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UK confirms two cases of rare rat-born Lassa fever as Ireland's health officials issue advice

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has confirmed that Lassa fever has never been diagnosed in a person in Ireland, but says it could be imported

Irish Mirror

Two people in England diagnosed with Lassa fever

Potentially deadly infectious disease, endemic to West Africa, not seen in UK for 10 years

The Guardian - UK

White Malice: how the CIA strangled African independence at birth

Historian Susan Williams grew up in Zambia. Like other scholars of her generation raised in former settler societies of southern Africa, she empathises with the continent’s people.

The Conversation

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COVID infection of three lions and a puma in private South African zoo points to need for wider surveillance

SARS-CoV-2 is the cause of the disease we know as COVID-19. While this disease has wreaked havoc on every human population worldwide, what isn’t as well appreciated is that the virus can also infect a range of animals.

The Conversation

Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Eyes Trade Routes, Acquisitions

Abu Dhabi's AD Ports Group (ADPORTS.AD) plans to develop extensive trade corridors connecting the United Arab Emirates, with the Middle East, the subcontinent, Africa and elsewhere, executives said on Tuesday, following its share listing. AD Ports Group, controlled by state investor ADQ, made its debut on the Abu Dhabi bourse…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sadio Mane snubs Senegal president's handshake in honour of Liverpool teammate

The talismanic Reds forward is riding high after playing a crucial part in his national side's first ever Africa Cup of Nations glory but opted against shaking the hand of the Senegal president

Daily Mirror

Chinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank

China's development banks provided $23 billion in financing for infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa from 2007 to 2020, more than double the amount lent by such banks in the United States, Germany, Japan and France combined, a new study showed.

Reuters

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Will Smith’s safe, sterile return to IG is a reminder of how shocking The Slap was

His first posts after apologizing for the slap are charming nonsequiturs — which is just how he’s always liked it.

Mic

Coups are all the rage again in beleaguered Africa

Military coups are back in fashion in Africa. There have been over 200 attempted coups in the continent since 1960, about half of them successful, but in the past two decades they had dropped to only two a year. Last year saw six, however, and there have been two already…

Bangkok Post

A brief history of African nations at the Olympic Winter Games

A record number of eight African countries competed at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. At the 2022 Beijing winter games, currently underway, Africa is represented by six athletes from five countries: Eritrea, Ghana, Madagascar, Morocco and Nigeria. Five are competing in Alpine (downhill) skiing and one…

The Conversation

Cilo Cybin Founder Gabriel Theron Plans First African Cannabis SPAC

Africa’s first cannabis-focused blank check company should list this year, aiming to acquire companies in a young industry, next to genetics and wearable health-device businesses

Benzinga

COVID vaccines: African countries need to fix their distribution chains

Sub-Saharan Africa still has too few vaccines for too few people. Delivering more inoculations to the region deserves top priority. But there is another hurdle to overcome to successfully deploy vaccines: the region’s poor trade and logistics quality. Logistics are a network of services that support the physical movement of…

The Conversation

Jurgen Klopp offers insight into Sadio Mane's AFCON celebrations after private texts

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has provided an update on Sadio Mane after revealing he has been texting the Senegal superstar in the wake of his African Cup of Nations success

Daily Mirror

Ethiopia accused of ‘serious’ human rights abuses in Tigray in landmark case

Lawyers say violations ‘could amount to war crimes’ in first complaint to Africa’s top rights body over conflict in country

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The Independent UK

With proposed legislation, Uganda tries to mandate vaccines

Ugandan authorities are seeking to legally mandate vaccines in draft legislation aimed at boosting the East African country's drive to inoculate more people against COVID-19

Liverpool Echo

Mohamed Salah's first two words to Jurgen Klopp after AFCON heartbreak as Liverpool return confirmed

Mane and Salah both played 120 minutes of Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final in Cameroon

Al Jazeera

As militarisation spreads, ECOWAS faces credibility crisis

There have been four coups across West Africa in 18 months amid public collapse of trust in state institutions.

Al Jazeera

UN: 13 million face hunger in Horn of Africa as drought worsens

WFP says three consecutive failed rainy seasons have decimated crops and forced families from their homes.

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Daily Mirror

Sadio Mane and Senegal teammates given huge welcome as AFCON champions return home

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane converted the winning penalty kick as Senegal beat Egypt to win their first ever Africa Cup of Nations title after two previous near-misses

The Conversation

Afcon demands global respect, opens a new chapter for African football

As the whistle blew on the final match, it was clear that this year’s edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) has gone a long way to define a new chapter for the tournament, establishing it on the world football map. Not only has it successfully resisted pressure from…

Evening Standard

Africa Cup of Nations scores new vaccine takers in Cameroon

The football tournament has had an unexpected impact – boosting confidence in the Covid-19 vaccine in a country where few had got the jab

Radio France Internationale

AU summit exposes deep rifts among African states

The African Union concluded its annual summit on Sunday, condemning a recent wave of military coups on the continent. An unprecedented number of member states have been suspended from the bloc amid fears of democratic "backpedalling".

The Conversation

Reflections on a South African master painter, Louis Maqhubela

Louis Maqhubela (1939-2021) was one of the last of the great masters of South Africa’s modernist painting tradition. Modernism is a term for experimental approaches to form and content in art in response to political, technological and economic conditions of modernity since the late 1800s. Art historians often speak of…

The Conversation

Vigilantism in Nigeria: a way to combat crime if it's non-violent and regulated

Worsening crime and violence in sub-Saharan Africa is placing increasing demands on police in the region.

The Conversation

Arms trade to Africa can be opaque: why this is dangerous

Eolika, a Guyana-flagged cargo vessel, had already been detained in the port of Senegalese capital, Dakar due to ‘inconsistent’ declarations.

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