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Senegal sees French troops depart as west Africa reassesses colonial ties

France has handed over control to the Senegalese government of two military bases in Senegal’s capital, Dakar that it has used for decades. The move follows an announcement in late 2024 by Senegal’s president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, that all foreign troops would be required to leave the country.

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Podcast: French wine in Africa, confronting obesity, video game giant

The Nigerian woman helping Bordeaux wine find new markets in Africa. Confronting France's fatphobia by classifying obesity as a disease. And the story of the French video game company behind the hit game Assassin's Creed.

Radio France Internationale

First fossil hyena tracks found in South Africa – how expert animal trackers helped

“The art of tracking may well be the origin of science.” This is the departure point for a 2013 book by Louis Liebenberg, co-founder of an organisation devoted to environmental monitoring.

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Guinea-Bissau’s political crisis: a nation on the brink of authoritarianism

Guinea-Bissau faces a deep political crisis. For several years, the small west African nation has endured growing tensions between political institutions and there’s now a strong climate of uncertainty.

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Mali embraces solar power for rural areas but the challenges are still vast

A solar power plant in this rural corner of Mali has jolted a village to life and awakened dreams of steady power in this West African nation

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Get ready for a partial solar eclipse across Europe and parts of North America and Africa

The moon will appear to take bites out of the sun during a partial solar eclipse in the Northern Hemisphere

The Independent UK

Sentebale: The charity inspired by his mother that meant so much to Harry

The organisation was launched to help children orphaned by Aids in the impoverished southern African kingdom of Lesotho.

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Road to 2026: Morocco maintain surge as Nigeria slip up

Hours after traditional powerhouse Nigeria dropped points at home to Zimbabwe, Morocco maintained their status as the only team with a 100 percent record in the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup with a 2-0 win over Tanzania.

Radio France Internationale

Prince Harry quits own charity over leadership row

Prince Harry accused of ‘playing the victim card’ after quitting African charity he founded

The Independent UK

Niger’s junta leader is sworn in as president for a 5-year transition period under new law

Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, has been sworn in as the country’s president for a transition period of five years under a new charter that replaces the West African nation’s constitution

The Independent UK

‘The field of human ancestry is rife with racism’: pioneering project to build cancer database in Africa

Less than 2% of human genomes analysed so far have been those of Africans. Yemaachi Biotech’s Africa Cancer Atlas aims to fill the research gap

The Guardian - UK

Prince Harry resigns ‘in shock’ from African charity he founded in 2006

Duke of Sussex and co-founder of Sentebale step down as patrons amid infighting in the organisation

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Prince Harry accused of ‘playing the victim card’ after quitting African charity he founded

Prince Harry founded Sentebale nearly two decades ago with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help children in southern Africa living with HIV and Aids

The Independent UK

Duke of Sussex quits as patron of African charity he founded in 2006

Harry founded charity Sentebale in 2006 with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help young people and children with HIV and Aids.

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Prince Harry resigns from African charity he set up in Diana's honour amid huge bust-up

The Duke of Sussex penned an extraordinary joint statement with co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho

The Conversation

Who is Kirsty Coventry and how did she become the most powerful person in world sports?

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has elected a woman as its president for the first time ever. Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry is also the youngest ever IOC president and the first from an African country, becoming a symbol of the IOC’s drive to diversify its leadership and image.

The Conversation

Fighting fake news: how media in Kenya and Senegal check facts

Misinformation has accelerated in recent years, in speed and volume. Studies show that Africans are exposed to misinformation and disinformation on a regular basis.

The Independent UK

Sierra Leone debates decriminalizing abortion as women and girls endanger their lives

Sierra Leone could become the second country in West Africa to decriminalize abortion

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Three graphic novels that address the history of slavery – and commemorate resistance

Millions of people were abducted from west Africa and forcibly trafficked to the Americas over the 400 years of the transatlantic slave trade, from the 15th to the 19th century.

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Diabetic foot pain: expert tips on how to cope

An estimated 1 in 10 people worldwide have diabetes. Africa is the region with the fastest growth and it’s estimated that the number of people on the continent with diabetes will more than double in the next 20 years, increasing to about 55 million people by 2045.

The Guardian - UK

Atrocities mount daily. Promised aid does not arrive. Why has the west turned its back on Sudan?

As territory is won and lost by opposing military forces, people grasp at scraps of normality. But the country is undergoing the world’s most severe humanitarian catastrophe and global announcements of help have amounted to nothing

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Wealthy Africans often don’t pay tax: the answer lies in smarter collection - expert

Faced with some of the worse debt levels in over a decade, African countries are struggling to find ways to balance their books. Increasing revenue sources from their citizens is an obvious place to look.

The Conversation

African safaris and colonial nightmares: a visit to artist Roger Ballen’s latest show

Born in the US, Roger Ballen, the internationally renowned photographer, has lived in South Africa since the 1970s.

Radio France Internationale

'Paris Noir' exhibition showcases work made in French capital by black artists

The 'Paris Noir' exhibition at the Pompidou Centre brings together works by African, American, Caribbean and Afro-descendant artists who lived and worked in Paris between the 1950s and the end of the 1990s.

The Guardian - UK

View from Africa: how Kirsty Coventry will handle sport’s biggest job at the IOC

Incoming IOC president owes her position to political support but is promising a collective and sustainable leadership approach

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