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UK’s aid cuts ‘will hit children’s education and raise risk of death’

Cutting aid budget to 0.3% of national income will hurt many African countries, says FCDO impact assessment

The Guardian - UK

Ghana’s security strategy has kept terror attacks at bay: what other countries can learn from its approach

Ghana stands out in west Africa as a nation that has not experienced terrorist attacks, even though it’s geographically close to countries that have. In Burkina Faso, Mali and Nigeria, extremist groups such as Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) have wreaked havoc.

The Conversation

Higher Margins Sweeten Coca-Cola's Q2, Yet Volume Struggles Persist

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) on Tuesday reported mixed second-quarter 2025 earnings and revenue. The food and beverage giant reported adjusted earnings of 87 cents per share, beating the consensus of 83 cents.

Benzinga

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Lewis Hamilton reveals second Dior capsule collection with nods to South Africa and ‘Afrofuturism’

Lewis Hamilton has unveiled his second capsule collection for Dior, featuring more than 20 looks blending workwear, streetwear and performance-wear in a series of vibrant colorways. The Ferrari Formula 1 driver, who inked an ambassadorship deal last summer, is continuing his collaboration with the French fashion house following the exit…

Motorsport

Traffickers jailed for up to four years for abusing champagne grape pickers

Three people were jailed on Monday for human trafficking after subjecting migrants from Africa to long working days and then housing them in appalling conditions during the 2023 grape harvest in the Champagne region of north-eastern France.

Radio France Internationale

Reparations Become Geopolitical Currency as U.S. and Europe Clash Over Africa’s Future

Once confined to academic debates and symbolic gestures, the idea of reparations is now moving into the heart of international politics.

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Geldof’s threat to quit Blair’s Africa Commission

Newly-released files show furious Live Aid campaigner warned the commission was becoming ‘laughable grotesque’.

The Independent UK

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Blair’s fury with Chirac over Mugabe summit invite

Newly released files show Tony Blair accused the French president of trying to undermine the UK by inviting the Zimbabwean leader to an EU summit.

The Independent UK

Africa’s minerals are being bartered for security: why it’s a bad idea

A US-brokered peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda binds the two African nations to a worrying arrangement: one where a country signs away its mineral resources to a superpower in return for opaque assurances of security.

The Conversation

African media are threatened by governments and big tech – book tracks the latest trends

Media capture happens when media outlets lose their independence and fall under the influence of political or financial interests. This often leads to news content that favours power instead of public accountability.

The Conversation

Charley Boorman's toast to Cape Town: from relaxation to thrill-seeking

From sunbathing with penguins and paragliding off Table Mountain to hitting the wine trail, the TV adventurer is always on a high in the South African capital

Evening Standard

Trump’s pivot from aid to trade leaves Africa wary as it faces tariffs and uncertainty

U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Africa strategy shifts from aid to trade under a “commercial diplomacy” push, urging ambassadors to broker business deals rather than manage aid programs

The Independent UK

South African cooks join forces to make 67,000 liters of soup to fight hunger on Mandela Day

Chefs and volunteers in Johannesburg have made 67,000 liters of soup to honor Nelson Mandela Day

The Independent UK

Cleaner cooking could save 4.7 million lives in Africa by 2040, IEA says

Getting homes in Africa to stop burning wood, charcoal or dung to feed fires for cooking and use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), bioethanol and biogas could prevent 4.7 million premature deaths between now and 2040, according to a report published on Friday by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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The Independent UK

Ex-Raptors exec Masai Ujiri remains focused on humanitarian work as Giants of Africa Festival nears

Masai Ujiri is staying focused on his upcoming Giants of Africa Festival even as the longtime NBA executive navigates his recent departure from the Toronto Raptors

The Conversation

Chimamanda’s Lagos homecoming wasn’t just a book launch, it was a cultural moment

When the announcement of Chimamanda Adichie Ngozi’s latest novel Dream Count was made, it was regarded as a major event in African literature. The internationally celebrated Nigerian writer had not published a novel in the past 12 years, and her long-awaited return stirred both anticipation and speculation. In the post-COVID…

The Independent UK

5 US immigrants deported to Eswatini in Africa are being held in solitary confinement

Five immigrants deported by the United States to the small southern African nation of Eswatini under the Trump administration’s secretive third-country program are in prison, where they will be held in solitary confinement for an undetermined time

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2 billion-year-old moon rock found in Africa reveals secret lunar history

The basaltic meteorite is a piece of lunar rock that formed in a lava flow 2.35 billion years ago, long after volcanism on the moon was supposed to have ended.

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The Conversation

We detected deep pulses beneath Africa – what we learned could help us understand volcanic activity

Earth’s continents may look fixed on a globe, but they’ve been drifting, splitting and reforming over billions of years – and they still are. Our new study reveals fresh evidence of rhythmic pulses of molten rock rising beneath east Africa, reshaping our understanding of how continents break apart.

Al Jazeera

Barcelona talks with DR Congo leaked ahead of new sponsorship deal

Barcelona reportedly in talks with DR Congo over football sponsorship deal with war-hit central African country.

Euronews

France withdraws troops from Senegal, ending military presence in West Africa

Senegal’s new government has taken a hard-line stance against the presence of French troops as part of a larger regional backlash against what many see as the legacy of an oppressive colonial empire.

Radio France Internationale

Nairobi's Kasarani Stadium gets green light to stage CHAN final

African football chiefs on Thursday anointed Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi as the venue for the final on 30 August of the 2024 African Nations Championships (CHAN).

The Conversation

East African countries and open borders: great strides, but still a long way to go

It’s not uncommon to find a Ugandan taxi driver in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, just as one regularly meets Zimbabwean Uber drivers in South Africa. But there is a big difference. A Ugandan working in Rwanda most likely has a secure legal right to be there, whereas Zimbabweans working in South…

International Business Times

South Africa Warns Global Turmoil Threaten Development Goals

G20 chair South Africa warned Thursday that abandoning the rules-based global order and declining cooperation could derail 2030 development goals to end hunger, eradicate extreme poverty and fight climate change.

The Independent UK

Inside Eswatini: The small African kingdom where US sent five deportees

Eswatini is the latest country to accept third-country deportees from the United States

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