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Insights From Africa As China Stumbles in the Pacific

Investment, infrastructure, and influence building – what worked for China before may not again elsewhere.

The News Lens

Africa Oye 2022 in Liverpool's Sefton Park: line up and stage times

Everything you need to know ahead of this weekend's festival

Liverpool Echo

Africa's domestic violence woes

In April, the beloved Nigerian gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu died at the hands of her husband. Accounts from relatives and friends indicate that, despite enduring severe abuse, she had stayed in her marriage because she hoped things would get better. And Nwachukwu's situation was hardly unique. Earlier this month, the…

Bangkok Post

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Holiday warning as 45C European heat-dome could see temperature records tumble

A cloud of hot air from North Africa looks set to push the temperatures in Spain and France to new levels this June, with Iberian peninsula already experiencing low 40Cs this weekend

Daily Mirror

South Africa in contention for 2023 F1 calendar slot

Formula 1 could revive the South African Grand Prix as early as next year amid ongoing talks between series bosses and the event organisers at Kyalami.

Motorsport

What is Rwanda’s record on human rights?

Plans to send asylum seekers to the central African nation, which could be about to get underway, have been bitterly attacked as ‘unlawful’ and contested at the High Court

The Independent UK

Growing numbers of young Africans want to move abroad, survey suggests

Covid, climate, stability and violence contributing to young people feeling pessimistic about future, survey of 15 countries suggests

The Guardian - UK

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Cairo Strengthens Cooperation With Nile Basin Countries in ‘Water Management’

Egypt is keen on cooperating with the Nile Basin countries in the field of water resources management, Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aty announced on Saturday. The Minister said that bilateral cooperation with the Nile Basin and African countries is one of the main axes of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

British scientists say it's unclear if monkeypox has peaked

British health officials say they cannot tell if the spread of monkeypox has peaked in the country

The Independent UK

Tory Party brands donor’s comments on immigration ‘unacceptable’

Maurizio Bragagni reportedly described London as ‘worse than any African metropolis’ in an online article for the Italian news site Saturno Notizie.

The Independent UK

Familiar faces in presidential race promise new ways to fix Nigeria

Two political veterans in their 70s are vying to be Nigeria's next president, promising pro-business policies to revamp Africa's largest economy by fixing its oil sector and curbing widespread security threats.

Reuters

Ethiopia says willing to resume dam talks with Egypt, Sudan

A senior Ethiopian official says his country is interested in resuming talks with Egypt and Sudan on a huge and controversial Blue Nile dam that will be Africa’s largest hydroelectric power plant

The Independent UK

Africa 'already has shortage' of grain and fertiliser, AU head Sall warns

Senegalese President Macky Sall, who is the current chair of the African Union, granted an interview to FRANCE 24 and RFI in Paris. He discussed his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin last week in Sochi, which focused on the issue of grain supplies stuck in Ukrainian ports. Sall said…

France 24

Knee problem forces Pope Francis to cancel Africa trip

Pontiff, 85, had planned to visit Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan in early July

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Pope Francis cancels trip to Congo and South Sudan over health issues

Pope Francis canceled a planned July trip to Africa on doctors' orders because of ongoing knee problems, the Vatican said Friday, raising further questions about the health and mobility problems of the 85-year-old pontiff.

The Hindu

Stone ‘Swiss Army knives’ show early humans had long-distance social networks

Archaeologists have found that around 65,000 years ago, knives were made to a very similar template across thousands of kilometres and multiple environmental niches

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

65,000-year-old 'stone Swiss Army knives' show early humans had long-distance social networks

Humans are the only species to live in every environmental niche in the world – from the icesheets to the deserts, rainforests to savannahs. As individuals we are rather puny, but when we are socially connected, we are the most dominant species on the planet.

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What Lesotho can teach Eswatini and South Africa about key political reforms

Two southern African countries, South Africa and Eswatini, are undergoing important reforms. South Africa is reviewing its electoral system while Eswatini is revisiting the powers of the monarch through a national dialogue.

The Independent UK

Comair collapse: British Airways’ South African partner ‘beyond rescue’

Failure to secure funding has taken around 40 per cent out of South Africa’s aviation capacity

Asharq Al-Awsat

Italy's Benetton Group, TIM Sign Digital Accord

Italy's biggest telecoms group TIM said on Thursday it had signed an agreement with Benetton Group to speed up the digitalization of more than 300 of the clothing retailer's offices, shops and production sites across the globe. Under the accord, TIM and its Sparkle cable unit will supply an infrastructure…

The Guardian - AU

65,000 year-old ‘Swiss Army knife’ proves ancient humans shared knowledge, research says

The prehistoric artefacts, all made to a similar shape and template, are found in enormous numbers across southern Africa across vast distances

Evening Standard

Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: AFCON qualifier prediction, kick off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h today

Nigeria host Sierra Leone today to begin their qualification campaign for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

The Guardian - UK

The Black Sea blockade: mapping the impact of war in Ukraine on the world’s food supply – interactive

From vast grain stores stuck in Odesa to famine risk in Yemen, a visual guide to the far-reaching effects of Russia’s block on exports

The Independent UK

Monkeypox signs and symptoms: What to look for and how it spreads

Tropical disease originating in Africa has spread across the world since May

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