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South Africa lifts 'state of disaster' over power crisis

In tonight's edition: South Africa rolls back a state of disaster over a national power crisis, even though rolling blackouts are still crippling the country's economy. Also, the WTO says goods exports are declining in Africa even though the continent has absorbed the shocks from Covid and the war in…

France 24

Benin bronzes made from metal mined in west Germany, study finds

Brass used for west African artworks was acquired from manilla bracelets, the grim currency of the slave trade

The Guardian - UK

Snake on a plane forces South African pilot to make emergency landing

Rudolph Erasmus praised for ‘great airmanship’ after discovery of deadly cobra in cockpit of private plane

The Guardian - UK

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South Africa ends 'state of disaster' over electricity

The South African government has terminated the national state of disaster it declared two months ago to deal with an electricity crisis, although there are no signs that the power problems are ending

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris's visit underscores the tricky choices Zambia is making about international allies

US vice-president Kamala Harris’s recent visit to Zambia is an example the country’s increased engagement with western nations. It gave fresh impetus to the view that Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema is strongly aligning the country to the west.

The Conversation

Foreign exchange: several African countries have a shortage of US dollars - why this happens and how to fix it

A number of African countries, including Kenya, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia, are currently experiencing shortages of US dollars. The dollar is the dominant currency in international transactions. These countries rely on the US currency to pay for foreign debts, essential goods and industrial inputs. Development economist Christopher Adam…

The Conversation

Senegal's Baaba Maal returns after years with new album

Amid a changing, modernizing world with climate change threatening his home, Senegalese singer-songwriter and activist Baaba Maal is releasing his first album in seven years

The Independent UK

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Britain spends three times more aid on housing refugees than it sends to Africa

Foreign Office figures show aid to Africa fell to £1.1bn in 2022, compared with £3.7bn of budget spent on refugees in UK

The Guardian - UK

UK spends three times amount of overseas aid in Britain than in Africa

The Government was accused of ‘failing women and girls’ around the world.

The Independent UK

Partying Brits ditch Magaluf for African resort with 84p pints and 30C heat

Lads and lasses on holiday are waving goodbye to Magaluf, instead opting for a week in Tanzania - where they can enjoy a larger than life atmosphere in the African heat

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Watch Itchy Boots Climb Mountains On Her Way To The Eye Of Africa

Itchy Boots is currently making her way across northern Africa on her trusty Honda CRF300L Rally, and she's going to need it to get to the Eye of Africa.

RideApart

Fake medicines are a dangerous threat in Africa: 3 ways to spot them

At the end of a long day, you realise you’re starting to get a headache. So you buy painkillers from the street vendor, and take two. But how do you know what those pills really are? The vendor isn’t a pharmacy. There’s no package insert listing ingredients or dosage instructions.…

The Conversation

Mystery of desert ‘fairy circles’ may finally be SOLVED due to ancient knowledge

The patches of bare ground, which form circles between two and 12 metres wide and are found across Australia's deserts, were originally recorded in Africa in the 1970s, but it took scientists until now to discover where they came from

Daily Mirror

Washington trying to wreck Russia-Africa summit -Russia's Lavrov

The U.S. is trying to wreck Russia's planned summit with African countries as part of efforts to isolate Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Tuesday.

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The Guardian - UK

Cotton Capital: how slavery made Manchester the world’s first industrial city

A visual exploration of historical Manchester’s rapid growth into a ‘shock city’ – and how slavery was key to the emergence of Cottonopolis

The Conversation

Archaeology shows how hunter-gatherers fitted into southern Africa’s first city, 800 years ago

Where the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers meet, forming the modern border between Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe, lies a hill that hardly stands out from the rest. One could easily pass it without realising its historical significance. It was on and around this hill that what appears to be southern…

The Conversation

Tanzania-South Africa: deep ties evoke Africa’s sacrifices for freedom

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan recently paid a state visit to South Africa aimed at strengthening bilateral political and trade relations. As the South African presidency noted, ties between the two nations date back to Tanzania’s solidarity with the anti-apartheid struggle.

France 24

Armed groups, juntas create dangers for journalists in Sahel

Reporters Without Borders published on Monday an investigation into the colossal dangers journalists face while working in the Sahel, the vast, semi-arid region beset by jihadism, armed groups and instability. The NGO fears this part of West Africa is becoming a no-go area for journalists.

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Financial Times

How China is winning the race for Africa’s lithium

The country already dominates processing of the metal for use in electric vehicle batteries and is now investing heavily in mines, leaving western operators scrambling to keep up

The Independent UK

Harris finds new connections in Africa as historic figure

Wherever Vice President Kamala Harris went in Africa on her just-completed trip, her appearances were treated like a homecoming

The Guardian - UK

Nakhane: ‘I was exhausted from singing sad songs’

Nakhane’s mix of hedonistic beats and operatic vocals have made them one of South Africa’s biggest artists. They talk about their fractured childhood, conversion therapy, death threats – and making their queerest album yet

The Conversation

The war on Tigray wiped out decades of environmental progress: how to start again

The Tigray region, in northern Ethiopia, used to be a model for land restoration in Africa. It won multiple awards and recognition.

LiveScience

Medieval Swahilis and Persians paired up 1,000 years ago in East Africa, ancient DNA reveals

A new ancient DNA study help confirm, but also "contradict and complicate" the historical narrative that Swahilis paired up with Persians 1,000 years ago in East Africa.

The Guardian - UK

UK spending on trying to halt the flow of refugees is a classic false economy

The government is spending five times more on refugees in the UK than it allocates in aid to Africa

The Independent UK

Harris seeks billions for climate resilience in Africa

Vice President Kamala Harris is ending her weeklong visit to Africa with the biggest-ticket item of her journey

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