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Pope Francis in DRC and South Sudan: one of his most challenging visits ever

On 31 January, Pope Francis departed from Rome to central Africa, to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its neighbouring state South Sudan. The visit was previously scheduled for 2022, but did not take place because of the pope’s health issues.

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Kampala, Kigali and Addis Ababa are changing fast: new book follows their distinct paths

Kampala, the Ugandan capital where I live, is naturally the city I have studied and worked on the most as an urban economist. Yet even with this background, reading Tom Goodfellow’s recently published book, Politics and the Urban Frontier: Transformation and Divergence in Late Urbanizing East Africa, I learned astonishing…

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Sudan, Chad Agree on Combating Extremism, Protecting the Displaced

Head of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan held bilateral talks on Sunday with Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby in the capital of Chad, N'Djamena. They discussed the updates in Libya and Central Africa. Burhan was accompanied by acting Foreign Minister Ali al-Sadiq, chief of General Intelligence Ahmed…

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Is there hope for a dying river in Kenya's growing capital?

As clean water runs short, one of Africa’s fastest growing cities is struggling to balance the needs of creating jobs and protecting the environment, and the population of over 4 million feels the strain

The Independent UK

What makes archaeology useful as well as exciting? It offers lessons from the past

Archaeology is fun. It’s so much fun that sometimes people do not treat it with the seriousness it deserves. Studying the past, through what people leave behind, can offer insights into some of the world’s challenges – like hunger, health, and protecting the environment.

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Catholics from eastern Congo make cross-country journey to meet pope

Father Adeodatus Muhigi is among the Roman Catholic faithful in Democratic Republic of Congo's restive city of Goma who prepared to welcome Pope Francis last July, before the pontiff had to postpone a trip to Africa because of a knee ailment.

Reuters

Pope Francis to visit two fragile African nations: DR Congo and South Sudan

Pope Francis starts a trip on Tuesday to two fragile African nations often forgotten by the world, where protracted conflicts have left millions of refugees and displaced people grappling with hunger.

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King Charles’ Africa Centre visit branded ‘lip service’ by campaigners

Visit dismissed as a public relations exercise to ‘sanitise’ the palace’s ‘battered image’ around race

The Independent UK

EU's Borrell hopes South Africa can convince Russia to stop Ukraine war

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Development partners commit $30 billion to food production in Africa

Development partners have committed $30 billion to boost food production in Africa over the next five years, said Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, during closing remarks at a food security summit on Friday.

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Nigeria launches domestic card scheme to boost cashless economy

The move is part of the central bank’s moves to reduce cash flow within the borders of Africa’s biggest economy.

Al Jazeera

Lavrov shores up Eritrean support for Russia over Ukraine conflict

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Thursday on a tour of Africa to shore up support for Russia, focusing on the "dynamics of the war in Ukraine", Eritrea's information minister said.

Reuters

Commentary: Why the Wagner Group’s influence in West Africa is growing

France has waged a counterterrorism campaign in the small West African country of Burkina Faso since 2018. But on Jan. 20, hundreds of protesters in the capital city of Ouagadougou waved Russian flags and demanded the French army’s ouster. Days later, the country’s military government told the French to leave…

Chicago Tribune

Dumfries great-gran celebrates her 100th birthday

Violet McEwan was “absolutely delighted” to receive a card from the King and Queen Consort to mark her 100th birthday on Thursday

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Russia’s FM Lavrov meets Eritrean president on Africa tour

Foreign minister’s trip to Eritrea comes as part of his Africa tour which took him to South Africa, Angola and Eswatini.

France 24

Mo Ibrahim foundation report: African governance 'backslides' on democracy

In tonight's edition: The death toll from the bombing of herders in central Nigeria has risen to 40. Also, we hear from some of those behind a top report on the state of African governance. It finds that Africa is less secure than it was a decade ago, with a…

The Independent UK

King greeted by lively drum beats during visit to new Africa Centre

The Africa Centre originally opened its doors in 1964 to champion the cause of Africa and its people worldwide.

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US expands sanctions on Russia's 'brutal' Wagner Group

The Biden administration is expanding sanctions against Russia's Wagner Group and related companies and individuals for their role in the war in Ukraine and mercenary activities, including human rights abuses, in Africa

Evening Standard

Germany ‘sorry’ for leopard jibe at Russia’s foreign minister that upset some Africans

The tweet and emoji played on Germany’s decision to send some of its advanced Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

Reuters

Yellen lauds Ford's 100-year history in South Africa, flags more investments

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday lauded the Ford Motor Co's 100-year history of assembling vehicles in South Africa and underscored Washington's resolve to expand trade ties with countries that it "can count on," including South Africa.

The Independent UK

Germany apologizes for leopard jibe that upset some Africans

Germany has apologized for using a leopard emoji in a jibe at Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Twitter that ended up offending some Africans

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Eliminating neglected diseases in Africa: there are good reasons for hope

Togo had reason to celebrate in 2022 when it became the first country in the world to eliminate four neglected tropical diseases. The west African nation stamped out Guinea worm disease in 2011, lymphatic filariasis in 2017, sleeping sickness in 2020, and trachoma last year.

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A major new exhibition in Nairobi reveals the history of east African art traditions

Mwili, Akili na Roho (Body, Mind and Spirit) – on in Nairobi, Kenya – is a major international exhibition presenting east African painters who are key players in the modernist art of the region. Modernism in the fine arts refers to a period of experimentation from the late 1800s to…

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It'll take 150 years to map Africa's biodiversity at the current rate. We can't protect what we don't know

The African continent is bursting with biodiversity. In a 2016 report, the United Nations Environment Programme wrote:

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