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France's strategy in Africa: Macron unveils changing military, economic agenda

With France's influence waning in Africa, it was time to push reset. President Emmanuel Macron has laid out a revamped strategy for the continent. He has insisted Africa is a priority of his second term as president. Indeed, this week he will head there for the second time since being…

France 24

Macron plans 'noticeable reduction' of French military in Africa

President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday a "noticeable reduction" of France's troop presence in Africa following a withdrawal from Mali and Burkina Faso after years fighting jihadists there.

Radio France Internationale

Biologists discovered a new species of tiny owl on the forested island of Príncipe, and it's already under threat – Podcast

A team of Spanish biologists has discovered a tiny new species of owl, called the Príncipe scops owl, living in a remote forest on an island off the west coast of Africa. In this Discovery episode of The Conversation Weekly, we speak with Bárbara Freitas, a Ph.D. fellow who studies…

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Peter Mundy obituary

Other lives: Zoologist who became an expert on the vultures of Africa, and did much to help with their conservation

The Guardian - UK

Jimmy Carter: the American president whose commitment to Africa went beyond his term

The office of former US president Jimmy Carter (98), who has been frail for some time, has announced that he will no longer seek hospital treatment for his ailments. He has instead opted for hospice care at his modest home in the rural farming village of Plains, Georgia, close to…

The Conversation

Jimmy Carter's final foe: A parasitic worm that preyed on millions in Africa and Asia

ATLANTA — Just a few hours before President Jimmy Carter underwent his first radiation treatment for brain cancer, he spoke of his hope, in the time he had left, to purge the world of a parasitic worm disease.

Los Angeles Times

Cough syrup can harm children: experts warn of contamination risks

The recent deaths of over 300 children in Africa and Asia have prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to warn about the use of “substandard and falsified” medical products. The organisation called for more efforts to protect children from contaminated medicine. Toxicologists Winston Morgan and Shazma Bashir unpack the story.

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3 parties claim early leads in Nigeria's presidential vote

Each of the three frontrunners in Nigeria’s hotly contested presidential election are claiming they are on the path to victory, as preliminary results trickled in two days after Africa’s most populous nation went to the polls

The Independent UK

Rainbow plates: the chefs reawakening Africa’s taste for vegan food

Can innovative cooks and entrepreneurs take the continent back to its plant-based roots? We’ve included chef Marie Kacouchia’s recipe for Senegalese cauliflower yassa so you can judge for yourself

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: Cyclone Freddy brings torrential rain to parts of Africa

Downpours lash Mozambique and Zimbabwe – meanwhile, unseasonably high and low temperatures hit east and west US

The Guardian - UK

France to unveil new economic, military strategy in Africa

French President Emmanuel Macron will unveil France’s economic and military strategy in Africa in the coming years

The Independent UK

Macron to outline revamped Africa strategy ahead of four-nation tour

President Emmanuel Macron is to lay out on Monday France's revamped political and military strategy for Africa, two days ahead of a tour of central African countries, as Paris seeks to counter growing Chinese and Russian influence in the region.

Radio France Internationale

France must demonstrate 'profound humility' toward Africa, Macron says ahead of four-nation trip

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday outlined France's new strategy for Africa, where anti-French sentiment runs high in some of its former colonies. Ahead of a visit to Gabon, Angola, Congo-Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Macron said that France needs to demonstrate a "profound humility" in Africa.

France 24

Macron flies to Africa to counter waning French influence

French President Emmanuel Macron will fly to Africa this week in a bid to counter Russian efforts to dislodge France from the continent, after Paris suffered a series of military and political setbacks in its former sphere of influence.

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The Independent UK

Jill Biden sees East Africa drought up close, seeks more aid

U.S. first lady Jill Biden has gotten an up-close look at the historic East Africa drought

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Supports Companies to Enter Cameroon, Togo Markets

The Saudi Ministry of Investment is currently working on listing all national companies interested in investing in Cameroon and Togo as part of its support for Saudi investment abroad and addressing its challenges with the relevant authorities. Several Saudi government agencies aim to stimulate and support the private sector to…

Al Jazeera

Is Africa still ‘neutral’ a year into the Ukraine war?

Since Russia’s invasion, many African governments have officially not taken sides. But for some, that may be changing.

France 24

Presidential election results only announced for one of Nigeria's 36 states

Nigeria’s election commission announced the first results late Sunday from the country's closely watched presidential election, but it could days before a winner is declared.

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Ghana needs more astronomers, astrophysicists, aerospace engineers and astronauts -- how to develop them

Perhaps when you think of scientific research in Africa you think of the continent’s amazing natural resources, buried out of sight under soil or rocks. Or maybe your mind goes to its ancient history of human evolution.

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Niger is Africa's fastest growing country – how to feed 25 million more people in 30 years

Niger, a landlocked country in the dry Sahel region of Africa, struggles to feed its 25 million people. It currently ranks 115th out of 121 countries on the Global Hunger Index, and the number of people not getting enough to eat has increased from about 13% of the population in…

The Independent UK

Jill Biden talks safe sex, condoms with Kenya's young adults

U.S. first lady Jill Biden is close to wrapping up her five-day visit to two African countries

France 24

Xenophobia grows amidst raids and repeated attacks on sub-Saharan Africans in Tunisia

Tunisian law enforcement has launched a wave of repression against the country’s sub-Saharan African population, carrying out random identity checks and sometimes violently arresting them, leaving their children abandoned and offering no access to any kind of legal support. Xenophobic and racist sentiments have also been circulating widely on Tunisian…

France 24

Jill Biden visits Kenya to shine light on worst drought in decades

US First Lady Jill Biden arrived in Kenya on Friday, kicking off a visit aimed at focusing attention on the worst drought to hit the Horn of Africa in decades.

The Guardian - UK

Polling closes in Nigeria’s tightly fought presidential and parliamentary races

Vote largely peaceful in Africa’s largest economy but half of polling stations opened late due to technical issues

The Independent UK

Africa's largest film festival offers hope in Burkina Faso

Africa’s largest film festival kicks off Saturday in the West African nation of Burkina Faso amid soaring jihadi violence that’s killed thousands and displaced nearly 2 million people

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