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African Union issues ambiguous view on possible Niger military intervention

AU opposes countries outside Africa getting involved, but gives more nuanced position on any Ecowas military action

The Guardian - UK

India to soon become $5 trillion economy, says PM Modi

PM Modi visits South Africa for 3-day BRICS Summit. He will discuss issues of concern for Global South, review institutional development, and interact with leaders from invited guest countries. He will then travel to Greece

The Hindu

Wagner boss claims to be making Africa 'freer' in unverified video

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to have posted his first video address since leading a short-lived mutiny in late June. In the unverified footage published Monday, Prigozhin said the Wagner group was making Africa "freer", adding that it was also recruiting fighters.

Radio France Internationale

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Can BRICS end ‘apartheid’ against the Global South?

As the grouping of five emerging economies meets in South Africa, here’s what to expect.

Al Jazeera

BRICS summit of emerging economies gets under way without Putin

BRICS leaders meet in South Africa on Tuesday as the loose association of major emerging economies seeks to assert its voice as a counterweight to Western dominance in global affairs. The so-called BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- represent a quarter of the global economy,…

France 24

Wagner making ‘Africa even more free’, says Prigozhin in first post-rebellion video

Person who appears to be mercenary leader seen in desert area, saying his group is recruiting

The Guardian - UK

Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin seen in video for first time since attempted mutiny

The leader of the Wagner Group has been seen in a video for the first time since he abandoned a mutiny in Russia.

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Voter fatigue edges out optimism as Zimbabwe holds 2nd general election since Mugabe's ouster

A general election Wednesday in Zimbabwe is crucial to determining the future of a southern African nation endowed with vast mineral resources and rich agricultural land

The Independent UK

Wagner chief Prigozhin reappears in first video after mutiny - and says he is recruiting

Wagner boss appears to be in an African country, and claims his mercenary group is ‘making life a nightmare for Isis and al-Qaeda and other bandits’

The Independent UK

Russia and China seek to further political agendas at Brics summit

Russia and China will be looking to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at the Brics summit in South Africa this week – when an expected joint dose of anti-West grumbling may take on a sharper edge as they move to bring Saudi Arabia closer.

Radio France Internationale

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said to be recruiting Wagner 'strongmen' for Africa

Posts on Russian social media channels indicate that Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has published his first recruitment video for the Wagner Group since organizing a short-lived mutiny against defense officials in Russia

The Independent UK

Brics group looks to expand at summit despite divisions among key members

Experts say India concerned about expansion and any overt anti-west turn as leaders fly into South Africa

The Guardian - UK

A billion people in Africa are at a climate risk blind spot

The Conversation

Nigerian leader swears in 45-member Cabinet with a promise to fast-track reforms

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has sworn in a new Cabinet of 45 ministers with a promise to fast-track reforms aimed at improving lives in Africa’s biggest economy and most populous country

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The Hindu

As Modi lands in South Africa, possible meet with Xi to be watched most closely

PM Modi lands in South Africa for BRICS summit, speculation grows over possible meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra says PM's itinerary still being worked out

The Conversation

Africa is being courted by China, Russia and the US. Why the continent shouldn't pick sides

Some three decades since the end of the Cold War, the world order is undergoing a structural transformation. At the heart of it is the challenge posed to the hegemony of the US. This is primarily being led by Russia and China which are discontented with Washington’s excesses across the…

The Independent UK

Major wildfires burn in Greece, Spain's Canary Island of Tenerife

Major wildfires are burning in Greece and on Spain’s Canary Island of Tenerife off the northwest coast of Africa

The Independent UK

Russia, China look to advance agendas at BRICS summit of developing countries in South Africa

Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit in South Africa this week

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The Conversation

Civilian support for military coups is rising in parts of Africa: why the reasons matter

On the night of 13 January 1963, Togo’s President Sylvanus Olympio was shot dead by rebels in the first military coup staged in Africa. A long list, as shown below, was to come. From the 1960s to the end of the millennium, there were an average of four military coups…

Radio France Internationale

Teenage performers from Benin use girl power to take on the world

On the back of Glastonbury, a team of young performers from northern Benin, in West Africa, took their message of female empowerment to another prestigious festival in England – the Womad World of Music, Arts and Dance.

Radio France Internationale

West African delegation meets ousted president in coup-hit Niger

A delegation from West Africa's ECOWAS bloc arrived in Niger and met ousted president Mohamed Bazoum on Saturday, as they sought a peaceful rather than military solution to the country's woes after army officers seized power in a coup.

The Guardian - UK

William Gladstone: family of former British PM to apologise for links to slavery

Descendants of PM whose father’s wealth came from sugar plantations travel to Guyana for 200th anniversary of rebellion by enslaved Africans

Radio France Internationale

Kenya and the EU become economic partners

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Southern African Economic Partnership Agreement. There’s a California travelogue, the “Listeners Corner”, and “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!

The Independent UK

Thousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media

Thousands of migrants from the West African country of Mauritania have arrived in the U.S. in recent months, following a new route taking them to Nicaragua and up through the southern border

The Hindu

PM Modi to attend BRICS summit in South Africa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit South Africa to attend the 15th BRICS Summit from August 22-24, the Ministry of External Affairs announced.

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