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09/11/2021

Rwanda! Så klart.

Rwanda's Ampersand wants motorbike taxi drivers to switch from petrol to electric.

04/11/2021

Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize with 'tour de force' novel The Promise https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-59149960

South African author Damon Galgut wins the prestigious literary award at the third attempt.

13/08/2021

For our Swedish speaking readers.

När Frankrike försöker expandera sitt inflytande i Afrika söder om Sahara bryter president Macron gamla tabun och prövar nya vägar men arvet efter kolonialtiden är ett fortsatt problem, skriver journalisten Görrel Espelund.

08/08/2021

Cape Town’s urban baboon programme has resulted in more baboons spending more time in natural habitats and suffering fewer human-caused injuries and deaths. Against the sombre backdrop of the sixth great extinction of life on Earth, this is cause for celebration.

03/07/2021

Africa’s last absolute monarchy is experiencing its worst unrest in years

29/06/2021

Zuma found to have been in contempt of court when he defied an order to appear at corruption inquiry

22/06/2021

South Africa's famous toyi-toyi was adopted from Zimbabwean troops, who learned it in Algeria – showing the interconnected nature of Africa's liberation struggles.

13/06/2021

Happy Sunday read!

Kenyan photographer Thandiwe Muriu creates striking images that celebrate and challenge her culture.

31/05/2021

Med över 100 väpnade grupper och en historia av krig, korruption och rovdrift blir det svårt, men Kongo-Kinshasas nya regering lovar satsa på fred.

21/05/2021

Not only is Lindsey Harding the first ever coach of South Sudan women's basketball team she also works in the NBA.

01/05/2021

Priceless artefacts are to be returned from next year as a step towards "reconciliation".

30/04/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/insider/nigeria-niger-river-bridge.html?referringSource=articleShare

A narrow, old bridge that connects two economically vital areas of Nigeria is a chokepoint stifling progress in Africa’s most populous nation.

15/04/2021

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Betydligt färre afrikaner har dött i covid-19 än vad prognoserna förutsåg. Men ekonomin, jämställdheten och andra aspekter på utveckling har drabbats hårt. Antalet extremt fattiga människor i länderna söder om Sahara kan snart vara fler än 1990.

25/03/2021

British Museum and Pitt Rivers under pressure to hand back sculptures looted from Nigeria

20/03/2021

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/mar/19/drowned-land-hunger-stalks-south-sudans-flooded-villages?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

After unusually heavy rains, Jonglei province is suffering destructive flooding. A visit to the town of Old Fangak revealed a people who, despite their isolation and food poverty, are determined not to give up

17/03/2021

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56437852

The country's vice-president made the announcement on state television.

14/03/2021

In 1985, during Namibia’s struggle for independence, 56 Namibian children were taken from camps in Zambia and Angola to live in Czechoslovakia. Theirs is a strange and heartbreaking tale of alienation and loss – never before told. Until now. By Rebecca Davis

13/03/2021

The streaming giant has come knocking, but a lack of infrastructure and government support continues to hinder the continent telling its own stories

12/03/2021

Världens största frihandelsområde har öppnat. AFCFTA, med slopade tullar mellan Afrikas länder, ska bidra till ökad handel och ekonomisk utveckling. Avtalet är ett massivt projekt som kan komma att förändra de ekonomiska strukturerna i grunden.

05/03/2021

Ojok Okello is transforming his destroyed village into a green town where social enterprises responsibly harness the shea tree

20/02/2021

DRC-born activist and human rights lawyer Debora Kayembe was named rector of the University of Edinburgh.

15/02/2021

Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala appointed WTO director-general

13/02/2021

Chocolate companies are among the defendants named in a lawsuit brought by former child workers in Ivory Coast

02/02/2021

Exploring the different neighborhoods within Mogadishu raises the question: who is this city really for?

31/01/2021

How do we, as the media, hold the line for South Africa and indeed the world in these days when the truth is literally meaningless to a major section of society?

27/01/2021

The Karoo ostrich might have had its updrafts and hard landings, but its legends still fly high.

25/01/2021

While World War II was ravaging Europe, thousands of Polish people found a safe haven in British colonial Africa. This forgotten history shows us that migration patterns are constantly changing.

12/01/2021

Han är ung, vältalig och karismatisk. Sångaren Bobi Wine utmanar i torsdagens val i Uganda 76-årige presidenten Yoweri Museveni. Kampanjen illustrerar hur Afrikas unga nu kräver en plats vid maktens bord, skriver Görrel Espelund.

10/01/2021

KONGO ÄNTLIGEN EBOLAFRITT
Sedan början av oktober har inga nya fall rapporterats i provinsen Équateur. Det gör att landet nu är helt ebolafritt för första gången på över två år.
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Den kongolesiske hälsoministern Dr Eteni Longondo berättade den fantastiska nyheten tillsammans med Världshälsoorganisationen World Health Organization (WHO) den 18 november.
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Sverige och Sida är med och stärker hälsosystemen i Demokratiska Republiken Kongo genom utbildning av lokal hälsopersonal, ett arbete som är extra viktigt under ett ebolautbrott för att malariapatienter och andra ska få sin livsviktiga vård medan krisen pågår. Till exempel har Action contre la Faim (France) tack vare svenskt stöd kunnat fortsätta ge näringsrika måltider och läkemedel till undernärda barn under fem år.
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Foto: DRC .

21/12/2020

While the film sector struggles to produce new content, the global demand for animation has soared.