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'Stay here, work here, succeed here': Why this Senegalese woman is against migration

Yaram Fall is staunchly against people leaving Africa to build their lives elsewhere. "The development of Africa comes from its own people," she says.

WEKU

Climate-focused reform of World Bank could be done in a year, says Al Gore

Former US vice-president says bank should refocus its spending and end its role in ‘fossil fuel colonialism’

The Guardian - UK

As the 8 billionth person is born, here's how Africa will shape the future of the planet's population

In mid-November 2022 the eight billionth person will be born, according to the United Nations. In its analysis of this milestone, the UN makes two key observations. The first is that the global population has been expanding at its slowest rate since 1950. The growth rate dropped below 1% in…

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Ghana president fires junior finance minister over mining expose

A recent expose alleged that the minister had taken bribes from artisanal mine investors in the West African country.

Al Jazeera

In brutal drought, Kenyan herders look for hope underground

Generations of East Africans have tapped groundwater in the desert to survive in parched lands

The Independent UK

Why India overtaking China as most populous country is more than symbolic

Moment hints at possible limits to unrelenting rise of China and raises questions about ability of India to reap demographic dividend

The Guardian - UK

Increasing demand for oil and fuel threatens African nations’ economies, analysis finds

Carbon Tracker thinktank says investors in fossil fuels on the continent would be left with stranded assets

The Guardian - UK

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Are Senegal ‘Africa’s best hope’ at World Cup 2022?

This World Cup will be the third that the Teranga Lions have qualified for, and first as reigning African champions.

Al Jazeera

So Distant from My Life by Monique Ilboudo review – illuminating take on migration

A young west African keen to go to Europe discovers the price of making a new life in this novella by the Burkinabe academic and activist

The Guardian - UK

‘I think of suya and I’m on a Lagos beach with Mum’: celebrating Nigeria’s spice dish

Exploring the myths, mysteries and memories of west African barbecue

The Guardian - UK

Conservationists question how India's imported cheetahs will adapt to new home

As cheetahs transferred to central India from Africa made their first kill, officials hailed the hunt as a sign the animals were adapting to their new home – but some experts say India's hopes of reintroducing the big cats are unrealistic.

Radio France Internationale

Cartel boss Christy Kinahan planned to start new life in Zimbabwe

The FBI most-wanted criminal also hoped to buy a fleet of at least nine planes from the Egyptian Air Force to transport drugs around Africa

Dublin Live

A just transition depends on energy systems that work for everyone

Climate justice activists at Cop27 demand community-based renewable projects that work for the people, not corporations

The Guardian - US

Efe Ambrose has no Celtic exit regrets as he opens up on heart scare and almost signing for Manchester City

The former Parkhead defender has embarked on a remarkable career but is now settled in Scotland and wants to get Morton to the Scottish Premiership

Daily Record

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The Conversation

Climate change and wildlife: 3 studies that reveal the devastating toll on Africa's animals

Climate change has produced a number of threats to wildlife. Over time, changing rainfall patterns have transformed habitats and forced animals to move. Increasing temperatures are causing mass die-off events during heat waves and making it hard for animals to find food.

Radio France Internationale

Did France's Operation Barkhane win the fight against terror in the Sahel?

This week, President Emmanuel Macron announced the official end of France's anti-jihadist mission in West Africa – Operation Barkhane. The move was accelerated by a collapse of relations with Mali's military junta, leading to the withdrawal of French troops as the jihadist insurgency across the Sahel continues.

Irish Mirror

Irish Minister Colm Brophy takes swipe at Joe Biden at COP27 after 'horrendous' experience in Africa

He made the comment after recalling a ‘horrendous’ experience when he met a mother whose baby was dying as a result of climate change in the Horn of Africa six weeks ago

Foreign Policy

Livestock Are More Than Just Emissions

Africa needs to reduce emissions and protect food security. Villainizing livestock will lead to neither.

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How the energy crisis is pressuring countries at the UN climate summit – while some race to renewables, others see natural gas wealth, but it may be short-lived

Russia’s war on Ukraine has cast a shadow over this year’s United Nations climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where officials from around the world are discussing the costs of climate change and how to cut emissions that remain near record highs.

The Conversation

Africa’s largest democracy goes to the polls amid rising insecurity

Africa’s biggest election will be held in February 2023 in Nigeria. It’s the seventh successive general election in the country’s 23 years of unbroken democratic government.

The Independent UK

Senegal World Cup 2022 squad guide: 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

Al Jazeera

‘Preserving oases’: The fight for water by Morocco farmers

As in the rest of North Africa, global warming is already showing its effects and severely affecting agriculture.

The Independent UK

African nations push for funding to adapt to climate change

Battling droughts, sandstorms, floods, wildfires, coastal erosion, cyclones and other weather events exacerbated by climate change, the African continent needs to adapt, but it needs funds to do so, leaders and negotiators from the continent said at the U.N. climate summit

The Independent UK

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Reuters

South Africa releases terms of 600 million euro climate loans from France, Germany

South Africa on Thursday released the terms of two climate loans for a combined 600 million euros ($596.7 million) from French and German development banks, saying they were substantially cheaper than market borrowing.

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