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Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Cultivating one hectare of maize used to be an arduous task for Precious Banda, a farmer in Zambia. It would take her hundreds of hours to prepare her land before sowing and to keep it weed-free until harvest – equipped with nothing but a small hoe. She says it was…

The Conversation

It’s time for Ghana to enshrine its respect for the right to life – by abolishing the death penalty

Thirty years have now gone by since Ghana used its gallows, a fact that indicates the country’s respect for human life. It also means that Ghana is one of about 42 nations – many of which are in Africa – that the United Nations calls abolitionist de facto because they…

The Conversation

Cheetah experts blame communications breakdown for ‘avoidable deaths’ in India project

Exclusive: Frustration rises among the African team consulting on effort to reintroduce cheetahs to India, who tell Arpan Rai the project is critical to turning round the fortunes of the big cat globally

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Russia halts wartime deal that allows Ukraine to ship grain in a hit to global food security

Russia says it's halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty

The Independent UK

Commentary: New SC museum brings home Black slavery experience

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The first time I viewed the Charleston Harbor, I was standing at the former site of Gadsden’s Wharf, where more than 40% of the nation’s enslaved Africans had arrived centuries ago when they were forced into chattel slavery.

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Israeli Foreign Minister Visits Kenya For African Union Meeting

Eli Cohen seeks to strengthen ties and address recent diplomatic incident at the African Union

Zenger

Panel wants Kuno National Park cheetahs to undergo medical review

Of the 20 cheetahs translocated from Africa, five have died since they were first introduced in September 2022 in two batches. Eleven of the animals have since been released into the wild, while four are in one square-km enclosures called bomas, where they are in conditions similar to captivity.

The Hindu

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Greece ‘like Africa’ as Europeans melt in deadly heatwave forecast to smash record

Phone heat alerts prepared in Italy and Spain, as working hours changed and wildfire wrecks village in Croatia

The Independent UK

City liveability rankings tell a biased story -- our research in Dhaka explains why

Like many fast-growing megacities in Asia and Africa, Dhaka, in Bangladesh, is often stigmatised as one of the most unliveable cities on earth, due to overcrowding, slums and substandard housing. The Bangladeshi capital boasts around 23 million residents.

The Conversation

A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography – Tate Modern show celebrates new generation of artists, but misses a trick

The last large survey exhibition of African photography by a major western gallery was In/Sight at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 1996. Twenty-seven years later, Tate Modern is introducing a British audience to the next generation of African photographers.

The Conversation

Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe roll out red carpet for ‘brother’ Iran’s official visit

Iran’s President, Ebrahim Raisi has wrapped up a short official visit to Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The three African states signed deals with a “critical strategic partner” while Iran boosted diplomatic and economic ties with what Raisi called a “continent of opportunities”.

Radio France Internationale

Egypt and Sudan's international partners try to stop the civil war

Leaders from Sudan’s seven neighboring countries agreed on Thursday in Cairo to a new Egyptian-led initiative seeking to resolve the deepening conflict in the African country.

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July 7-13, 2023

The Independent UK

ICC says investigating alleged new war crimes in Sudan's Darfur

The International Criminal Court opens a new war crimes probe into Sudan's civil war as the UN accuses RSF paramilitary forces in Darfur of killing and dumping the bodies of at least 87 people. Also, South Africa's top court upholds an earlier ruling that former president Jacob Zuma should return…

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African voices amplified by continental podcast explosion

Podcasts are on the rise in Africa. The huge sector has been dominated by voices from outside the continent, but more African producers are now turning to the mic to tell their stories. Also the European Court of Human Rights finds that South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya was discriminated…

The Independent UK

Egypt, Ethiopia hope to reach agreement within 4 months after long dispute over Africa's largest dam

Ethiopia and Egypt say they aim to finalize within four months an agreement on the operations of Africa’s largest dam after years of failed talks

The Independent UK

Tourists warned as Cerberus heatwave hits parts of Europe and North Africa

Rebekah Sherwin, of the Met Office’s global forecasting team, said the heatwave conditions are expected to continue next week.

The Conversation

Fungal infections in the brain aren't just the stuff of movies – Africa grapples with a deadly epidemic

In the 2023 American post-apocalyptic drama television series The Last of Us, humans are plunged towards extinction as a fungal infection of the brain zombie-fies most of the species. This may seem far-fetched but fungi can, and do, infect human brains.

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‘Don’t feel like I belong’ : A Zimbabwean athlete in South Africa

Life in South Africa has been like a marathon with ups and downs for a Zimbabwean athlete in search of opportunities.

France 24

Six killed in Kenya at anti-tax hike protests

In tonight's edition: Kenya warns demonstrators that they'll be met with a short fuse from authorities as at least six people are killed in clashes with police during banned anti-tax rallies. Also, the mystery of a possibly missing migrant boat deepens as Senegal denies the claims of a Spanish NGO…

The Conversation

Côte d’Ivoire is launching its first satellite for Earth observation – and it’s locally made

Côte d’Ivoire has announced plans to launch its first satellite within the next two years. A team of scientists in the fields of astrophysics and geology tell The Conversation Africa about the potential benefits of this development and how the country plans to realise its space industry ambitions.

Daily Mirror

Israel Adesanya breaks silence after X-rated N-word rant at Dricus Du Plessis

Middleweight champion Adesanya went into the octagon after Du Plessis defeated former world champion Robert Whittaker on Saturday for an heated face-to-face

The Independent UK

Iran's president begins a rare visit to Africa 'to promote economic diplomacy'

Iran’s president has begun a rare visit to Africa as his country under heavy U.S. economic sanctions seeks to deepen partnerships around the world

France 24

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…

The Conversation

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…

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