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African swine fever outbreak in Spain may have leaked from research lab, officials say

Authorities say strain of virus that has killed wild boars in Catalonia is one often used for experiments in secure facilities

The Guardian - UK

Africa Cup of Nations shunted into margins as greedy game finds no room at top table

So long as the Premier League invests in its players and Fifa pays it lip service, the continent’s flagship tournament will always struggle to fit in

The Guardian - UK

'Climate whiplash': East Africa caught between floods and drought

At dawn in the town of Mai Mahiu, Kenya, all is quiet. No goat bells ring, no voices call across farm fields, there is no rustle of maize leaves in the morning wind. Instead, the air smells of churned mud and uprooted vegetation, a reminder of the April 2024 floods…

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Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’

Exclusive: Yinka Bankole says he felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to ‘dismiss’ hurt of alleged targets

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda and DR Congo begin complex peace process after signing US-brokered deal

The leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have formalised a peace deal in Washington at a summit hosted by US President Donald Trump, though fresh violence raises questions about the accord aimed at ending one of Africa's longest wars.

Radio France Internationale

African penguins starved ‘en masse’ due to food shortages driven by climate shifts and overfishing

Severe food shortages have caused thousands of penguins to ‘starve’ to death, a new study has found.

Euronews

More than 60,000 penguins starve to death near Africa after fall in sardine numbers

African penguins need sardines to fatten up before a three-week moulting period on land

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Africa’s Gen Z unrest shows 'generational divide’ between people and politicians

Africa’s rising Gen Z movements are putting governments under pressure. Young people on the continent say they want a real place in shaping their countries’ futures, yet many feel excluded by leaders far older than them. Their frustration is spilling into streets from Madagascar to Morocco, and new survey data…

Radio France Internationale

60,000 African penguins starved to death after sardine numbers collapsed – study

Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds

The Guardian - UK

Google’s AI Nano Banana Pro accused of generating racialised ‘white saviour’ visuals

Research finds tool depicts white women surrounded by black children when prompted about humanitarian aid in Africa

The Guardian - UK

African central bank governors revive vision for continental monetary integration {Business Africa}

At the Yaoundé Summit, 41 Central Bank Governors Advance an Ambitious Vision for an African IMF and Central Bank Amid Growing Climate Risks while In Zambia After Years in Default, the country Secures CCC+ Upgrade from S&P — A Major Step Toward Economic Stability

Euronews

Endangered wild dog pups die in Zimbabwe as Trump’s aid cuts leave them unprotected

Exclusive: Six African wild dog pups killed in a single road collision in Zimbabwe after a fence that was intended to be built with money from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was left incomplete due to aid cuts

The Independent UK

God in Nigeria: the country’s novelists help us understand the complexity of Christianity

In African literature, Christianity has usually been shown as a foreign religion brought to the continent by European missionaries and colonisers. But in the past few decades, Nigeria’s writers have dealt with it in a far more complex way as Christianity is rooted in, and transformed by, local realities, ranging…

The Conversation

Facing myriad global pressures, Iran intensifies outreach to African partners for critical needs

Burkina Faso’s security minister headed to Tehran on Nov. 12, 2025, for high-level talks with Iranian officials. The visit was a fruitful one: The West African nation reopened its Iranian embassy, finalized new agreements on security cooperation and held discussions about strengthening relations in agriculture and industry.

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Becoming human in southern Africa: what ancient hunter-gatherer genomes reveal

New genetic research is shedding light on some of the earliest chapters of our human history. In one of the largest studies of its kind, scientists analysed DNA from 28 individuals who lived in southern Africa between 10,200 and a few hundred years ago. The study provides more evidence that…

LiveScience

'An extreme end of human genetic variation': Ancient humans were isolated in southern Africa for nearly 100,000 years, and their genetics are stunningly different

Ancient genomes from southern Africa show that people evolved in isolation for upward of 100,000 years.

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Person Moves To An African Country To Lead A More Simple Lifestyle, Gets Disillusioned

They quit all three jobs, took their savings and moved to Africa in search of a simpler life. Little did they know that once the honeymoon period was over, life was about to get much harder than it had been in America. Here's what this person wants you to know…

The Conversation

Expensive data and poor internet access: South Africa fails to measure up against Brazil

Emerging middle-power countries like South Africa, India and Brazil face growing inequalities. At the same time, everyday lives are becoming more and more digital – from paying bills and reading news to contacting companies and services. Ways need to be found to include everyone in the online world, regardless of…

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Africa’s drylands need the right kind of support – listening to the pastoralists who live there

Africa’s drylands are often imagined as vast, empty spaces. Romantic wilderness on the one hand. Zones of hunger, conflict and poverty on the other. Media stories tend to emphasise crises and scarcity, portraying these regions as peripheral and fragile.

The Independent UK

Deadly conflict in the Sahel sends herders fleeing to Africa's coastal cities

West Africa's cattle herders are being stripped of their animals by extremist-linked armed groups as the deadly conflict in the Sahel region grows

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Cocoa Prices Retreat on Beneficial West African Weather

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today on Tuesday closed down -101 (-1.82%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -57 (-1.39%). Cocoa prices retreated on Tuesday, as favorable weather forecasts in West Africa are expected to improve yields and boost supplies. Cocoa farmers in the Ivory...

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Cocoa Prices Fall on Favorable West African Weather

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is down -109 (-1.96%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is down -69 (-1.69%). Cocoa prices are moving lower today as favorable weather forecasts in West Africa should improve cocoa yields and boost supplies. Cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast are...

LiveScience

'We do not know of a similar case': 4,000-year-old burial in little-known African kingdom mystifies archaeologists

Remains of what was likely a funeral feast were discovered in a 4,000-year-old jug in Africa.

The Conversation

African land policy reforms have been good for women and communities – but review of 18 countries shows major gaps

Land tenure is the relationship, defined in law and customs, that people as individuals or groups have with land. It involves a bundle of rights to land, such as the right to use, sell, or bequeath land. Secure tenure is crucial for people to have secure homes, for food production,…

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Fossil hunters find tracks of animals from about 3 million years ago – a first in South Africa

South Africa is well known for its fossil heritage, a record of plants and animals that tells us what the world was like long ago.

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