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‘The world is cutting foreign aid – but there is a better way to tackle the climate crisis’

INTERVIEW: Leslie Maasdorp, boss of British International Investment, speaks to Nick Ferris about the changing global aid landscape – and reveals that the agency gave a record amount to climate causes in 2024

The Independent UK

From Goma to Cape Town, the young Congolese athlete pedalling for peace

Miguel Masaisai, a 23-year-old athlete from Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo, is cycling 6,000 kilometres from his hometown to Cape Town in South Africa, in a bid to promote peace and unity in his troubled country. He talks to RFI about his Pedals for Peace project and the message…

Radio France Internationale

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo: the Ghanaian artist using work about slavery to find justice and healing

Thousands of sculpted heads - captive African men, women, and children - meticulously created by the artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, emerge from the soil at the Nkyinkyim Museum, as a sacred gathering of ancestors. Together, they form a powerful monument to the horror, violence, and resistance to enslavement, as well as…

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How Guinea became a gateway for Russian weapons to reach the Sahel

Despite the departure of the Wagner Group from Mali, Russia is continuing to strengthen its military presence in the country through its Africa Corps. Using satellite imagery, shipping logs and eyewitness reports, journalists from RFI have confirmed that Russia is discreetly shipping in large quantities of military equipment via the…

Radio France Internationale

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54.60 Africa review – a freewheeling, weeklong tour around the continent

On a quest to visit all 54 African nations, a band of travellers explore personal, political and social history – but it can be hard to work out what’s happening

The Guardian - UK

Rare maccoa ducklings hatch at Chester zoo for first time

Four ducklings add to safety-net population of African species that is estimated to be down to 5,000 in the wild

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Is Trump planning an ‘Africa visa ban’?

African countries make up the bulk of a list of countries that could face new visa bans from August.

Al Jazeera

In Uganda, a tougher bicycle offers hope for better health coverage in rural areas

Roads in parts of rural Uganda can be rough in dry weather and a churn of mud in wet

The Independent UK

Food rations are halved in one of Africa's largest refugee camps after US aid cuts

More than 300,000 refugees in the Kakuma camp in remote Kenya have had their food rations cut in half

The Independent UK

Benin makes history as first women's African national team to compete in major road race on US soil at Maryland Cycling Classic

'As the talent pool continues to grow on the African continent, it’s important to provide opportunities in world-class races'

Cycling News

Brownstone Consulting Firm Expands Its Services, Bringing Its Cybersecurity Expertise to Europe and Africa

Founded and led by decorated U.S. Navy veteran Cordell Robinson, BCF's global push aims to meet the increasing cybersecurity demands of rapidly developing economies while investing in long-term digital resilience and workforce education.

International Business Times

Russia Steps Out From Shadows In Africa With State Paramilitary

With the rise of a paramilitary force that analysts say is controlled by the Kremlin, Russia is openly expanding its state military footprint in Africa, after years of distancing itself from mercenaries deployed on the continent to support pro-Russian rulers.

International Business Times

Are Chinese investors grabbing Zambian land? Study finds that’s a myth

Media coverage of Chinese land investments in African agriculture often reinforces narratives of a “weak African state” and the “Chinese land grab”, highlighting power imbalances between the actors involved in these land deals.

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Stone tools from a cave on South Africa’s coast speak of life at the end of the Ice Age

The Earth of the last Ice Age (about 26,000 to 19,000 years ago) was very different from today’s world.

The Independent UK

How a doctor in Florida performed surgery on a patient in Africa

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LiveScience

'Huge surprise' reveals how some humans left Africa 50,000 years ago

How did Homo sapiens manage to leave Africa around 50,000 years ago, when earlier treks out of the continent had ended in failure?

The Independent UK

Early humans adapted to extreme habitats. Researchers say it set the stage for global migration

Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra

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Evening Standard

Grandmother dies from rabies after ‘very slight scratch’ from puppy in Morocco

Yvonne Ford was on holiday in North Africa in February and only fell ill two weeks ago

PetsRadar

Basenjis are closely related to wolves but can they make good companions?

They’re known as Africa’s barkless dog but is this breed worth making a big noise about?

Euronews

The African Initiative: Russian-backed outlet peddles propaganda to buy influence in Africa

The individuals who run the African Initiative media outlet are reportedly connected to Russian intelligence services, while others are former members of the Wagner paramilitary group, according to France's agency for monitoring foreign digital interference.

The Independent UK

US doctor uses robot to perform surgery on patient in Africa

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The Independent UK

Firms led by US military veterans deliver aid in Africa and Gaza, alarming humanitarian groups

In Gaza and Africa, U.S. contracting firms led by former American intelligence and military officers are taking on aid delivery in conflict zones

The Independent UK

Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban

The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improving vetting or face a ban on their citizens visiting the United States

The Conversation

China’s support for Mali’s military carries risks: researcher outlines what they are

Mali, a landlocked Sahelian nation of 25 million people, has faced significant instability since 2012, marked by terrorism, state neglect and armed conflicts.

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