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South Africa is flying cheetahs to India and Mozambique as part of ambitious efforts to reintroduce the distinctively spotted cats in regions where their population has dwindled. Calmly seated in their enclosures, the mammals were in quarantine for about a month before getting clearance for travel. The distinctively spotted cats that once roamed in Asia was declared extinct in India in… Read More

Cash-strapped Tunisia is facing a dearth of imported foodstuffs from dairy products to coffee, forcing informal rationing at supermarkets and threatening some food and beverage companies. For weeks, consumers and businesses have been struggling to find essentials such as sugar, flour and cooking oil Radhia Kamoun, CEO of the patisserie chain Gourmandise, says she is struggling to source key ingredients,… Read More

African Ministers of Finance, Economy and the Environment met in Egypt this week ahead of the COP27 climate summit in November. Host country Egypt wants to take on a leading role by calling time on unfulfilled pledges that have left African countries disproportionately battered by climate change. “Egypt should play this role to represent the African continent and its needs… Read More

The sight of larvae might not be for everyone, but 30-year-old Scovia Namataka does not mind the wiggling maggots. She feeds them natural waste, like mango and jackfruit leftovers. In return, they help her garden — and her household income. “I get the five days larvae. I put them in my drums, they spend there for only two weeks, they… Read More

Around the corner from a congested Luanda street, partially covered by a thick row of little shops and food stalls, stands a dilapidated concrete bullring — the vestige of Angola’s colonial past. Once a thrust of city life, the arena has been abandoned for decades, and repeated government promises to renovate the venue have yet to bear fruit. The neglected… Read More

Last updated: 13 hours ago Firefighters in Sloviansk on Wednesday dug deep into the still-smouldering rubble of an apartment building looking for potential victims following a direct hit on the building. Chunks of bricks, masonry and concrete lay among the torn branches of nearby trees, mixed with smashed glass and broken roof ties. Relatives of an elderly couple who lived… Read More

Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister, Albert Ouédraogo, visited Tuesday survivors of the attack on military-led supply convoy, including civilians, drivers and traders. 37 people were wounded in the Monday attack. Among them, a dozen children are hospitalised at the Charles-de-Gaulle Pediatric Hospital in Ouagadougou. “I would like to salute the team for the bravery, serenity and the responsiveness with which they… Read More

A video of a child refugee in Libya suffering abuse has highlighted the plight of refugees in the country. The boy, Mazen Adam, a refugee in Libya from Sudan’s conflict-torn Darfur region, was kidnapped last week by unknown gunmen demanding .. Human Rights Researcher Tarig Lamloum says these incidents are common. “The video clip that has spread and showed an… Read More

One of East Africa’s most popular music festivals has been cleared to go ahead after members of parliament on Tuesday, September 6 announced a ban on the festival, saying it “promotes gays” in the country. The “Nyege Nyege” festival will now take place next week but under “strict guidelines,” according to Ugandan Prime Minister Robina Nabbanja, in local media reports.… Read More

Britain’s new home secretary, Suella Braverman, is admired on the right for her attacks on progressive “woke” activism, but she is taking on one of the most difficult jobs in government. The 42-year-old former lawyer, who was elected as an MP in 2015, has held the low-profile position of government legal adviser (“attorney general”) for the past year, as the… Read More