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Ethiopia's Tigray Rebels Say Ready for AU-led Peace Talks

Ethiopia's Tigray rebels said Sunday they were ready for a ceasefire and would accept a peace process led by the African Union, removing an obstacle to negotiations with the government to end almost two years of brutal warfare. The announcement was made amid a flurry of international diplomacy after fighting…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dana White: UFC event in Africa ‘is going to happen very soon’

UFC president Dana White says the promotion is "seriously" considering hosting an event in Africa very soon.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Queen’s death brings conflicted emotions in former colonies: ‘I cannot mourn’

Beyond official condolences praising the queen’s longevity and service, there is some bitterness about the past in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and elsewhere.

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‘I Cannot Mourn’: Former Colonies Conflicted over the Queen

Upon taking the throne in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II inherited millions of subjects around the world, many of them unwilling. Today, in the British Empire's former colonies, her death brings complicated feelings, including anger. Beyond official condolences praising the queen’s longevity and service, there is some bitterness about the past…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Personal ties, diplomacy and charm: King Charles will need them all to win over Africa

To carry on his mother’s work and confront the legacy of colonialism will require unique skills

The Guardian - UK

Queen Elizabeth II and Africa: From an iconic dance in Ghana to friendship with Mandela

Elizabeth II maintained special ties with Britain’s former colonies and the members of the Commonwealth states in Africa. From the beginning of her reign in Kenya to her memorable meetings with Kwame Nkrumah and Nelson Mandela, the Queen had a long-standing relationship with the African continent.

France 24

Remembering Queen Elizabeth II in Zimbabwe

Some Zimbabweans criticise the late monarch for failing to ‘promote the interests of Africans in the colonial era’.

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African leaders demand funds to adapt to climate change

The leaders of two dozen African countries Friday urged wealthier nations to uphold their aid pledges so the continent can tackle climate change impacts for which it shares little blame.

Radio France Internationale

FIFFS to Celebrate African Cinema

The 15th edition of The International Women's Film Festival of Salé (FIFFS), curated by the Bouregreg Association from September 26 till October 1, will celebrate the African cinema with a special segment dubbed “Special of Africa” and by hosting Senegal as a guest of honor. The organizers said in a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Tiafoe Effect: US tennis star has big impact in Africa

Sam Jalloh zig-zagged across West Africa last year coaching tennis to kids

The Independent UK

Ospreys make triumphant return as breeding pairs spread across UK

Conservationists hail success of breeding programmes as first chicks in two centuries hatch in Leicestershire

The Guardian - UK

African nations push for more climate finance ahead of COP

African ministers meeting in Cairo two months ahead of the COP27 climate summit called on Friday for a sharp expansion of climate financing for their continent while pushing back against an abrupt move away from fossil fuels.

Reuters

Mixed feelings in Africa as Queen Elizabeth II dies

We bring you a special edition on Queen Elizabeth II's legacy in Africa. With high praise from some and criticism from others, from brutal repression in Kenya to open support for the end of apartheid, across the continent Elizabeth II leaves mixed feelings behind her.

France 24

African Nations Seek Funds as Cost of Climate Change Rises

From drought to cyclones and sea level rise, the cost of damage caused by climate change in Africa will only get higher as the world warms, sparking concerns from activists and officials about how to pay for it. Africa's islands and coastal states — and the 116 million people that…

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The Independent UK

African nations seek funds as cost of climate change rises

From drought to cyclones and sea level rise, the cost of damage caused by climate change in Africa will only get higher as the world warms, stirring concerns from activists and officials about how to pay for it

Radio France Internationale

Former African colonies remember Queen's legacy with mixed emotions

From becoming head of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1952 to witnessing the independence of many African countries, Queen Elizabeth II watched a century of history unfold. RFI looks at some of the key moments in the late monarch’s relationship with the African continent.

Reuters

Mixed feelings among some in Africa for Queen Elizabeth

As condolences poured in from around the world after Queen Elizabeth's death, there were mixed feelings among some Africans about the monarch and her country's colonial legacy on a continent where Britain once ruled more than half the territory.

The Conversation

Queen Elizabeth: monarch who had to adjust to the shift from Empire to Commonwealth

On her 21st birthday, 21 April 1947, when Britain’s Princess Elizabeth was accompanying her parents and her sister on a tour of South Africa, she spoke “to all the peoples of the British Commonwealth and Empire, wherever they live, whatever race they came from, and whatever language they speak”.

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The Hindu

Georgian archaeologists find 1.8-million-year-old human tooth

The latest discovery provides more evidences that the mountainous south Caucasus area was likely one of the first human settlements outside Africa.

The Independent UK

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Donkey domesticated 7,000 years ago in Africa - DNA study

WASHINGTON: Despite transforming history as beasts of burden essential for transporting goods and people, the humble donkey has long been woefully understudied.

The Independent UK

WHO launches drive to fight bacterial meningitis in Africa

The World Health Organization says it is launching a $1.5 billion campaign, hopefully including a new vaccine, to eliminate outbreaks of bacterial meningitis across Africa by 2030

The Conversation

West Africa's fisher women are experts at coping with job insecurity – but policymakers are using their resilience against them

All along West Africa’s coastline, women play a vital role in the fisheries sector as processors, traders and distributors.

The Conversation

Climate change: colonial diaries in South Africa are helping scientists reconstruct weather patterns of the past to protect against future events

The current climate crisis raises many questions. Some are forward-looking: how can this be fixed? Some look to the recent past: how did we get here? And some reach further back into history: are today’s extreme heat waves, catastrophic droughts and floods all due to climate change? Was climate and…

The Independent UK

What cost of living crisis? Travel company launches £120k tour of Africa by private jet

Passengers will be accompanied by a doctor, photographer and luggage manager

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