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Local businesses in northern Nigeria feel the sting of regional sanctions against neighboring Niger

A decision by a bloc of West African nations to shut down their borders with Niger as a way of sanctioning its coup plotters is harming local businesses in northern Nigeria, where a cross-border economy has boomed for years

The Independent UK

OPINION - Never in my fight against FGM have I seen a penny of UK aid money save one girl

Last week, after an equality impact assessment was made public, ministers said that aid cuts would impact millions of women and girls in Africa. I am here to tell you that is not true. I am on the frontline of the work the Foreign Office says it funds and I…

Evening Standard

'The stage was now set for the birth and growth of desert dunes': How the Sahara turned from a vast forest to the arid landscape we see today

In this extract from the book "When the Sahara Was Green", Martin Williams, professor of earth sciences at the University of Adelaide, explores how a vanishing ocean and global cooling set the stage for the birth of the Sahara desert.

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Niger coup: is this the end of French influence in Africa?

France’s historic influence in West Africa could finally be coming to an end after a succession of coups culminating in last week’s military takeover in Niger.

The Week

CAR approves constitutional changes allowing president to seek third term

Voters in the Central African Republic overwhelmingly approved a draft constitution paving the way for President Faustin Archange Touadera to seek a third term as president. However NGOs and civil society groups accuse the government of circumventing democracy.

Radio France Internationale

African leaders to hold summit on Niger after coup leaders close airspace

Junta is braced for a military response after its refusal to restore president to power

The Independent UK

Military intervention in Niger would be complicated and messy, analysts warn

Political commentators, historians, journalists and activists on Monday warned in leading French media outlets of the cataclysm likely to engulf west Africa if fighting breaks out in Niger between the forces that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum on 26 July and troops from the surrounding countries.

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Niger: with a key deadline passed, Nigeria must take decisive steps to prevent a civil war in its neighborhood

The deadline set by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) for the elected president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum – who was deposed in a coup on July 26 – to be reinstated to office has passed. West Africa is now bracing to see how Ecowas, which has threatened…

The Conversation

West African leaders to meet on Niger after junta defies deadline

West African leaders will discuss Niger on Thursday after the junta that seized power there on 26 July defied a deadline to reinstate the ousted president or face the threat of military intervention, a spokesman for the regional bloc said on Monday.

Radio France Internationale

Umlungu: the colourful history of a word used to describe white people in South Africa

In South Africa “umlungu” is a word that’s commonly used to refer to white people. It comes from isiXhosa, the language of the country’s Xhosa people. It’s always been a mystery how the word originated or what it actually means because no human beings were referred to as umlungu before…

The Conversation

Prince Harry set to take Archie on a father-son trip to this special place that helped him with the loss of his mum

The Duke of Sussex is expected to make a new Netflix documentary and he plans to take his son with him to revisit his own special childhood place.

GoodToKnow

Niger’s coup adds to chaos in the Sahel, but it may also offer some hope

The military takeover in one of west Africa’s more stable states has huge implications for democracy on the continent – and the response of its neighbours is crucial

The Guardian - UK

Data | Climate finance adds another layer of inequity to climate change

Climate justice activists demand developed countries raise investments in climate adaptation/mitigation to help poorer countries bear the brunt of climate disasters.

The Hindu

Why Putin is weaponising grain in the war with Ukraine

The cynicism of Vladimir Putin knows no bounds, said The Sunday Times. Having abandoned the UN-brokered grain deal that ensured safe passage for Ukraine’s crops to markets, despite warnings that it could cause “hunger or worse” in low-income African nations, the Russian president last week had the nerve to pose…

The Week

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The Guardian - UK

The Niger crisis shows France’s quasi-empire in Africa is finally crumbling

A rejection of France in its former colonies in Africa – and the embrace of other powers including Russia and China – is growing. Who benefits from all this remains to be seen, says French-Algerian journalist Nabila Ramdani

The Conversation

Is this the protein plant of the future? New study finds 'sweetness gene' that makes lupins tastier

If you walk into a bar in Italy, you might be served a dish of salty, nutritious snacks: lupin beans, a legume that has been eaten around the Mediterranean and in parts of the Middle East and Africa for thousands of years.

Evening Standard

How Guinness got the high fashion treatment

Award-winning designer Foday Dumbuya of Labrum London on his latest collaboration with Britain’s biggest (and, currently, coolest) beer brand

The Independent UK

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In Niger, US seeks to hang on to its last, best counterterrorist outpost in West Africa

As several European countries evacuate Niger following a coup, the Biden administration seems intent on staying

The Conversation

'Limitless' energy: how floating solar panels near the equator could power future population hotspots

Vast arrays of solar panels floating on calm seas near the Equator could provide effectively unlimited solar energy to densely populated countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa.

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Turner obituary

Other Lives: Development consultant committed to bettering the lives of the poorest people in Africa

The Conversation

Cats first finagled their way into human hearts and homes thousands of years ago – here's how

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to go on safari in southern Africa. One of the greatest thrills was going out at night looking for predators on the prowl: lions, leopards, hyenas.

The Hindu

Experts go back on letter raising concern over cheetah deaths

Four S. African wildlife vets & cheetah experts wrote to SC expressing "serious concerns" over Project Cheetah mgmt. Two asked to withdraw names, citing risk to future exports from Africa.

The Conversation

Net zero: direct costs of climate policies aren't a major barrier to public support, research reveals

Amid headlines of wildfires raging across Europe and Africa and flooding in China, the UK government took the bewildering choice to expand fossil fuel extraction.

The Conversation

Niger coup: west African union has pledged to intervene – but some members support the plotters

When the Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, was elected as chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on July 10, he asserted that the organisation would no longer be a “toothless bulldog”. Tinubu insisted that Ecowas would work collectively to combat terrorism and promote democracy in west Africa,…

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