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Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties
Russia has opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations and dispel a notion that it’s isolated by ...World - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Moscow Roils a Country on the Edge of Europe and Russia
Russia is behind a disinformation campaign in Moldova ahead of a presidential election and a referendum making E.U. membership a “strategic objective,” Moldovan officials and global media companies ...Top stories - The New York Times - October 17 -
‘We built Brazil’: how descendants of enslaved Africans have helped shape the country
A new book explores the way Black people are playing a transformative role in the fight for equality despite centuries of enslavement and continued neglect. “A cook for a small family is needed. ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
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How Russia’s energy minister plotted merger of country’s oil majors
Pitch by Sergei Tsivilev, a relative of Vladimir Putin, aimed to tighten oversight of Rosneft and nationalise LukoilWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Polls close in Georgia’s election which will determine if the country embraces Europe or falls into Russia’s orbit
Polls close in Georgia’s election which will determine if the country embraces Europe or falls into Russia’s orbitWorld - ABC News - October 26 -
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Afghanistan: a country on the edge
Sanctions have not changed the Taliban — is it time to re-engage?World - Financial Times - October 17 -
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Music and Morale in a Country at War
In Ukraine, where war feels omnipresent, music is helping lift spirits and raise money for the military.World - The New York Times - October 31 -
Netherlands mulls sending rejected African asylum seekers to Uganda
Critics say plan mooted by coalition government led by Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party is ‘totally unfeasible’. The Dutch coalition government, headed by Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
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Taiwan again rejects South African demand to move its representative office
Taiwan has rejected South Africa’s demand that it move its representative office in the country from the capital, Pretoria, to the commercial center of JohannesburgWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
South Carolina to build state's first individual monument honoring an African American
South Carolina is preparing to put up its first individual statue for an African American on its Statehouse lawn, honoring Robert Smalls.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
Giant African rats join crackdown against illegal wildlife trade
Wily rodents deployed to sniff out illicit flows of rhino horns, elephant tusks and pangolin scalesBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Young African Voters Reject Liberation-Era Political Parties
Political parties that have governed for decades since African countries overthrew colonial rulers are now being challenged by frustrated young voters.World - The New York Times - November 2 -
William's rugby skills tested on South African township visit
The Prince of Wales has been playing rugby on a visit to a township outside Cape Town.Top stories - BBC News - November 4 -
Senate likely to double the number of elected African American women
CBS News projects that former Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester will win the Delaware Senate seat, making her the third African American woman elected to the Senate. Though too early to project, Prince ...Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
ICC judges unseal an arrest warrant for an alleged Central African Republic rebel
Judges at the International Criminal Court have unsealed an arrest warrant for an alleged rebel from the Central African Republic accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity more than a ...World - ABC News - November 7 -
The island of Mauritius, praised as an African success story, will hold its national election
The Indian Ocean-island nation of Mauritius will hold a national election this weekend, when Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth seeks to win a second term as leader of a nation often praised as one of ...World - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Hama Amadou, West African Political ‘Phoenix,’ Dies at 74
An embattled leader for decades in Niger’s rough-and-tumble politics, he alternated stints in high office with prison and exile.World - The New York Times - Yesterday -
South African tiger farms illegally smuggling body parts, says charity
Biggest tiger farms outside Asia are operating freely in South Africa, Four Paws animal charity says. The largest tiger farms outside Asia are operating freely in South Africa , facilitating the ...World - The Guardian - 23 hours ago -
Will rich countries pay for climate change?
At COP29 the world’s nations will try and negotiate a new spending commitment on climate change.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
How each country’s emissions compare
A searchable dashboard of 193 countries’ historical emissions and future climate targetsWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
African football’s governing body found to have $16m in expenses missing from accounts
Auditors’ review said to have shown missing expenses It would put losses for year to 30 June 2023 at $25.4m The Confederation of African Football’s audit and compliance committee has claimed ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
'You can't show weakness' - why African leaders maintain secrecy around their health
There is a long history of African leaders hiding or lying about their health to keep rivals at bay.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
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Annarella and Django: Jouer review – flute and west African lute shine in expressive new partnership
(We Are Busy Bodies) This marriage of instruments is best when the full-band moments are stripped back to highlight the duo’s artistry. The plucked melodic twang of the ngoni, a west African lute, ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Review: In sharp documentary 'Dahomey,' African art returns home, but colonialism still stings
A conversation-starter of a film by director Mati Diop, this brief but complex examination of a France-to-Africa transfer of ancient art asks: Who benefits?Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 2 -
‘It’s shocking no-one’s done this before’: the 13-hour gig digging up the African roots of global pop
With a marathon performance and album, the wildly ambitious Chromesthesia charts centuries of intercontinental music. Its creator explains why she’s asking big questions about the true owners of ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
South African government says it won't help 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa’s government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province as part of an official policy against illegal miningWorld - ABC News - 2 hours ago -
