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In Africa's Okavango, oil drilling disrupts locals, nature

In Africa's Okavango delta, drilling for oil exploration, as well as human-caused climate change leading to more erratic rainfall patterns and water abstraction and diversion for development and commercial agriculture, has altered the landscape that so many people and wildlife species rely on

The Independent UK

US eyes aid to stop violence spilling into coastal West Africa

Washington (AFP) - The United States is preparing long-term assistance for the Ivory Coast, Benin and Togo as concerns rise that jihadist violence in the Sahel could spill into coastal West Africa, officials said.

AFP

Fears grow for 'remarkable' osprey Mrs G as it fails to return to UK

'Grandmother' to 130 grand-chicks from two decades of breeding in Snowdonia has not come back from winter home in Africa

Wales Online

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Why Abe's new Asian order is now emerging

By building up the notion of the Indo-Pacific as a critical region, Shinzo Abe, the late Japanese prime minister, created a strategic framework that presaged the geopolitical and economic integration now taking place across Asia and parts of Africa. As South Asian and Middle Eastern countries merge into West Asia,…

Bangkok Post

Movie review: ‘Tori and Lokita’ a harrowing, heartbreaking tale of African immigrant life

Another modern-day, neo-realist effort from the brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (“Rosetta,” “La Promesse”) from the French-speaking region of Belgium, “Tori and Lokita” tells the heartbreaking tale of two immigrant children from Africa, 11-year-old Tori (newcomer Pablo Schils) and 16-year-old Lokita (newcomer Joely Mbundu). They pose as brother and sister…

Boston Herald

Incredible Osprey that has bred in Wales for decades and helped repopulate her breed here is missing

Mrs G has hatched 52 eggs in two decades of breeding in Wales but has not yet returned from her winter home in Africa

Wales Online

Benin Bronzes were crafted of metal from a completely unexpected place

The Benin Bronzes were made from rings used to purchase slaves in Africa. Now, scientists have found that most of the metal was mined in western Germany.

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A once reluctant Harris embraces her biracial identity in Africa

LUSAKA, Zambia — Crowds of locals packed onto balconies and cheered as Vice President Kamala Harris' motorcade pulled onto a manicured, palm-tree lined driveway, near where she had visited her grandfather in the late 1960s. But something wasn't quite right.

Los Angeles Times

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The Independent UK

Souls Grown Deep Like the Rivers review: a display of ‘redemptive’ works

It took both ingenuity and courage for African Americans to become artists in the Jim Crow-era Deep South, said Maya Jaggi in the FT. The region’s black inhabitants typically received no education beyond primary level and were limited to low-paid jobs, making materials like oil paint all but unaffordable. Since…

The Week

Pilot forced to make emergency landing after finding deadly snake under seat

A pilot in South Africa made a hasty emergency landing after discovering a highly venomous cobra hiding under his seat

The Independent UK

Snake on a plane! South African pilot finds cobra under seat

A pilot in South Africa made a hasty emergency landing after discovering a highly venomous cobra hiding under his seat

The Independent UK

Want the real Afrobeats experience? For many Black Angelenos, that means a trip to Africa

LOS ANGELES — The first thing Dee Williams noticed was that it felt like home.

Los Angeles Times

More than 34 million could face hunger by June in West Africa, IRC says

More than 34 million people across West Africa’s Sahel region could face hunger by June as conflict, climate change and economic turmoil following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has deepened a humanitarian crisis, the International Rescue Committee said.

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From Africa to US reelection campaign: VP Harris gets a reboot

Washington (AFP) - An emotional trip as the first Black US vice president to Africa, followed by a frontline role pushing President Joe Biden's economic message at home is giving Kamala Harris a chance to steady her political ship ahead of a reelection campaign set to bring fierce scrutiny.

France 24

South Africa lifts 'state of disaster' over power crisis

In tonight's edition: South Africa rolls back a state of disaster over a national power crisis, even though rolling blackouts are still crippling the country's economy. Also, the WTO says goods exports are declining in Africa even though the continent has absorbed the shocks from Covid and the war in…

The Guardian - UK

Benin bronzes made from metal mined in west Germany, study finds

Brass used for west African artworks was acquired from manilla bracelets, the grim currency of the slave trade

The Guardian - UK

Snake on a plane forces South African pilot to make emergency landing

Rudolph Erasmus praised for ‘great airmanship’ after discovery of deadly cobra in cockpit of private plane

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The Independent UK

South Africa ends 'state of disaster' over electricity

The South African government has terminated the national state of disaster it declared two months ago to deal with an electricity crisis, although there are no signs that the power problems are ending

The Conversation

Kamala Harris's visit underscores the tricky choices Zambia is making about international allies

US vice-president Kamala Harris’s recent visit to Zambia is an example the country’s increased engagement with western nations. It gave fresh impetus to the view that Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema is strongly aligning the country to the west.

The Conversation

Foreign exchange: several African countries have a shortage of US dollars - why this happens and how to fix it

A number of African countries, including Kenya, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia, are currently experiencing shortages of US dollars. The dollar is the dominant currency in international transactions. These countries rely on the US currency to pay for foreign debts, essential goods and industrial inputs. Development economist Christopher Adam…

The Independent UK

Senegal's Baaba Maal returns after years with new album

Amid a changing, modernizing world with climate change threatening his home, Senegalese singer-songwriter and activist Baaba Maal is releasing his first album in seven years

The Guardian - UK

Britain spends three times more aid on housing refugees than it sends to Africa

Foreign Office figures show aid to Africa fell to £1.1bn in 2022, compared with £3.7bn of budget spent on refugees in UK

The Independent UK

UK spends three times amount of overseas aid in Britain than in Africa

The Government was accused of ‘failing women and girls’ around the world.

Chronicle Live

Partying Brits ditch Magaluf for African resort with 84p pints and 30C heat

Lads and lasses on holiday are waving goodbye to Magaluf, instead opting for a week in Tanzania - where they can enjoy a larger than life atmosphere in the African heat

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