Tag: Africa
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Climate change worsened rains and floods in southern Africa: study
Human-caused climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods that devastated parts of southern Africa, killing more than 100 people and displacing hundreds of thousands, researchers ... -
IShowSpeed celebrates 50 million YouTube subscribers while on tour in Africa
The American streamer and YouTuber IShowSpeed is on the final leg of a 28-day tour of Africa aimed at showcasing the continent’s cultural diversity, which is ... -
Africa hosts its first G20 and urges the rich to do more against climate disasters
In South Africa ‘s oldest township, volunteers in wetsuits jump into the thigh-deep water of the polluted Jukskei River to untangle a net that’s designed to ... -
US shifts messaging in Africa, telling allies to stand more on their own
The U.S. military is backing off its usual talk of good governance and countering insurgencies’ underlying causes, instead leaning into a message that its fragile allies ... -
Beijing ups diplomatic influence on Africa as the US pulls back
Chinese diplomats threatened to cancel a summit and called top officials in two African countries to pressure lawmakers to quit an international parliamentary group critical of ... -
China can help Africa unlock AI potential
Artificial intelligence is one of the promising areas of cooperation between China and Africa. The continent’s flourishing tech hubs and young tech-savvy population are well complemented ... -
Mpox outbreaks result from neglect, world’s inability to stop epidemics
The growing mpox outbreaks in Africa that triggered the World Health Organization’s emergency declaration are largely the result of decades of neglect and the global community’s ... -
When will tourists return to Africa? Continent must guess
Raino Bolz quickly diversified when his tourism business in South Africa’s winelands crashed to a halt in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. He sold a ...
