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Kevin Okoth: The Pessimist’s Optimist
London Review of Books
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July 10, 2025
Achille Mbembe’s On the Postcolony, first published in French in 2000, changed the direction of postcolonial studies. Since then, he has gained a loyal readership across the political spectrum (his admirers include Emmanuel Macron and Judith...
Disappearing Migration Routes Fueling Farmer-Herder Violence in Northern Nigeria
HumAngle
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July 2, 2025
Bello Ardo still remembers how they were sent away from Dapchi, a town in Yobe State, North East Nigeria. It was 2015. He had just arrived with his family and herd, hoping to graze and rest after a long journey from Bauchi State. He approached the...
Starving Sudanese people eating weeds to survive amid brutal war
The Independent
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June 29, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
BRICS summit in Brazil to champion multilateralism amid trade tensions
Daily News Egypt
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July 6, 2025
Leaders of the growing BRICS group of nations are gathering in Brazil for a summit overshadowed by United States President Donald Trump’s new tariff policies, with the bloc aiming to present itself as a defender of multilateralism. The leaders,...
Discourse on French Colonialism in the 21st Century
Africa is a country
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Martinican author Aimé Césaire—long revered as one of the early founders of France’s Négritude movement, cultivating Black consciousness alongside Léopold Senghor and the Nardal sisters—has long been canonized in historical memory as one of the...
Matawalle to Military: Embrace Innovation, Strategic Foresight in Tackling Insecurity
This Day
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July 2, 2025
•Troops kill 10 terrorists, recover cache of arms, ammunition in northeast •Police apprehend three wanted bandits, kidnappers in Abuja, Kaduna Linus Aleke in Abuja The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has urged military authorities...
Great Green Wall innovations hailed on Desertification and Drought Day
Forests News
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June 27, 2025
From food made with overlooked native plants to handbags crafted from wild grasses—and even a simple rope tool to prevent wildfires—community-driven innovation is reshaping how land restoration takes root across Africa’s drylands. These are among...
See Earth’s Forests as Never Before in Biomass Satellite’s First Images
Scientific American
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July 1, 2025
See Earth’s Forests as Never Before in Biomass Satellite’s First Images New images from the European Space Agency’s Biomass mission show how the satellite uses advanced radar to map flows of carbon through our planet’s most precious and remote...
Sudanese fleeing war are at risk of worsening hunger in neighboring nations, UN warns
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
DNA Mapping Project Sheds New Light on Zambia’s Ecosystems
Daily Nation
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June 30, 2025
BARNABAS ZULU A groundbreaking conservation initiative is unlocking the hidden dynamics of African ecosystems using cutting-edge DNA technology. The Molecular Ecological Network Analysis (MENA) project is utilising environmental DNA (eDNA) to...
World Food Programme to Invest $16mn in Northern Nigeria in July
CNBC Africa
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June 30, 2025
In a significant move aimed at combating the burgeoning food crisis in Nigeria, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is poised to inject $16 million into northern Nigeria. Scheduled for July, this investment will channel through local...
FG moves to transform borders into instruments of cooperation
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 30, 2025
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to transforming Nigeria’s international boundaries from zones of division into corridors of cooperation and economic integration, particularly for communities along the borders. This was the...
In Depth: Project to Beat Back the Sahara Struggles to Take Root, Even With Chinese Expertise
Caixin
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Africa’s Sahel region, located south of the Sahara Desert and stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, is home to over 140 million people. Despite its significance, the region faces ongoing droughts, widespread hunger, and severe...
Refugees escaping Sudan face escalating hunger and malnutrition as food aid risks major reductions
World Food Programme
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WFP/Mohamed Galal. People continue to flee escalating violence in El Fasher, many arriving in Tawila with little or not. Sudan, Tawila, North Darfur. Photo credit NAIROBI, Kenya – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that...
Orange County things to do, starting July 4
Orlando Sentinel - Florida
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July 2, 2025
What’s happening Summer family tours: A 40-minute gallery tour led by a Museum educator includes a take-home art activity for elementary school-aged children and their parents or guardians. Reservations required. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. July 8 and July...
Interview – Olukayode Bakare
E-International Relations
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June 28, 2025
Dr. Olukayode Bakare is an esteemed scholar specializing in international relations and sub-Saharan African politics. He earned his Ph.D. in international relations from the University of Aberdeen, UK, and has held teaching and research positions...
Strategic Retreat
The Statesman (India)
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June 25, 2025
The United States’ recalibration of its Africa strategy signals a stark departure from decades of broad based engagement towards a narrower, cost-driven approach focused largely on security. While the Trump administration’s emphasis on “burden...
Report: China, Russia Likely to Recognize Moroccan Sovereignty Over Western Sahara
Morocco World News
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June 28, 2025
Marrakech – A recent report by the Migration Research Institute identifies Morocco as “the most stable country in the entire Maghreb” and indicates major diplomatic developments may soon reshape the Western Sahara dispute. Despite persistent...
How to save the 10,000 animals and plants hurtling fastest towards extinction World-first assessment of Critically Endangered species maps path to save more than 10,000 animals and plants from extinction
South Africa Today
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June 27, 2025
Scientists have outlined the steps world leaders must take to save the world’s most threatened animals and plants from extinction. In the first ever assessment of its kind for all 10,443 species categorised as Critically Endangered by the...
The road too often travelled
Winnipeg Free Press
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June 18, 2025
Opinion You have twenty minutes or less. Pack a small bag, but hurry! You (and your family) must run, in order to live. Go! Now! Whether it is wildfire or war, a natural disaster or one created and fuelled by people, this is the reality for...