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Three people die on cruise ship in the Atlantic from suspected hantavirus infection

Three more people on the Dutch cruise ship have fallen ill, one of them has been taken to a hospital in South Africa. The hantavirus is spread by rats and very rarely spreads from human to human.

Euronews

Lighting the way to protect Kenya's lions and the livestock they prey on

As a boy, Richard Turere saw up close the threat lions posed to his family's livestock – and the threat to the lions in turn. His ingenious solution to the problem is now being used by conservation organisations and wildlife authorities across East Africa.

Radio France Internationale

How wildlife conservancies perpetuate green colonialism in Kenya

The story of wildlife conservation in East Africa is often told through spectacular images of beautiful scenery and the region’s charismatic animals. But seldom asked is the question about how those efforts include and impact the communities that live alongside wildlife.

The Conversation

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80% of Africa’s fertiliser is imported: how food systems can adapt to the Iran shock

Conflict in the Persian Gulf is disrupting fertiliser supplies, and Africa’s food systems stand to lose.

The Conversation

India’s Horn of Africa strategy has shifted: what it’s trying to do and how it could work

India’s engagement in the Horn of Africa and Red Sea basin was, until recently, largely limited to UN peacekeeping operations and anti-piracy patrols.

The Conversation

Extreme heat is a growing threat to health, jobs and food security in southern Africa – study looks for practical solutions

Extreme heat is not just uncomfortable weather – it is becoming a serious threat to health, jobs and food security across southern Africa, especially for those least able to cope.

The Conversation

Hijackings off Somalia raise fears that piracy is back on the rise

Reports of multiple hijackings off the coast of Somalia are raising fears that piracy may be reviving after a relative lull over the past decade. Increased traffic round the Horn of Africa amid the war in the Middle East, along with the diversion of naval forces, could be creating more…

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Taiwan's president lands in Eswatini in a trip delayed by lack of overflight clearance

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te says he has arrived in Eswatini, Taiwan’s only diplomatic ally in Africa, despite flight challenges reportedly due to Chinese pressure

The Independent UK

This hefty tome takes book design to a whole new level

Lagos Biennial I–V: The Making of an African Capital of Culture sits within a 7-kilogram concrete case.

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Africa’s cellphone towers turn to solar as diesel costs surge

Cellphone tower operators across Africa are increasingly turning to solar power to reduce reliance on costly diesel fuel and expand connectivity in off-grid areas

The Independent UK

Remained isolated for 180 million years: How Madagascar Island became a hotspot for Earth’s unique creatures

The biological narrative of Madagascar is a 180-million-year history of isolation and evolutionary divergence. Once a part of the Gondwana supercontinent, it broke away from Africa and later split from the Indian subcontinent around 88 million years ago. This separation turned it into a secluded natural lab. With no competition…

The Times of India

Ghana becomes the latest African country to reject a US health deal, citing data sharing concerns

Ghana has rejected a proposed health deal with the U.S. due to concerns over data privacy

The Independent UK

China opens tariff-free trade to nearly all African countries

China will extend zero-tariff treatment to all African countries with diplomatic ties from Friday, in what Beijing called a “significant measure” to deepen China-Africa trade and investment ties.

Radio France Internationale

China has now dropped tariffs on imports from every African country except 1

A China policy giving Africa’s biggest economies tariff-free access to its market for the next two years has come into effect

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China scraps tariffs for all but one African nation – here’s why

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China drops import tariffs for all African countries except one

New policy excludes continent’s sole country with formal diplomatic ties to Taiwan

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Iran war may cause food shortages in Africa, world’s largest fertiliser firm says

Yara CEO warns of global auction that would leave poorest countries scrambling for supplies they can ill afford

The Times of India

The week that was in international affairs: UAE to exit Opec; Ukraine makes Russia jittery

UAE exits Opec, impacting global oil dynamics amid regional tensions. Ukraine escalates attacks on Russia, forcing Moscow to scale back Victory Day parades. King Charles' US trip strengthens UK-US ties. Syria begins its first transitional justice trial. China pressures African nations, forcing Taiwan's President to cancel a trip.

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A ban on trophy hunting would harm, not help, conservation

Letter: Prof Amy Dickman, Prof Adam Hart, Dr Dan Challender and Dr Dilys Roe say trophy hunting benefits lions and many other species by conserving more land in Africa than national parks do

The Conversation

The Bangui operation: A story of blood, science and biomedical exploitation

In the early 1990s, a secret HIV vaccine research project was carried out in the Central African Republic. The project didn’t yield results and was hidden for many years.

The Independent UK

Scientists attempt to bring African antelope back from extinction after two centuries

Colossal Biosciences’ ’de-extinction’ programme aims to revive species such as the dire wolf, the woolly mammoth and the dodo

The Guardian - UK

Protecting lions and people: the biologist dedicated to tackling human-wildlife conflict

Moreangels Mbizah has blazed a trail in Zimbabwe as the first black African woman to found a conservation organisation in the country

The Guardian - UK

‘Sensitive, sexy and surreal’: Japan’s Kyotographie festival

Highlights of this year’s international photography festival in Kyoto include Linder Sterling’s exclamatory collages, a retrospective of groundbreaking Daido Moriyama and a journey though apartheid South Africa with Ernest Cole

The Independent UK

Experts warn of rising lead risks in Africa’s solar energy boom

Africa's transition to cleaner energy is adding to concerns over lead poisoning from batteries used to store solar power

The Independent UK

Hundreds march in Johannesburg against illegal migration as shops shut over looting fears

Hundreds of South Africans have protested in Johannesburg against illegal migration

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