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Caterpillar ice-cream in Cape Town: the cafe showcasing African flavours

With ingredients such as chilli, clay and dried fish, Tapi Tapi’s frozen desserts are inspired by Africa’s dishes and food cultures

The Guardian - UK

The UK business helping overcome witchcraft in Africa

'Words cannot express how grateful I am, any time I look at my daughter my heart gladdens'

Birmingham Post

China Reins In Belt and Road Program, $1 Trillion Later

China has spent a trillion dollars to expand its influence across Asia, Africa and Latin America through its Belt and Road infrastructure program. Now, Beijing is working on an overhaul of the troubled initiative, according to people involved in policy-making.

Bangkok Post

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Non-food crops are eating our food

The world’s farmers grow crops for food as well as other uses. Those other uses are threatening to crowd out our chance to feed the world’s hungry, writes Deepak K. Ray.

Newsroom.co.nz

South Africa's beleaguered Zuma open to return to politics

Beleaguered former South African President Jacob Zuma has said he is ready to make a surprise return to politics by standing for a top position at the ruling African National Congress’ elective conference in December

The Independent UK

Hurricane hunters are flying through Ian's powerful winds to forecast intensity – here's what happens when the plane plunges into the eyewall of a storm

As Hurricane Ian intensifies on its way toward the Florida coast, hurricane hunters are in the sky doing something almost unimaginable: flying through the center of the storm. With each pass, the scientists aboard these planes take measurements that satellites can’t and send them to forecasters at the National Hurricane…

The Conversation

Egypt Says Supports African Accreditation System to Develop Intra-Trade

Egypt's Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir asserted that Cairo supports establishing an internationally recognized African accreditation system as an essential pillar for developing intra-trade within the continent. The system also seeks to increase the competitiveness of Africa's exports to various global markets, increase international trade rates, and meet…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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‘Everything in Oxford was built with dodgy money’ – iconoclastic professor and fourth plinth artist Samson Kambalu

As he prepares to unveil his fourth plinth sculpture, the cigar-smoking, boxing-glove-wearing artist talks about hat-banning colonialists, his journey from Africa to Oxford – and the joys of renouncing ambition

The Guardian - UK

Q&A: Ghana captain Ayew on team’s chances at Qatar World Cup

Ghana’s captain tells Al Jazeera about the team’s preparation and chances at the World Cup.

Al Jazeera

Politics impede long-advocated growth of UN Security Council

Virtually everyone involved agrees that the powerful U.N. Security Council needs to expand and include more voices

The Independent UK

Non-food crops are eating up our food

The world’s farmers grow crops for food as well as other uses. Those other uses threaten to crowd out our chance to feed the world’s hungry.

360info

Why are sugary drinks still sold in schools?

Soft-drink manufacturers are targeting Africa, but industry-led pledges to reduce the sale of sugary drinks subvert better government-led policy options.

360info

William Kentridge review – never ceases to mesmerise

The spectres of oppression and its victims in his country and beyond are conjured by the South African artist William Kentridge in an epic show spanning 40 years

The Guardian - UK

1984: was the year quite as awful as George Orwell predicted?

Big Brother wasn’t watching you, but there was the IRA Brighton bombing, famine in Africa and the miners’ strike to think about

The Guardian - UK

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The Hindu

Russia backs India, Brazil for permanent membership in U.N. Security Council

India is currently halfway through the second year of its two-year term as an elected non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.

Reuters

African Global Citizen patrons urge world to consider continent's giving power

Through a sweltering afternoon into a clear-sky night, some 20,000 people descended on Ghana's historic Black Star Square in Accra on Saturday to dance, cheer and sing along to songs performed by some of their favourite stars including Usher, SZA, and Stormzy.

Radio France Internationale

Air traffic controllers strike disrupts flights in West Africa

Flights in and out of airports in a number of countries in West and Central Africa were heavily disrupted on Friday and Saturday after air traffic controllers defied a ban and launched a "wildcat strike" to demand better working conditions. The strike was suspended on Saturday afternoon.

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry's 'attack of nerves' days before telling Queen about Meghan bombshell

In 2019, during a tour of southern Africa, Prince Harry was "nervous" ahead of a phone call to the Queen to tell her about an announcement set to be made by wife Meghan

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Radio France Internationale

India aims to help build capacity on the African continent

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the difference between India and China’s investment policies on the African continent. There’s the Bonus Question, listener news and “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick, and “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz question, too,…

The Conversation

Nigeria is producing less and less oil. Here's why

Nigeria’s oil output was at the lowest since 1990 as its crude oil production fell below 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in August 2022. And data from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in early September showed that Angola and Libya have overtaken Nigeria as Africa’s highest crude…

Reuters

France and international partners announce plans to aid food production hit by Ukraine war

France this week convened a meeting with partners including African nations, United Nations bodies and the European Union to urgently address the international food crisis resulting from the war in Ukraine, said the French Elysee presidential palace.

Reuters

U.S. NHC sees 80% chance of cyclone near west coast of Africa

An area of low pressure located between the Cabo Verde Islands and the west coast of Africa has an 80% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next two days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Friday.

The Conversation

Uhuru Kenyatta failed to turn Kenya into as big an international player as he could -- here's why

One of the notable achievements of Uhuru Kenyatta’s nine-year tenure as president was that he invigorated Kenya’s foreign policy.

France 24

Kenya's Ruto warns of 'starvation in Horn of Africa' due to climate change

William Ruto, Kenya's new president, granted an interview to FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Ruto warned that the worst drought in 40 years risks causing starvation in the Horn of Africa, adding that "3.1 million people are facing severe drought"…

The Independent UK

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