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African cities aren’t doing enough to adapt to climate change: lessons from Durban and Harare

When record-breaking rains swept through the coastal city of Durban in South Africa in April 2022, the resulting floods destroyed roads, bridges and homes. Durban’s low-lying, poor neighbourhoods were hardest hit, with residents losing their homes and their lives.

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Cameroon could be turning waste to energy: study uncovers why it’s not, and sets out solutions

Many African cities still struggle with litter and garbage that is not properly disposed of. This poses serious public health risks. It attracts vectors of disease like mosquitoes and flies, and can lead to cholera and malaria outbreaks.

The Conversation

The road to Rwanda – How cycling arrived at a landmark African World Championships

Cyclingnews looks at the preparations and hopes for the first-ever Road World Championships on African soil

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Malawi presidential elections: Who is running and what’s at stake?

The small African country is still reeling from the fallout of last year’s region-wide drought that devastated harvests.

Al Jazeera

The dinner pledge that secured Sydney the 2000 Olympics

John Coates' campaign for Sydney to host the 2000 Olympics culminated in a last-ditch financial offer to two African sporting bigwigs in a Monte Carlo hotel.

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More African nations are receiving third-country immigrants deported by US. Here's what to know

Ghana has become the latest African country to accept third-country nationals deported by the U.S. This controversial practice has raised legal concerns

The Independent UK

Inequality in Africa: what drives it, how to end it and what some countries are getting right

The relationship between inequality and economic growth is a complex one, especially in Africa. Inequality is the result of a host of factors, including policy choices, institutional legacies and power structures that favour elites. Professor Imraan Valodia, director of the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies spoke to Ernest Aryeetey, emeritus…

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Wildfires are blazing across Africa – but leaders like Trump are turning away

SPECIAL REPORT: While European countries band together to help tackle devastating fires, Africa is being left on its own, writes Nick Ferris. All despite the fact that blazes in Africa cause far greater damage

The Independent UK

Visa hassles and pricey flights: is the dream of seamless intra-African travel dead?

From bureaucratic burdens to extreme detours, travelling across Africa can be a nightmare – especially for Africans

The Guardian - UK

Horses and courses: how Sydney won the 2000 Olympic bid

Sydney's bid to host the 2000 Olympics enlisted near-extinct Mongolian horses, Kerry Packer's choppers, Gough Whitlam's hospitality, and more to get the win.

AAP

Africa's deadly black mamba holds vital clues to urban pollution

Africa’s most feared snake has found a new role as an environmental guardian, with researchers having discovered that black mambas can serve as detectors of air pollution.

Radio France Internationale

Scottish university in 'confidential' talks to repatriate skulls to Africa

A SCOTTISH university is reportedly negotiating the return of skulls in its possession to Africa ...

The National (Scotland)

'Hope is all I have': the refugees searching for family from Kenya's Kakuma camp

At the Kakuma refugee camp in the northwest of Kenya, more than 200,000 refugees from across Africa have sought safety – in many cases leaving loved ones behind. The Red Cross's Restoring Family Links programme seeks to reunite these families torn apart by conflict.

Radio France Internationale

Entire island’s internet shut down for a year after protesting construction

Essential services have collapsed; banking operations have ceased, and emergency hospital care is no longer available

The Independent UK

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Blind hikers prepare for record-breaking ascent of Africa's tallest mountain

A team of 11 visually impaired and fully blind climbers are entering the final stages of preparation before they head up Mount Kilimanjaro

Cycling News

'They need me there' - Biniam Girmay convinced to ride Rwanda World Championships

Intermarché-Wanty rider to fly the flag for Eritrea in the first ever African World Championships

Radio France Internationale

Macron and Erdogan find fragile common ground amid battle for influence

Following years of tension, the presidents of Turkey and France are finding new areas of cooperation. Ukraine is at the centre of this shift, but the Palestinian territories, the Caucasus and Africa are also emerging as shared priorities. However, analysts warn that serious differences remain, making for an uneasy partnership.

Al Jazeera

Dinosaurs to supercrocs: Niger’s bone keepers preserve its ancient fossils

The Sahel country is one of the few African nations to boast rare dinosaurs, but safeguarding them is a challenge.

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How Malawi is taking AI technology to small-scale farmers who don't have smartphones

Some small-scale farmers in the southern African country of Malawi are using an AI chatbot for advice to help them improve their methods and become more resilient to climate change

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Weather Concerns in West Africa Boost Cocoa Prices

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) on Thursday closed up +60 (+0.80%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) closed up +26 (+0.50%). Cocoa prices settled higher Thursday for a second day, supported by weather concerns in West Africa. Heavy rain in the Ivory Coast has kept farmers out...

The Independent UK

Ebola cases in Congo rise as authorities race to contain spread of outbreak, health agency says

Africa’s top public health agency said Thursday that suspected Ebola cases in Congo’s southern Kasai province have more than doubled since last week

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Cocoa Prices Supported by Weather Risks in West Africa

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) today is up +87 (+1.16%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is up +15 (+0.29%). Cocoa prices are moving higher today for a second day, supported by weather concerns in West Africa. Heavy rain in the Ivory Coast has kept farmers out...

The Independent UK

African countries push for radical change to tackle climate crisis as key summit wraps up

ON THE GROUND: Nick Ferris reports from Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, where activists back ambitious final declaration at second African Climate Summit – but pile scorn on lack of help from rich nations

The Conversation

What is ableism? Words can hurt people but African culture offers an alternative

“You speak good English for a Black person.”

The Independent UK

South Africa rules law banning a husband from taking wife’s family name is unconstitutional

The decision was met with mixed reactions

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