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TV tonight: the young creatives giving Africa a cultural shake-up

Afua Hirsch travels to Morocco in the opener of Africa Rising. Plus: Jay Blades delves into East End history and Bridget Everett’s gorgeous Somebody Somewhere. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: three days with a giant of African literature

The long read: The Kenyan novelist’s life and work has intersected with many of the biggest events of the past century. At 85, he reflects on his long, uncompromising life in writing

The Guardian - UK

Do you need to wash rice before cooking? Here's the science

Rice is a staple food for billions of people in Asia and Africa. It’s also a versatile ingredient for many iconic dishes from around the world, including dolmades from Greece, risottos from Italy, paella from Spain and rice puddings from the United Kingdom.

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Sampa the Great taps into music of her African childhood on new album

The Zambia-born artist is currently in the midst of a North American tour, promoting her second full-length album, ‘As Above, So Below.’

Chicago Sun-Times

South Africa's ruling party expels former top official accused of corruption

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party expelled its former secretary-general on Monday for misconduct and other breaches of party rules

The Independent UK

5 new mysteries and thrillers for the start of summer

These new releases might take you from Europe to Africa to the Middle East to Russia and the United States — without leaving your hammock.

WEKU

‘A single cut brings excruciating pain’: haemophilia patients struggle to access care in Nigeria

People living with the blood disorder are often unable to obtain a diagnosis or vital treatment – a situation that is replicated across much of Africa

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In Uganda, a recent ban on charcoal making disrupts a lucrative but destructive business

The burning of charcoal, an age-old practice in many African societies, is now restricted business across northern Uganda amid a wave of resentment by locals who have warned of the threat of climate change stemming from the uncontrolled felling of trees by outsiders

The Independent UK

Why malaria still persists in much of Africa

We think of malaria as a problem faced only by humid, hot countries. But just over a century ago, the disease thrived as far north as Siberia and the Arctic Circle, and was endemic in 36 states of the US. We don't have specific data that far back for Thailand,…

Bangkok Post

Ama Ata Aidoo obituary

One of Africa’s most influential playwrights and poets who served as education minister in her native Ghana

The Guardian - UK

Why Southern African skincare deserves a spot on our top shelves

Grounded in ancestral knowledge and formulated from the region’s rich array of botanicals, the product offers a beauty perspective that much of the world has not yet seen, writes Adele Cardani

The Independent UK

Row in Germany over Benin bronzes

BERLIN: In a move that many hailed as a salve for the historic wounds between Europe and Africa, Germany last December returned 22 artefacts, looted during the colonial era, to what is now Nigeria.

Bangkok Post

Renowned artist confronts destruction of African wildlife in latest art show

Renowned photographer and artist Roger Ballen is staging an art exhibition in the heart of Johannesburg that is addressing the destruction of African wildlife and the relationship between humans and animals on the continent

The Independent UK

The Africa Channel To Air Wild Africa Fund Concert Series

Series features Alyn Sano, Ckay, Musa Keys, Focalistic, Macky2, Zikhona, Anita Jaxson, Bombshell, Towela, Top Cheri

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Here's how NPR reporters around the world are dealing with air pollution

As Canada and parts of the U.S. confront declines in air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, NPR reporters in Asia, Latin America and Africa share their experiences.

Radio France Internationale

World’s oldest prehistoric burial site discovered in South Africa

Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger claims that the oldest burial site in the world, dating back to some 200,000 to 300,000 years ago, is in South Africa. He believes the primitive Homo naledi species buried their dead and carved symbols on tomb walls. The findings challenge the current understanding of human evolution.

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

June 2 - 8, 2023

The Guardian - UK

‘Protege! Would you use that word for a man?’ Claire Denis on rum, Africa and rethinking MeToo

Choose your words carefully with France’s most brilliant – and formidable – film director, as she discusses being bourgeois, Harvey Weinstein, and her latest movie, Stars at Noon

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Sudan conflict: how China and Russia are involved and the differences between them

As clashes continue between the Sudanese military and rapid support forces, the current and historic role of foreign governments in Sudanese affairs is under close examination.

France 24

Ukraine FM asks for support from Africa, calls on leaders to choose friends wisely

In tonight's edition: Ukraine's foreign minister has wrapped up a tour of Africa by saying that he welcomes plans for an African peace delegation to head to Ukraine and Russia but warned that it will take more than a ceasefire to resolve the war. UN judges decide that Rwandan genocide…

The Guardian - UK

UK government under fire for investing overseas aid in fossil fuel firms

Taxpayer’s money also going to companies found to be flouting human rights in Kenya and DRC, says Commons committee

The Guardian - UK

‘Glimmer of light’ in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality in Namibia

Two families are celebrating a supreme court victory that will allow them to stay together, and offers hope in the ongoing battle for rights across Africa

Caixin Global

Fosun Pharma Secures $54 Million of IFC Loans for West Africa Plant

Côte d’Ivoire factory will produce anti-malaria and anti-bacterial drugs to improve public health across the region, World Bank unit says

France 24

Police clash with protesters in Kenya over tax hikes

Tensions boil over in Kenya during a protest against tax hikes, with police firing tear gas at crowds and arresting almost a dozen people during rallies. Some repoductive health campaigners in southern Africa are hoping for a change in Namibia's abortion ban which they say has forced many women to…

The Conversation

China’s population grew older and richer: policy lessons for some African countries

For decades China was the world’s most populous country. But that’s changed. Its population has peaked, and is now falling.

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