – three essential reads

Around the world, temperature records are being broken in countries in Africa, Europe, America and Asia. The planet experienced its hottest day on record at the beginning of July 2023.

The Conversation

UK sanctions Wagner-linked officials in Mali, Sudan and CAR

The individuals now face asset freezes and travel bans in UK for alleged human rights abuses in three African states.

Al Jazeera

Soviet spies in Africa: How the KGB expanded Russian influence during the Cold War

Russian influence in Africa has deep historical roots, from supporting an attempted coup in Ghana to spreading fake political news in Algeria and training African fighters in Crimea. FRANCE 24 looks back on four little-known Soviet operations aimed at furthering Russian interests in Africa during the Cold War

France 24

UK sanctions ‘despicable’ Wagner leaders linked to African killings and torture

Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell said the mercenary unit was ‘acting with impunity’ in countries such as Mali and Sudan.

The Independent UK

Desiree Ellis: ‘I was fired after my first South Africa game for being late back to work’

The Banyana Banyana coach on her long journey and how African teams can close the gap to their European opponents

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Police clash with anti-government protesters in Kenya

In tonight's edition: Unrest breaks out in Kenya as protesters clash with police over the cost-of-living crisis. Also, facing an international arrest warrant, Russian President Vladimir Putin will not go to South Africa. His South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa calls it a "mutual decision". And in his first apparent public…

Zenger

Isaac Herzog, Kamala Harris Announce $70 Million Climate Technology Partnership

Israel-US project aims to support climate-healthy agriculture and protect critical water resources in the Middle East and Africa.

The Independent UK

Video appears to show Russian mercenary chief Prigozhin for first time since short-lived mutiny

A new video appears to show Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin for the first time since he led a short-lived rebellion last month, and he is seen telling his troops they will spend time in Belarus training its military before deploying to Africa

Al Jazeera

Prigozhin in video tells Wagner troops to prepare ‘for Africa’

Mutinous mercenary boss welcomes his fighters in Belarus, tells them they will not participate in Ukraine war for now.

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Hurricane center tracks new system headed to Caribbean as Tropical Storm Don churns in Atlantic

The National Hurricane Center began keeping tabs on a system off the coast of Africa expected to head toward the Caribbean with a chance of becoming the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

The Conversation

eNaira: Nigeria's digital currency has had a slow start - what's holding it back

Nigeria was the first country in Africa to roll out a central bank digital currency. The eNaira was launched in October 2021.

The Conversation

Bola Tinubu is the new chair of ECOWAS - the burning issues that face the Nigerian president

Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was elected as chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on 9 July 2023. He took over from President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea Bissau.

Golf Monthly

The R&A Announces African Amateur Championship, With Open Place On Offer

The R&A has announced the launch of the African Amateur Championship to be held at Leopard Creek in South Africa next February

USA Today Sports Media Group

R&A hosting inaugural African Amateur Championship in 2024 at Leopard Creek

An invitational event for 20 elite women from the region will also be held at the venue.

The Conversation

Lovemore Mbigi will be remembered for his teaching on ubuntu in business leadership

Professor Lovemore Mbigi, celebrated within the African management and psychology disciplines, died in Harare, Zimbabwe on 26 June 2023. He left a body of work that resonates on the continent.

The Independent UK

Climate and violence hobble Nigeria's push to rely on its own wheat after the hit from Russia's war

Nigeria is trying to make Africa’s largest economy reliant on its own wheat production

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