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This African nation built its development on diamonds. Now it's crashing down

Diamonds helped transform Botswana from one of the world’s poorest nations into one of Africa’s success stories

The Independent UK

Jumia Stock Pops: Here's Why One Hedge Fund Thinks The "Amazon Of Africa" Can Take On Temu And Shein

Jumia Technologies AG – ADR (NYSE:JMIA) shares are trading higher Friday morning after a Hunterbrook Media report argued that the long-struggling "Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) of Africa" is mounting a turnaround. The outlet's affiliated investment fund disclosed a long position in the stock.

Benzinga

Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds

Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to climate breakdown

The Guardian - UK

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Distance learning changes lives, but comes with its own challenges

Across Africa, distance education has become one of the most powerful forces for expanding access to higher learning. Open and distance learning institutions such as the Open University of Tanzania, the Zimbabwe Open University and the National Open University of Nigeria have joined long-standing providers like the University of South…

The Conversation

South Africa hits back at ‘punitive’ Trump move to bar it from G20 meeting in Florida

Diplomatic row worsens after US president says member state will not be invited to 2026 summit

The Guardian - UK

William tells John Cleese his children ‘love’ Fawlty Towers

The Prince of Wales met Cleese as part of his work as royal patron of the Tusk Trust wildlife charity working in Africa

The Independent UK

William tells John Cleese his children love Fawlty Towers

The Prince of Wales met Cleese as part of his work as royal patron of the Tusk Trust wildlife charity working in Africa.

Evening Standard

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TotalEnergies: French court ruling over false climate claims could boost African cases against polluters

A court ruling in France could give African countries more power to hold corporations to account when they pretend to be environmentally friendly. The Paris Judicial Court found global oil and gas giant TotalEnergies guilty of misleading commercial practices, in a case brought by three environmental organisations.

The Conversation

Macron Ends Youth Deployment to Ukraine, Plans to Involve African Resource Instead

Macron ends speculation about French youth sent to Ukraine and outlines a new Africa policy focused on equal partnerships over resource extraction.

International Business Times UK

Spotlight on Africa: from Sudan’s exodus to South Africa’s G20 and the arts

In this new episode of Spotlight on Africa, we hear from Sudanese people fleeing the atrocities in El Fasher. We also reflect on a year of South Africa’s presidency of the G20, which held its final major summit of the year this weekend in Johannesburg. And, in the final segment…

Radio France Internationale

AU-EU summit ends with pledges on trade, minerals and migration

African and European leaders ended a summit in Luanda on Tuesday with new cooperation pledges on trade, minerals and migration but acknowledged that the two-day gathering produced no major breakthroughs.

Radio France Internationale

‘They killed my only son’: the young west African footballers scammed by fake agents

Cheikh Touré died after being lured abroad in one of a growing number of extortion schemes tricking talented teenagers with dreams of making it big

The Guardian - UK

Business schools have a responsibility to 'train the leaders of tomorrow' amid global 'fragmentation', says ESSEC dean Vincenzo Vinzi

It is a global institute of higher education with four campuses across three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa.

Fortune

G20 Leaders Defy Trump Boycott as Ramaphosa Secures Landmark Johannesburg Declaration on Climate and Debt

G20 leaders advance climate, debt and mineral reforms in Johannesburg despite President Trump's boycott, as Ramaphosa celebrates Africa's first G20 summit.

International Business Times UK

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Simon Rietbergen obituary

Other lives: Expert who worked to protect endangered forests, especially in Africa

Euronews

EU–African Union summit: Leaders commit to strengthening multilateralism

Gathered in the Angolan capital of Luanda, leaders of EU and African Union countries also welcomed progress in implementing the Global Gateway Investment Package.

The Conversation

Lions have two types of roar – new research

The roar of an African lion is one of the most iconic sounds of the animal kingdom. However, my new research suggests it should actually be separated into two distinct vocalisations: the full-throated roar, and an “intermediary roar” with a flatter, less varied sound. Making this distinction could have important…

Euronews

Europe eyes investments in Africa into clean energy and infrastructure

European and African leaders met in Luanda during the EU-African Union summit where they pledged to increase trade in renewable energy and critical raw materials. Shortly before, European leaders met in Johannesburg for the G20, where the bloc struck a trade deal with South Africa.

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Jacob Zuma’s daughter accused of tricking men into fighting for Russia in Ukraine

South African police investigate allegations made against Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla by another of ex-president’s daughters

The Conversation

School violence doesn’t happen in isolation: what research from southern Africa is telling us

School violence is a global public health phenomenon. This is when learners and teachers are the victims of physical and psychological abuse, cyber threats and bullying, fights, gangsterism, and the use of weapons at school.

The Independent UK

‘Devastating’ collapse in HIV prevention across the world to drive millions of new infections

Millions of people, particularly in African countries, have lost access to drug treatments, prevention and testing putting the idea of ending the Aids pandemic by 2030 out of reach

The Independent UK

UN food agency projects northern Nigeria to experience hunger at unprecedented level in 2026

The World Food Programme says a spike in attacks by militants across northern Nigeria is expected to result in Africa's worst levels of severe hunger next year

International Business Times UK

New UN Femicide Report Shows Which Places Are The Most Dangerous For Women

UN Women study exposes global femicide trends, highlighting urgent need for legal reforms to prevent future killings.

The Conversation

South Africa’s G20 presidency: diplomatic victory, but a weak final declaration

US president Donald Trump’s efforts to derail a successful wrap-up of the G20 summit in Johannesburg failed. Trump boycotted the meeting and the US told other countries through diplomatic channels not to sign a communiqué. Nevertheless, the 19 remaining countries and regional organisations signed a 30-page declaration. This called for,…

The Conversation

Long COVID’s hidden toll: the South Africans still battling fatigue, anxiety and memory loss

“I feel better, but my mind isn’t the same.” Four years after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, such comments are still heard regularly in many medical practices in South Africa. What began as a respiratory virus seems to have left a lingering mark on some people who were infected.

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