Cost of preparing Jollof rice up 29.3% - Report (www.premiumtimesng.com)
African Governments Falling Short on Healthcare Funding 23 Years After Landmark Abuja Declaration, Rights Groups Say (www.hrw.org)
African governments are falling far short in their commitments to prioritize public spending on health care, contributing to widespread inequalities in healthcare access and outcomes, Human Rights Watch and the Kampala-based Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) said today. As the 23rd anniversary of African Union...
Process raw materials in Africa as few economic and social benefits will come to Africans if processing is all done overseas, says top environmentalist (www.theguardian.com)
Wanjira Mathai, the managing director for Africa and global partnerships at the World Resources Institute thinktank, said much more of what the continent produced must be processed and made use of close to where it is produced, if the world is to shift to a low-carbon footing....
The Africa Hour - Episode 11: How Can Namibia Capitalize on Digital Nomad Visas? (podcasts.google.com)
The African Union AI Continental Strategy: Examining the African AI Landscape (youtube.com)
Burkina Faso military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, Human Rights Watch says (www.hrw.org)
These mass killings that hapoened on February 25 and are among the worst army abuses in Burkina Faso since 2015, appear to be part of a widespread military campaign against civilians accused of collaborating with Islamist armed groups, and may amount to crimes against humanity. Soldiers killed 44 people, including 20 children,...
Nigerian woman rescued 10 years after kidnap by Boko Haram (www.theguardian.com)
Nigerian troops have rescued a pregnant woman and her three children 10 years after she was abducted by Boko Haram militants when she was a schoolgirl in the town of Chibok....
Rights group urges insurance firms to shun East African Crude Oil Pipeline over harming effect on local communities, increasing greenhouse gas emissions (www.hrw.org)
Financing for EACOP is yet to be secured, but if it is and the project moves forward, a 1,443km (897-mile) pipeline will stretch from oil fields in western Uganda to the port of Tanga in eastern Tanzania....
Extreme Sahel heatwave that hit highly vulnerable population at the end of Ramadan would not have occurred without climate change, study finds (www.worldweatherattribution.org)
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How China’s demand for donkey hide is devastating African communities (www.reuters.com)
China’s demand for a traditional medicine known as e-jiao is fueling the slaughter of millions of donkeys every year, say animal welfare groups and veterinary experts....
‘This Will Finish Us’ (www.theatlantic.com)
He and other officials I spoke with said that they disliked even using the term Maasai. They invoked the spirit of Nyerere, saying that Tanzania was supposed to have a national identity, not tribal ones. Msando said he could understand the Maasai’s concern about losing their culture, even if he had little sympathy for it....
Nigeria first country to introduce ‘revolutionary’ meningitis vaccine (news.un.org)
The rollout in Nigeria represents one step closer towards the goal of total elimination by 2030, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General at the World Health Organization (WHO)....
A crumbling rail system in Ethiopia reveals failed promise of China’s Billions in African infrastructure (martinplaut.com)
Cross posted from: beehaw.org/post/13117474...
Starlink in Zimbabwe: Techies Find Ways to Disguise Kits, Evading Authorities to (www.techzim.co.zw)
In a country choked by high internet costs and limited options, Zimbabweans are turning to remarkable ingenuity. Facing arrest and equipment seizure for using Starlink, tech-savvy individuals have devised a way to disguise the kits....
Starlink in Zimbabwe: Techies Find Ways to Disguise Kits, Evading Authorities (www.techzim.co.zw)
Malian armed forces and Russia's Wagner Group fighters "unlawfully killed and summarily executed" several dozen civilians, rights group says (www.hrw.org)
Military drone strikes on a wedding celebration on February 16, 2024, and during a burial on February 17, 2024, killed at least 14 civilians, including 4 children, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says....
Chinese tech has been critical in bridging Africa’s digital divide, but the support often comes with high and hidden costs (asiatimes.com)
Several African countries depend on China as their main technology provider and sponsor of large digital infrastructural projects....
Nigeria to grant mining licenses to local companies only as the African country increasingly seeks to extract more value from its mineral deposits (integritynewsng.com)
In order to attract investment, Nigeria will offer a range of incentives to investors, including tax waivers for importing mining equipment. Enhanced security measures will also be implemented to ensure the safety of mining operations....
The Double-Edged Sword of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Africa (sites.lsa.umich.edu)
While China has built infrastructure throughout the continent, though China’s promising projects are typically faulty or incomplete, revealing its self-serving goals....
Ireland joins South Africa’s case in the international court of justice case against Israel, arguing that stopping delivery of essentials may constitute ‘genocidal intent’ (www.theguardian.com)
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Abuse of workers at China-backed infrastructure project in Africa a "defining feature of labour relations", researchers warn (www.cambridge.org)
Investigating Sino-African labour relations at the Karuma hydroelectric dam in Uganda and published recently by Cambridge University Press, researchers Robert Wyrod and Kimberlee Chang urge African countries to introduce stronger worker protections to avoid situations as at Karuma “where [labour] abuse seems systemic”....
A Decade of Documenting Migrant Deaths (missingmigrants.iom.int)
In the past decade, more than 63,000 deaths of migrants have been recorded by MMP. Notably, more than one in three of those identified come from countries in conflict, including Afghanistan, Myanmar, the Syrian Arab Republic, and Ethiopia. With that said, more than two-thirds of those whose deaths are documented in the MMP...
Civic groups sound alarm over Tanzania's crackdown on dissenters opposing East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) (www.stopeacop.net)
Tanzania is experiencing a fearful atmosphere caused by strict measures enforced against individuals who oppose the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The suppression tactics reached an alarming level when Tanzanian police summoned and questioned nine Project-Affected People (PAPs) from EACOP-affected villages for several...
African Development Bank chief criticizes opaque Chinese loans tied to Africa's natural resources as they leave African countries in financial crisis (apnews.com)
The head of the African Development Bank is calling for an end to loans given in exchange for the continent’s rich supplies of oil or critical minerals used in smartphones and electric car batteries....
Adaptive foraging behaviours in the Horn of Africa during Toba supereruption (www.nature.com)
Archived link: web.archive.org/…/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2F…...
