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Climate hazards aren't restricted by borders – African countries have taken a big step to address this

Climate risks can be complex to deal with because they don’t respect country borders. Hazards in one region can have negative repercussions in another. These are known as transboundary climate risks, and they’re a growing concern. They require coordinated, multinational responses, which can be a challenge given the different priorities…

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‘People want change but fear the guns’: Fighting for democracy in Eswatini

Activists criticise ‘sham’ parliamentary elections in the Southern African monarchy, where political parties are banned.

Al Jazeera

Morocco welcomes the annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank a month after its deadly earthquake

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank are holding their annual meeting in Morocco, one month after an earthquake killed nearly 3,000 people in the North African country

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IMF, World Bank hold first meetings in Africa in 50 years

The IMF and World Bank gather in Morocco Monday for their first annual meetings on African soil in 50 years, under pressure to reform to better aid poor nations blighted by debt and climate change.

Radio France Internationale

Liberia elections 2023: three things the next president must do

Liberia, Africa’s oldest republic, is about to choose its next president.

The Conversation

Ecowas rules to protect pastoralists discourage investments in modern livestock farming

A common sight around west Africa is to see cattle grazing freely, even in major cities, on highways and in airports.

The Conversation

The week in radio: Have You Heard George’s Podcast?; The News Agents Investigates; Sidetracked with Annie and Nick; Uncanny – review

George the Poet began a creative journey through African history, Lewis Goodall probed people-smuggling – and Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw launched a ramble-chat about music

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Dengue: why is this sometimes fatal disease increasing around the world?

Something unusual seems to be happening with dengue, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne viral disease found across swathes of tropical Africa, Asia and the Americas. As with most infectious diseases, the number of cases tends to rise and fall over the years as epidemics come and go, but recently changes seem…

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Stars of The Grand Tour joke about being ‘marooned’ in luxury camp in Africa

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are ‘stuck’ in Botswana after claiming British Airways cancelled their flight home

Evening Standard

20 years after the publication of 'Purple Hibiscus,' a generation of African writers have followed in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's footsteps

Twenty years ago, in October 2003, 26-year-old Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie burst onto the North American publishing scene with her debut novel,“ Purple Hibiscus.”

The Conversation

AI was asked to create images of Black African docs treating white kids. How'd it go?

Researchers were curious if artificial intelligence could fulfill the order. Or would built-in biases short-circuit the request? Let's see what an image generator came up with.

WEKU

What is the Pepfar fight and what does it mean for Africa?

The US Aids relief programme has become caught up in the politics of abortion rights, with far-reaching implications

The Guardian - UK

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa | Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2023

Thousands of people gathered for a march supporting the opposition against the governing Law and Justice party in Warsaw.

The Independent UK

‘James May didn’t make it’: Jeremy Clarkson shares Botswana update after being ‘stranded’ with Grand Tour co-stars

Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond were in Africa filming their forthcoming ‘Grand Tour’ special

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'No safe space in society': new UN report reveals the extent of systemic racism faced by people of African descent in Australia

A special UN working group this week tabled its first-ever report on the experiences of people of African descent in Australia to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.

France 24

Human rights probe on Ethiopia scrapped

In tonight's edition: A UN human rights probe on Ethiopia will soon wrap up after no international attempt was made to extend it. Also, increasing numbers of Senegalese migrants are heading to Central America in the hope of eventually making it to the United States. Finally, a young Guinean cycles…

The Guardian - UK

France’s departure from Niger reflects years of failure in its former colonies

Niger is only the latest of several west African countries to reject France’s long-standing attempts to interfere in its former colonies

The Conversation

Cautious welcome: World Bank and IMF return to Africa, but questions remain

The annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are due to take place in Marrakech, Morocco, in mid-October. The city and country are still reeling from a devastating earthquake in early September.

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Al Jazeera

Senegal cracks down on Europe refugee boats: Will others follow?

The West African nation’s navy is stopping refugee boats at record rates. But who does that help — other than Europe?

The Hindu

2030 FIFA World Cup to be held in 6 countries across 3 continents

FIFA and global football leaders have agreed to a six-country, three-continent 2030 World Cup to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the tournament in Uruguay. Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay will host kickoff matches, with Morocco the first North African nation to host the event. Saudi Arabia is the primary candidate for…

The Independent UK

‘James May didn’t make it’: Jeremy Clarkson shares Botswana update after being ‘stranded’ with Grand Tour co-stars

Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond were in Africa filming their forthcoming ‘Grand Tour’ special

USA Today Sports Media Group

Watch: Browns players podcast interviews JOK and Ogbo Okoronkwo about NFL Africa and more

The Cleveland Browns released the latest episode of the Dawgs Only podcast. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and Ogbonnia Okoronkwo discuss their outreach projects in Africa and fashion with Anthony Walker Jr. and Rodney McLeod Jr.

The Conversation

New path for early human migrations through a once-lush Arabia contradicts a single ‘out of Africa’ origin

Our species, Homo sapiens, migrated out of Africa multiple times – reaching the Levant and Arabia between 130,000 and 70,000 years ago, as exemplified by human fossils and archaeological sites found at various locations.

The Independent UK

Scientists confirm early man followed river route out of Africa 84,000 years ago

Ancient hand tools found in Jordan’s rift valley suggest a migration route following now dried-up rivers.

France 24

‘Set up to fail’: Cards still stacked against smaller nations at Rugby World Cup

Barring spirited performances from the likes of Portugal or Uruguay, the 2023 Rugby World Cup currently underway in France has once again exposed the chasm between the sport’s haves and have-nots, highlighting the need for a concerted effort to help emerging nations raise their game, particularly in Africa.

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