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Surviving heat waves in Africa – three essential reads

Around the world, temperature records are being broken in countries in Africa, Europe, America and Asia. The planet experienced its hottest day on record at the beginning of July 2023.

The Conversation

UK sanctions Wagner-linked officials in Mali, Sudan and CAR

The individuals now face asset freezes and travel bans in UK for alleged human rights abuses in three African states.

Al Jazeera

Soviet spies in Africa: How the KGB expanded Russian influence during the Cold War

Russian influence in Africa has deep historical roots, from supporting an attempted coup in Ghana to spreading fake political news in Algeria and training African fighters in Crimea. FRANCE 24 looks back on four little-known Soviet operations aimed at furthering Russian interests in Africa during the Cold War

France 24

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UK sanctions ‘despicable’ Wagner leaders linked to African killings and torture

Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell said the mercenary unit was ‘acting with impunity’ in countries such as Mali and Sudan.

The Independent UK

Desiree Ellis: ‘I was fired after my first South Africa game for being late back to work’

The Banyana Banyana coach on her long journey and how African teams can close the gap to their European opponents

The Guardian - UK

Police clash with anti-government protesters in Kenya

In tonight's edition: Unrest breaks out in Kenya as protesters clash with police over the cost-of-living crisis. Also, facing an international arrest warrant, Russian President Vladimir Putin will not go to South Africa. His South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa calls it a "mutual decision". And in his first apparent public…

France 24

Isaac Herzog, Kamala Harris Announce $70 Million Climate Technology Partnership

Israel-US project aims to support climate-healthy agriculture and protect critical water resources in the Middle East and Africa.

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Video appears to show Russian mercenary chief Prigozhin for first time since short-lived mutiny

A new video appears to show Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin for the first time since he led a short-lived rebellion last month, and he is seen telling his troops they will spend time in Belarus training its military before deploying to Africa

The Independent UK

Prigozhin in video tells Wagner troops to prepare ‘for Africa’

Mutinous mercenary boss welcomes his fighters in Belarus, tells them they will not participate in Ukraine war for now.

Al Jazeera

Hurricane center tracks new system headed to Caribbean as Tropical Storm Don churns in Atlantic

The National Hurricane Center began keeping tabs on a system off the coast of Africa expected to head toward the Caribbean with a chance of becoming the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

Orlando Sentinel

eNaira: Nigeria's digital currency has had a slow start - what's holding it back

Nigeria was the first country in Africa to roll out a central bank digital currency. The eNaira was launched in October 2021.

The Conversation

Bola Tinubu is the new chair of ECOWAS - the burning issues that face the Nigerian president

Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was elected as chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on 9 July 2023. He took over from President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea Bissau.

The Conversation

The R&A Announces African Amateur Championship, With Open Place On Offer

The R&A has announced the launch of the African Amateur Championship to be held at Leopard Creek in South Africa next February

Golf Monthly

R&A hosting inaugural African Amateur Championship in 2024 at Leopard Creek

An invitational event for 20 elite women from the region will also be held at the venue.

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The Conversation

Lovemore Mbigi will be remembered for his teaching on ubuntu in business leadership

Professor Lovemore Mbigi, celebrated within the African management and psychology disciplines, died in Harare, Zimbabwe on 26 June 2023. He left a body of work that resonates on the continent.

The Independent UK

Climate and violence hobble Nigeria's push to rely on its own wheat after the hit from Russia's war

Nigeria is trying to make Africa’s largest economy reliant on its own wheat production

Cycling News

Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio: Racing the Tour de France Femmes for Africa

The South African talks about empowering African women, being in her best-ever shape for the Tour and why SD Worx was a bad fit

France 24

From Khrushchev’s KGB to Putin: the deep roots of Russian influence in Africa

When Russian President Vladimir Putin develops his network of influence in Africa, he isn’t doing so at random. He is drawing on the rich history of Soviet relations with African countries that dates back to the 1960s and the efforts made by Russian spies during the Cold War to counter…

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Evening Standard

‘Hardest Geezer’ is trying to run the entire length of Africa

West Sussex’s Russell Cook to become first person to run the length of the continent

The Conversation

Male fertility crisis: what environmental contaminants have got to do with it

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently reported that around one in six couples globally are affected by infertility. For many years people tended to blame women for a couple’s infertility – especially in African countries.

Al Jazeera

Nigerian petrol prices reach record high after subsidy removal

The removal in May has triggered skyrocketing fuel prices in Africa’s largest oil producer.

Radio France Internationale

Women's right to travel is being tightly controlled in North Africa, Middle East, HRW says

Research from Human Rights Watch released Tuesday shows that in many Middle East and North African countries women are still prevented from moving freely around the country they live in, or from travelling abroad. Most still need the permission of a male guardian.

Zenger

Israel Expands Diplomatic Outreach In Africa To Counter Iranian Influence

Israeli Foreign Minister meets senior official from undisclosed African Muslim country

The Independent UK

Europe heatwave live: UK travellers warned as Italy and Spain fight to control wildfires

Mediterranean swelters under extreme heat as authorities warn of risk to life

The Conversation

They Eat Our Sweat - new book exposes daily struggles of transport workers in Lagos

Daniel E. Agbiboa’s book They Eat Our Sweat: Transport Labor, Corruption, and Everyday Survival in Urban Nigeria explores the world of drivers of minibuses (danfo) and motorcycles (okada) in Lagos, the economic capital of Nigeria. Agbiboa is assistant professor of African and African American studies at Harvard University. His research…

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