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UK spending more aid on refugees at home than on assistance to poor countries

Statistics on last year’s spending show much of slashed UK aid went on domestic costs as help for Africa plummeted.

The Independent UK

Nigeria hopes new currency notes curb inflation, corruption

Nigeria has unveiled newly designed currency notes that the West African nation’s central bank says will help curb inflation and money laundering

The Independent UK

The US dollar is getting stronger: African countries are feeling the pain and have few policy options

The US dollar has been advancing rapidly in response to the Federal Reserve’s resolve to keep raising policy rates for longer to regain control of stubbornly high inflation. This has far reaching consequences. The US dollar is prominently used around the world as an international medium of exchange and as…

The Conversation

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Britain and South Africa agree health partnership on second day of state visit

Britain and South Africa on Wednesday announced a new health and science partnership to mark the second day of President Cyril Ramaphosa's state visit to London, the first such official guest hosted by Britain's King Charles.

Reuters

UK and South Africa to strengthen health and climate partnership

The two nations signed an agreement during South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state visit to the UK.

The Independent UK

M23: Four things you should know about the rebel group's campaign in Rwanda-DRC conflict

Fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national army and the rebel group M23 has displaced thousands of people in the eastern border city of Goma. Formed 10 years ago, the Rwanda-backed Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) soon made its first mark when it briefly occupied Goma, a city of…

The Conversation

Suella Braverman unable to explain how orphan refugee can get to UK in car crash clash

The under-fire Home Secretary was asked by Tory backbencher Tim Loughton how a teenager fleeing war and persecution in East Africa could apply for asylum from abroad - and she was unable to answer

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South Africa’s small-scale fishers have been marginalised since apartheid -- what needs to change

South Africa is home to tens of thousands of small-scale fishers and fishing households. Some fish purely for consumption and subsistence, while others make up a small commercial sector.

The Conversation

Cabinet minister defends lavish state banquet at time of austerity

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said the state visit by Cyril Ramaphosa will help boost links with South Africa.

The Independent UK

Programs of Makkah Declaration to Train Imams Kick Off in Africa

The Muslim World League launched on Tuesday the first phase of its international programs to train imams and preachers in Africa on the Makkah Document.

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘It’s a bit Mary Poppins’: Lina Ghotmeh to design 2023’s Serpentine pavilion

The Beirut-born architect is aiming for the smallest possible carbon footprint with an African-inspired ‘great shelter’ for meeting in Kensington Gardens

The Guardian - UK

Putin's Africa endgame: Macron accuses Russia of stoking anti-French sentiment

It was always a stretch. Emmanuel Macron kept the lines of communication open with Vladimir Putin while Russia's propaganda machine and the mercenaries of Wagner fuelled anti-French sentiment in Africa. But in an interview on the sidelines of a Francophone nations summit in Tunisia, it sounds like the gloves are…

France 24

Tanzania travel guide: Everything you need to know

It’s known as Africa’s classic safari destination for a reason; here’s how to make the most of a trip

The Independent UK

Energy dearth sets back renewable energy

The invasion of Ukraine caused an energy deficit — now European countries scramble to find fossil fuel options

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South Africa's leader welcomed for first state visit with King Charles III

King Charles III on Tuesday welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to London for the first state visit of his reign, with climate change, trade and the Commonwealth on the agenda.

The Independent UK

King Charles III welcomes S. African leader for state visit

King Charles III has welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to London for the first state visit of his reign

Radio France Internationale

World's longest-standing president on course to extend 43-year rule

Equatorial Guinea's veteran ruler Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has taken the lead in the west African country's presidential race, according to provisional results released by the interior ministry on Monday.

The Independent UK

Charles to host first state visit as King for South African president

The King will experience another first – hosting his first state banquet as monarch.

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In the strawberry fields of Spain, migrants from Africa work in hope of a better life

Spain a prolific producer of strawberries, and the jurisdiction of Huelva is where 80% of the country's berries are grown, in an industry that is increasingly demanding.

The Independent UK

Senegal stare into the void left behind by Sadio Mane

Senegal 0-2 Netherlands: In a match that was crying out for a moment of individual inspiration, the champions of Africa were crucially missing the source of theirs

Liverpool Echo

Everton fans hailed after kits arrive in Africa

A shipment of Everton kits has made its way to needy children in Africa as KitAid hails generosity of Blues supporters

The Conversation

COP27 will be remembered as a failure – here's what went wrong

Billed as “Africa’s COP”, the 27th UN climate change summit (otherwise known as COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, was expected to promote climate justice, as this is the continent most affected but least responsible for the climate crisis. Negotiations for a fund that would compensate developing countries for the loss…

The Conversation

Pregnant students in Tanzania may stay in school according to a new ruling by African child rights experts

The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of Children recently made what experts call a landmark ruling. The committee is a regional quasi-judicial organ of the African Union. Its task is to monitor and implement the African Charter on Child’s Rights and Welfare, interpret the provisions of…

The Conversation

Ebola: Uganda's schools were closed for two years during COVID, now they face more closures -- something must change

Children in Uganda missed out on more school because of the COVID pandemic than their peers anywhere else in the world. An estimated 15 million pupils in the East African nation did not attend school for 83 weeks – that’s almost two years. Statistical models predict a learning deficit of…

The Independent UK

Senegal World Cup squad 2022: Full fixtures, group, ones to watch, odds and more

The champions of Africa have the chance to add to a historic year and emulate the side of 20 years ago

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