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Inside Russia’s AI-driven disinformation machine shaping Moldova’s election

Spoof websites impersonate legitimate Western media and pay “engagement farms” in Africa, while AI bots are deployed to flood comment sections deriding the EU and pro-European party.

Euronews

A Jamaican man deported by the US to Eswatini has been repatriated, authorities say

A Jamaican man who was among five migrants deported by the United States to Eswatini in Africa has been repatriated to his home country

The Independent UK

The near-extinction of rhinos is at risk of being normalised

A century ago, half a million rhinos roamed Africa and Asia. Today, just 27,000 remain.

The Conversation

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The Mediterranean: Both a graveyard and a bottomless money pit due to EU border policies

Over the last decade, European governments have invested heavily to militarize their sea borders and outsource control responsibilities to partners in Africa and the Middle East.

The Conversation

Kigali Welcomes the World - The opening weekend of the UCI World Championships in pictures

A historic first Road World Championships in Africa delivered on expectation of a stunning showdown in the men's and women's elite races

Cycling News

Traditional food systems nourish communities and protect the environment: lessons from South Africa’s Amadiba

The global food system contributes to multiple planetary crises – and is vulnerable to them. Climate change, other ecological degradation and socio-economic inequality are all linked to food.

The Conversation

South Africa marks World Rhino Day as poaching slows but one still killed daily

Conservationists mark world rhino day on Monday while they are still in a constant battle against poaching

The Independent UK

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Sebabatso Mosamo, an AP visual journalist in South Africa, has died

Sebabatso Mosamo, an Associated Press visual journalist in South Africa who documented elections, the COVID-19 pandemic and her country’s struggle with poverty and violence, has died

The Independent UK

Are the Rwanda World Championships the chance to grow cycling, or is this just more sportswashing?

The Kigali Worlds are a milestone for African cycling but Rwanda's human rights record could prove their millstone.

Cycling Weekly

Kigali hosts historic first road world cycling championships in Africa

The Rwandan capital Kigali will from Sunday host some of the biggest names in cycling, including the men’s and women’s Tour de France winners, for the first staging in Africa of the UCI road world championships.

Radio France Internationale

West Africans Deported By US To Ghana Sue Over Detention

A group of west Africans deported from the United States have sued the government of Ghana, alleging they were sent to the country despite having deportation protection orders from US immigration authorities.

International Business Times

Chimpanzees ingest more than the equivalent of one alcoholic drink a day – new research

Drinking more than you intended may be something that many humans do, but now research is showing that a taste for alcohol is surprisingly common among animals. In fact a new study has found that chimpanzees may ingest the equivalent of two alcoholic drinks a day from eating fermented fruit.

The Conversation

Rights group calls for urgent action for 5 men deported by US and held in Eswatini without charges

International rights group Amnesty International has called for urgent action from authorities in the southern African nation of Eswatini to give five men deported there by the United States access to lawyers and explain why they’ve been held in a maximum-security prison for two months without charges

The Independent UK

Eswatini activists protest US deportation deal at embassy in South Africa

A group of about 100 pro-democracy activists from Eswatini have protested at the U

The Independent UK

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Radio France Internationale

West Africans deported by US sue Ghana for 'unlawful detention'

A group of West African nationals deported from the United States to Ghana earlier this month have filed a lawsuit against the Ghanaian government for unlawful detention. Lawyers representing the deportees report they are still being held in a military camp near Accra, even though there are no formal charges…

The Conversation

South African men may now take their wife’s surname – why traditional leaders are upset

A unanimous Constitutional Court ruling has sparked fierce controversy by affirming the right of South African men to adopt their wives’ surnames if they wish to.

The Independent UK

South African trade officials in Washington for tariff talks and efforts to ease tensions

South African trade officials have held talks with their U.S. counterparts in Washington as Africa’s largest economy looks to repair strained relations and negotiate the lifting of heavy tariffs imposed by the United States

Cycling Weekly

What are cycling's Road World Championships, how do they work, and why are they taking place in Rwanda?

The first ever African Road World Championships represent a new frontier for cycling

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The Independent UK

Floods force 100,000 out of their homes – and the water in this African city is still rising

WORLD OF TROUBLE: People fleeing the rising waters around Lake Tanganyika in Burundi are fighting for space and humanitarian care with refugees escaping civil war. Donald Trump’s slashing of international aid money has made a dangerous situation even more perilous. World affairs editor Sam Kiley investigates

Metal Hammer

"If we gave up now, it would destroy our scene." Botswana's death metal cowboys Overthrust are flying the flag for African metal

Botswana's Overthrust have overcome hardship and tragedy to fly the flag for African metal

BANG Premier

Bob Geldof rejects 'white saviour' criticism of his charity work in Africa

Band Aid co-founder Bob Geldof pays little attention to those who claim he has a "white saviour complex" because of his charity work in Africa.

The Independent UK

Bob Geldof hits back at Bono’s ‘white saviour complex’ concerns

‘I’m not interested in political correctness,’ singer said

The Guardian - UK

Is there anything Labour can do to save itself from disaster? Our panel responds – part two

Over a year into power, Starmer’s government is floundering – but it still has time on its side. In the second of a two-part series, our panelists suggest ways of reversing the slide

The Independent UK

Experts make new mosquito discovery that could eliminate malaria

Scientists have discovered new genetic clues to how a type of mosquito is evolving over time to survive

Evening Standard

Genetic clues to how malaria-carrying mosquitoes evade control identified

An. funestus is one of the most widespread mosquito species in Africa, with the females attracted to humans as a source of blood.

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