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Genome data sheds light on how Homo sapiens arose in Africa

Our species arose in Africa more than 300,000 years ago, with the oldest-known Homo sapiens fossils discovered at a site in Morocco called Jebel Irhoud

The Hindu

Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit story originated in African folktales, expert argues

The unacknowledged debt Potter owed to the Brer Rabbit stories told by enslaved Africans deserves to be recognised, says scholar

The Guardian - UK

In Cape Verde, birthplace of morna, ideas and music collide

Praia’s annual music expo provides an opportunity for West African music industry stakeholders to explore new frontiers.

Al Jazeera

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Zimbabwe debt clearance tied to farmers' compensation and credible polls

The African Development Bank has moved to fast-track Zimbabwe’s $3.5 billion compensation to white farmers whose land was seized under former president Robert Mugabe’s reforms. The bank is leading efforts to clear Zimbabwe’s crippling debts.

Radio France Internationale

African architects challenge Venice exhibition to decolonise and start new conversations

Presented since 1979, the Venice Architecture Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia) is possibly the most influential architecture exhibition in the world. For the first time, this year’s edition is curated by an African architect, Lesley Lokko. She has ensured that a strong African presence is the central feature of the…

The Conversation

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

May 12-18, 2023

The Independent UK

Carnivorous Dinosaur Big As School Bus Unearthed

The species sheds fresh light on the evolution of carnivorous species of dinosaurs

Zenger

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Kidnapped Australian Dr Ken Elliott released by al-Qaida in Africa after seven-year fight for freedom

Penny Wong says the 88-year-old Perth man, who was kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2016, has been reunited with his family

The Guardian - AU

Genome data sheds light on how Homo sapiens arose in Africa

Our species arose in Africa more than 300,000 years ago, with the oldest-known Homo sapiens fossils discovered at a site in Morocco called Jebel Irhoud, located between Marrakech and the Atlantic coast.

Reuters

New dinosaur found in Spain illuminates history of meat-eating group

During the Cretaceous Period in a lush coastal region in eastern Spain, an impressive dinosaur with an elongated and vaguely crocodile-like skull was on the prowl for a meal, its curved and serrated teeth able to rip the flesh of its prey.

Reuters

Terrifying monster dino the size of a school bus dug up

Carnivorous beast had powerful jaws and razor-sharp teeth

Wales Online

Curator of Africa-themed Venice Biennale denounces Italy's denial of visas to 3 Ghanaians

The curator of this year’s Venice Biennale on architecture has denounced Italy’s denial of visas to three Ghanaian men who worked with her on the main exhibition giving voice to Africans and the African diaspora

The Independent UK

Lesotho imposes nationwide curfew in attempt to curb violent crime

Authorities in the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho have imposed an indefinite nighttime curfew nationwide in an attempt to curb violent crime

The Independent UK

Wilderness Safaris: an extraordinary brush with nature in Botswana

From swimming elephants to lions on the hunt, Radhika Aligh has the experience of a lifetime in the African wilderness

Evening Standard

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Zenger

President Ruto Becomes Ambassador For Youth Engagement On The Environment

Kenya's President Ruto engages youth as their Ambassador for Climate change

The Conversation

US laws to promote home-grown industries will hurt African economies

The Biden administration has ratcheted up protectionism and industrial policy amid surging economic tensions with China. Legislation passed in 2022 unlocked hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies to spur domestic production of renewable energy and electric vehicles, and to support other decarbonisation goals.

Zenger

President Ruto Becomes Ambassador For Youth Engagement On The Enviornment

Kenya's President Ruto engages youth as their Ambassador for Climate change

The Week

Who are Russia’s allies in Putin’s war against Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin promised African nations that he would write off their debts and provide free grain in an attempt to bolster alliances across the continent at a two-day summit in St Petersburg last month.

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Al Jazeera

Eskom warns South Africa to brace for longer power cuts

State power firm says it may ramp up scheduled electricity outages to avoid a national grid collapse.

Daily Mirror

Shein to open 30 stores this year to rival Primark - including UK branches

The temporary stores will open across the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) region as Shein looks to increase its high street presence and take on the likes of Primark

The Independent UK

Anti-migration operation on French African island of Mayotte stirs tensions, exposes inequalities

France is facing a migration quagmire on the island territory of Mayotte off Africa’s east coast

Zenger

New Book Considers Forgotten Black Soldiers In South Africa’s Wars

Review: “Apartheid’s Black Soldiers Un-national Wars and Militaries in Southern Africa” by Lennart Bolliger

France 24

Africa’s ‘Cannes moment’ opens with tribute to Malian great Souleymane Cissé

The record number of African films at the 76th Cannes Film Festival has fuelled talk of a moviemaking revival on the continent, powered by a new generation of female directors. Fittingly, this year’s Carrosse d’Or award, part of the Directors Fortnight strand, went to Mali’s Souleymane Cissé, the veteran director…

The Conversation

Venice architecture biennale: how pioneering Ghanaian architects reckoned with tropical modernism

As curator of the 2023 Venice architecture biennale, the Ghanaian-Scottish architect, Lesley Lokko, has chosen to highlight the African continent as “the laboratory of the future”.

LiveScience

Modern humans arose after 2 distinct groups in Africa mated over tens of thousands of years

Modern humans may descend from two or more genetically distinct streams that split but continued to occasionally mix over time in Africa.

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