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Sun erupts with powerful X1.2 solar flare, causes radio blackouts (photo)

The sun fired off an X1.2-class solar flare on Friday (Jan. 3), triggering radio blackouts throughout parts of the South Atlantic ocean, Africa and South America.

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From a colonial hill town to Idris Elba’s island masterplan: what do these Sierra Leone developments tell us about urban elites?

Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, is celebrated as a city founded to resettle freed slaves in the 1790s. Over the following century, it became a truly cosmopolitan port city as people from across western Africa and the Americas made it their home.

The Conversation

Mali accuses Algeria of fuelling Sahel insecurity by supporting Tuareg rebels

As Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger prepare to withdraw from the West African bloc Ecowas, reports show an increase in instability in the region – partly due to a lack of coordination in the fight against jihadism – with Mali now accusing Algeria of supporting Tuareg rebel groups.

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Getting creative: African YouTubers and TikTokers search for ways to make it pay

The £2.4bn sector is thriving, says a new report, as online demand grows for authentic cultural content created outside the global north – but there are still challenges

The Guardian - UK

Ghana told the African diaspora to return. Black Americans took the offer

Ghana recently granted citizenship to 524 people from the Black diaspora, and most were Black Americans

The Independent UK

Frexit: Why Ivory Coast is joining African campaign to expel French troops

Ivory Coast is the sixth in a growing list of African nations cutting military ties with former colonial power France.

Al Jazeera

Uganda’s rolex is much more than a street food – it’s a national treasure

When Ugandans refer to getting a rolex, they seldom mean an expensive Swiss watch. Rolex is a popular kind of street food, made famous in global media. It serves more than just a practical function as fast food, but has many cultural meanings that form part of the country’s national…

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Ghana scraps visas for African passport holders in landmark shift

Ghana will allow visa-free entry to citizens of all African countries starting in early 2025. The move, approved by President Nana Akufo-Addo in December, makes Ghana the fifth African country to open its borders to all holders of African passports.

Radio France Internationale

Top 10 jewellery moments of the year: jewellery editor Hannah Silver’s picks

From a show of hip-hop heavyweights to African jewellery designers to watch and unexpected diamond cuts – 2024’s standout jewellery moments

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Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, the latest African country to do so

Ivory Coast says that French troops will leave the country starting January 2025, becoming the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former colonial power

The Independent UK

Russia Expands Military Presence In Libya

Russia increases military presence in Libya, shifting focus from Syria to establish a strategic foothold in the Mediterranean.

Top News

Fighting for change: why the road to parliament is still rocky for women across Africa

In a critical year for elections on the continent, three women who took office in 2024 talk about the obstacles they see in politics and where gains are being made

The Guardian - UK

Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof was ‘scathing about African leaders’, files reveal

Singer urged Tony Blair not to appoint African co-chair to commission on aid, UK government papers show

The Guardian - UK

Labour government discussed Tanzania asylum camp plan in 2004, files show

Newly released files show proposals to divert £2m – earmarked to prevent conflict in Africa – to fund scheme

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The Independent UK

Geldof urged Blair to take international lead on aid for Africa

Newly released government files show the LiveAid campaigner was ‘scathing’ about ‘weak’ African leadership.

Fortune

Elon Musk eyes a deal with his native South Africa to let SpaceX offer Starlink service in exchange for a Tesla battery plant, report

Musk’s political influence continues to grow.

Radio France Internationale

The largely unsung role of US former president Carter in southern Africa

Former US president Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday aged 100, was well known for his diplomatic skills and commitment to respecting human rights – much less so for his African legacy. And yet he was the first US president to visit sub-Saharan Africa and during his short term in…

The Independent UK

A butterfly collector in Africa with more than 4.2 million seeks to share them for the future

What began as a childhood hobby more than six decades ago has led to what might be Africa’s largest butterfly collection in a suburb of Kenya’s capital

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Al Jazeera

Chad votes in first parliamentary election in over a decade: What to know

The Central African nation delayed elections citing financial challenges and the COVID pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

‘We have to change our attitude’: wildlife expert says rhino horn trade must be legalised

Call for illicit market to be taken out of hands of criminals as numbers continue to fall drastically due to poaching

The Independent UK

Uplifting stories of 2024: From Boki the bear’s surgery to Hardest Geezer’s run

Here is a look at some of the most uplifting stories of the year.

Dynamite News

41 extra days of dangerous heat in 2024 due to climate change, says scientists

According to the report, Human-induced climate change has added an average of 41 days of dangerous heat worldwide in 2024. Read further on Dynamite News:

International Business Times

'Dangerous New Era': Climate Change Spurs Disaster In 2024

From tiny and impoverished Mayotte to oil-rich behemoth Saudi Arabia, prosperous European cities to overcrowded slums in Africa, nowhere was spared the devastating impact of supercharged climate disasters in 2024.

Radio France Internationale

'Dangerous new era': climate change spurs disaster in 2024

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Who is the most expensive African player of all time?

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