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Caster Semenya wins testosterone discrimination case at European court

In tonight's edition: South African double 800m Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins her appeal at the European Court of Human Rights against World Athletics rules requiring her to artificially lower her testosterone levels. Also, the WHO says a new anti-malaria vaccine is a major breakthrough. Some 18 million doses have…

France 24

Ethiopia wants to join the BRICS group of nations: an expert unpacks the pros and cons

A few years ago, the BRICS grouping – Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa – had lost salience because three of its members were in severe economic difficulty. Brazil, Russia and South Africa are primarily natural resource exporters and were badly affected by the global commodity price bust of…

The Conversation

Nigeria’s growing population can be an advantage, with better data and a policy focus on young people

Nigeria’s population is currently estimated at over 222 million, with the median age - the age at the midpoint of the population - 18.1 years. This poses challenges and opportunities. Akanni Akinyemi explains in this interview with The Conversation Africa that better data and greater focus on its huge young…

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Nigeria's president Tinubu named as new chair of Ecowas

West African heads of states have chosen Nigeria's newly elected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead the Ecowas regional bloc for the next year, replacing Guinea-Bissau's leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo.

Radio France Internationale

Ugandan Adviser Plans Trade Shows To Boost Exports, Attract Investment

Uganda's Export Vision: $6 Billion Boost by 2028

Zenger

‘Continent of opportunities’: Iran’s Raisi to go on Africa tour

President is heading to Africa one month after a three-country trip to Latin America.

Al Jazeera

How an African collection of art in Canada is celebrated with care and community

A significant collection of traditional African art has had a home in Canada for almost a hundred years.

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The taming of Malaria

According to an oft-repeated factoid, half of all the human beings who have ever existed on Earth have been killed by malaria – equivalent to around 54.5 billion people.

The Week

Mohamed Salah set for new club vs country row as Egypt want him to miss more Liverpool games

Egypt are keen to have Mo Salah play at the Olympics in Paris next summer but it would mean the forward missing Liverpool games on top of his Africa Cup of Nations absence

Daily Mirror

Uganda’s Odrek Rwabwogo Aims To Transform Trade And Increase Exports

Uganda's Plan to Boost Exports by $6 Billion: No More 'Blind Dates' in Trade

Zenger

New museum in Alabama tells history of last known slave ship to US and its survivors

A new museum Alabama tells the history of the Clotilda — the last ship known to transport Africans to the American South for enslavement

The Independent UK

‘I’m here to see the truth is being told’: inside Charleston’s museum of Black history

The state-of-the art International African American Museum opened last month – can it effect radical change?

The Guardian - US

Mushroom-shaped superplume of scorching hot rock may be splitting Africa in 2

Strange, never-before-seen movements in the East Africa Rift Valley appear to be driven by super-heated rock from deep beneath Earth's surface.

Space

A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography review – exhilarating, dynamic, profound

From the girl gangs of Marrakech to the kings of Nigeria, Bedouin family portraits to the tumult of megacities, this superbly curated show of 36 artists unites an entire continent in remarkable detail

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The Conversation

Kenya at 60: six key moments that shaped post-colonial politics

Kenya celebrates 60 years of independence this year. As a political scientist who has studied Kenya for the past 20 years, I consider a turning point from each decade that helped to shape the east African country’s post-colonial politics. I haven’t selected elections, assassinations or other moments that have enjoyed…

The Guardian - US

US religious right at center of anti-LGBTQ+ message pushed around the world

American groups have helped to establish global web who share ideas and funding in bid to restrict gay and trans rights

Irish Mirror

Will 'killer virus' sweeping Europe reach Ireland? Experts give verdict as symptoms listed

Cases of a disease described as 'the current biggest threat to public health' are spreading through Europe. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever has a fatality rate of between 10 and 40 percent.

France 24

'We cannot blame the police': French minister rejects notion of systemic racism after riots

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the French Minister of State for International Partnerships Chrysoula Zacharopoulou discussed the issue of violence in French society, among its youth as well as whether it exists at the institutional level, following the riots sparked by the police killing of 17-year-old Nahel on June…

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M-Sport's Dakar challenger completes main development phase

M-Sport, working in conjunction with NWM, revealed plans to take on one of the world's most gruelling rallies last year, which has resulted in an extensive development programme to prepare a Ford Ranger, initially conceived by South African firm NWM.

The Hindu

India is not 'extractive economy' and is not pursuing 'narrow economic activities' in Africa: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, on his visit to Tanzania, said that unlike some other countries, India is not “an extractive economy” and it was not pursuing “narrow economic activities” in the resource-rich African continent

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

US Intel executive ‘actively responsible’ for driving anti-LGBTQ+ agenda in Africa, say campaigners

Greg Slater is co-founder with his wife Sharon of Family Watch International, a US group accused of financing propaganda about sexual and gender diversity

France 24

The private backers of the Great Green Wall

In this edition: Niger's private sector has stepped up to fertilise failing plans for Africa's Great Green Wall. Also, people from Ethiopia's town of Lalibela help restore some of the iconic rock-hewn churches unique to their community. Plus, Malian children from riverside communities take to the waters to head out…

France 24

Toxic gas leak kills 17 in South Africa

In tonight's edition: Three children are among 17 people killed in a toxic gas leak on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Authorities suspect that equipment used by illegal gold miners is linked to the accident. We also speak about Africa's energy landscape and unlocking green hydrogen opportunities in South Africa with…

Radio France Internationale

UN to roll out 18 million malaria vaccines across 12 African countries by 2025

The World Health Organization, Unicef and the Vaccine Alliance have announced 18 million doses of the first malaria vaccine will be delivered to 12 African countries by 2025.

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