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African wild dogs cope with human development using skills they rely on to compete with other carnivores

Large carnivores in Africa are important from ecological, economic and cultural perspectives, but human activities put them at risk. Increasingly, lions, hyenas and African wild dogs are restricted to protected areas like national parks. Within these limited areas, they must compete for the same food sources.

The Conversation

BioNTech Pledges African Access to its Future Cancer Drugs

Germany's BioNTech, which is preparing to produce its COVID-19 vaccine or other disease-preventing shots in Africa, said that novel cancer therapies it is working on will in future be available on the continent at affordable prices. "We pledge as BioNTech to develop our cancer medicines also according to the needs…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU summit aims to counter China, Russia influence in Africa

European Union leaders are hosting their African counterparts during a two day-meeting in Brussels starting Thursday

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Edinburgh Alan Turing charity shows UK minister its work with African children

UK Government Minister Vicky Ford visited The Turing Trust charity in Edinburgh to discuss their work to supply schools in Malawi with refurbished computers.

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BioNTech plans modular vaccine factories in Africa

German vaccine maker BioNTech unveiled plans Wednesday to establish manufacturing facilities in Africa that would boost the availability of much-needed medicines on the continent

The Independent UK

Germany and Switzerland set to ease restrictions – as it happened

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After blow of Beijing, Olympians ask: What about Africa?

African representation has shriveled at the Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

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EU set to bin 25 million more vaccine doses than it has donated to Africa this year

Figures come amid row over intellectual property waivers ahead of African Union summit in Brussels

The Independent UK

Patient who died at UK hospital from Lassa fever was newborn baby – reports

Two family members also suffering from acute viral infection endemic in parts of Africa but very rare in UK

The Guardian - UK

Medical Marijuana's Subsidiary Kannaway Reveals Record Revenue Month For South Africa And Japan Divisions

Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA) confirmed Tuesday that its subsidiary Kannaway achieved its largest revenue month in the company’s history in its Japan and South Africa divisions in January 2022.

Benzinga

African countries must protect their fish stocks from the European Union - here's how

Fisheries serve as a source of employment for millions of people in the small scale sector on the coastline of Africa. Their fishing activities, in turn, provide food security to over 200 million Africans.

The Conversation

Why West Africa has had so many coups and how to prevent more

West Africa’s latest successful coup, in Burkina Faso on 24 January 2022, has renewed unease about coups “returning” and democracies “dying” in Africa. The recent attempt in Guinea-Bissau, too, recalled the first decades after independence, when coups were rampant.

The Conversation

The trouble with drought as an explanation for famine in the Horn and Sahel of Africa

In early February 2022, the World Food Programme announced that 13 million people in the Horn of Africa were facing severe hunger as drought gripped the region. Similar concerns have been raised for several countries in the West African Sahel this year.

The Conversation

Egypt Launches EGYPS 2022 Amid Efforts to Transform Cairo into a Regional Energy Hub

The Egypt Petroleum Show 2022 (EGYPS) kicked off its fifth edition in Cairo with broad international participation, amid rapid steps to transform Egypt into a regional energy hub. Egyptian gas plays a vital role in securing part of the energy needs of European countries by exporting surplus gas produced from…

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Elon Musk Says Starlink Now Has Over 250,000 User Terminals; Africa Launch Anticipated

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said on Monday SpaceX has secured over 250,000 user terminals for its high-speed, satellite-based internet service Starlink.

The Independent UK

DNA analysis of elephant ivory reveals trafficking networks

A new study suggests that as few as three major criminal groups are responsible for smuggling the vast majority of elephant ivory tusks out of Africa

The Conversation

DNA analysis of elephant ivory offers insight into trafficking networks across Africa and Southeast Asia

Poaching rare wildlife for teeth, tusks, fur, horns and other body parts is a crime which threatens many species with extinction, but the evidence which could incriminate traffickers is often difficult to access, hard to interpret, or piecemeal.

Evening Standard

From bloodsuckers to colonial abuses: Understanding the roots of vaccine fears in Africa

Fears of bloodsucking vampires and other wild rumours have resurfaced with the Covid-19 vaccination campaign. To challenge misconceptions we must look deeper into religious and mystical beliefs, writes Charles Pensulo.

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The Independent UK

Madagascar, southern Africa brace for more tropical storms

Even as southern African nations assess the devastation caused earlier this month by Cyclone Batsirai, a new tropical storm is approaching as the Indian Ocean region is confronted by an intense cyclone season

The Guardian - AU

Coronavirus live: UK records 41,648 new cases and 35 Covid-linked deaths; French protest convoy reaches Brussels – as it happened

UK cases down 30% on the previous week, with weekly deaths down 27.2%; 500 French vehicles arrive in Brussels to protest against Covid measures

The Conversation

Moody's has bought a leading African rating agency: why it's bad news

Moody’s Investors Service, one of the three dominant global credit rating agencies, is acquiring a majority shareholding in Global Credit Rating (GCR), a leading credit rating agency in Africa.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt's Sisi, France's Macron Discuss Regional Issues, Fighting Terrorism

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on Friday to join efforts to help restore stability in Libya, fight terrorism and promote coordination to maintain security and stability in the Middle East, the Mediterranean basin and Africa. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the One…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Ships Nearly 1.9 Mn More COVID Vaccine Doses to African Nations

The United States on Friday shipped nearly 1.9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Mozambique and four other African countries in the latest surge of donations, a US official told AFP. "Thanks to the US commitment to playing a leading role in ending the pandemic everywhere," Mozambique will receive 840,000 Johnson…

The Independent UK

WHO chief praises South Africa's work to make COVID vaccines

The visiting chief of the World Health Organization says that South Africa’s efforts to produce vaccines are key to helping the African continent become more self-sufficient in inoculations to combat COVID-19 and many other diseases

Evening Standard

Lassa fever: First person in UK dies from new virus outbreak after three revealed to be infected

The three cases are understood to be within the same family in the east of England and are linked to recent travel to west Africa

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