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South Africa: Volunteers Enter Abandoned Mine Shaft to Help Illegal Miners

UK: Archbishop Justin Welby Resigns Over Church Abuse Cover-up

‘Disaster is about caring. I’m not selfish any more’ – This is climate breakdown

Prince William to Meet Environmentalists on Tour of South Africa

South Africa's illegal gold miners are locked in an underground standoff with police

NPR Online News8 hrs

South Africa

Russia: Putin Hosts 36 Leaders at BRICS Summit

'Second Mini Moon' to Temporarily Orbit Earth

How we misunderstood what the Lucy fossil reveals about ancient humans

New ScientistNov 15

Putin Travels to Mongolia Amid ICC Arrest Warrant

Yoon to return without early Trump meeting

Korea Herald3 days

Zimbabwe

US Sanctions Zimbabwe Leader Over Alleged Abuses

Zimbabwe Struggles to Contain Cholera Outbreak

The Problem With Boycotting Israel

Zimbabwe: Opposition Claims 'Gigantic Fraud' in Vote

OpenAI raises $6.6B and is now valued at $157B

TechCrunchOct 19

Mozambique

UN: 114M People Displaced Globally

Bangladesh: Massive Fire At Dhaka Clothing Market

Beehive Fences Benefit People and Elephants

Psychology Today14 hrs

Cyclone Freddy Hits Malawi and Mozambique, Killing Dozens

Speaking Freely: Anriette Esterhuysen

Electronic Frontier Foundation1 day

Madagascar

Madagascar Passes Controversial Sex Offender Law

Madagascar: Top Court Confirms President's Re-election

Tiny chameleon spotted by tourists in Madagascar is new to science

New ScientistSep 24

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso Sign Sahel Security Pact

Posco threads new life to old uniforms for Philippine communities

Korea HeraldSep 24

Zambia

Zambia Declares National Emergency Due to Drought

Kamala Harris Speaks in Ghana as Part of African Tour

Zambia marks 60th Independence Day

Korea HeraldNov 02

US Vice President Harris Begins Africa Trip

NWSL final brings a rare matchup: the two best teams in the league

Namibia

India: Four Cheetah Cubs Born 70 Years After Extinction

UN Agreement Inches Towards Conserving 30% of Earth's Area

4 Penguin Species That Prove These Birds Can Survive Just About Anywhere

More Climate Lawsuits Than Ever Are Trying to Hold Companies and Countries to Account

Scientific American9 mins

Malawi

Malawi's Vice President Dies in Plane Crash

WHO Approves 2nd Malaria Vaccine

How Polio Entered Gaza, and How the Vaccination Campaign is Going

Scientific AmericanNov 02

UK Archbishop ‘Concerned’ Over Talk of Jerusalem Embassy Move

Richer countries are starting to pay poorer ones for climate change damages

NPR Online News2 days

Botswana

Botswana Threatens to Ship 20K Elephants to Germany

45 Killed After South Africa Bus Crash

The ‘super year’ of elections has been super bad for incumbents as voters punish them in droves

Associated Press6 days

Why supersonic, diamond-spewing volcanoes might be coming back to life

New ScientistOct 19

Africans Discovered Dinosaur Fossils Long before the Term ‘Paleontology’ Existed

Scientific American3 days

Yoon meets 10 African leaders ahead of Korea-Africa Summit

Korea HeraldJul 26

Omicron: How dangerous is the new variant first found in South Africa?

New ScientistSep 24

Women-focused PE fund Alitheia IDF raises $100 million to invest in gender-diverse businesses across Africa – TechCrunch

TechCrunchNov 24, 2022

Archbishop Desmond Tutu: father of South Africa’s ‘rainbow nation’

The Conversation2 days

Yoon to meet 10 African leaders ahead of Korea-Africa Summit

Korea HeraldJul 26

South African miners trapped underground: What you need to know

Al Jazeera1 day

Flutterwave and PayPal collaborate to allow African merchants to accept and make payments – TechCrunch

TechCrunchNov 24, 2021

The BRICS spirit: alive and well in South Africa

Strategic Culture18 hrs

Eswatini

Honduras Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Taiwan, Opens Relations with China

Eswatini: Unknown Gunmen Kill Popular Opposition Leader

Yoon pledges to enhance critical mineral partnership with Africa

Korea HeraldOct 19

Cheap Solar Panels Are Changing the World