At Least 70 Drown Off Mauritania After Boat Capsizes
Around 150 people boarded a boat in Gambia that was thought to have been headed for Europe. The boat capsized after traveling about 380 miles.
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Trump Discusses Economic Investment With African Leaders at White House Meeting
The administration is aiming to strike deals to expand the United States’ access to critical minerals and to counter China’s rising influence in Africa.
Chris Packham calls sea bass labelling in UK supermarkets a ‘dereliction of duty’
The TV naturalist’s comments come after a Guardian investigation into the complex supply chain behind the fish on sale on Britain’s high streetsRead more: The hidden cost of your supermarket sea bassNaturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham has condemne…
Lifesize herd of puppet animals begins climate action journey from Africa to Arctic Circle
The Herds project from the team behind Little Amal will travel 20,000km taking its message on environmental crisis across the worldHundreds of life-size animal puppets have begun a 20,000km (12,400 mile) journey from central Africa to the Arctic Circle…
Strawberries Aren’t Ripe for Africa? His Farms Disprove That, Deliciously.
Thierno Agne left behind studying law to grow strawberries, a shocking move in Senegal, where farming is considered work for the old, poor and uneducated. His success is making the profession “sexy.”
Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access ‘weaponised’
More governments seeking to keep millions of people offline amid conflicts, protests and political instabilityDigital blackouts reached a record high in 2024 in Africa as more governments sought to keep millions of citizens off the internet than in any…
France should return much more looted African art, film-maker says
Mati Diop, the director of Dahomey, which charts the restitution of 26 objects to Benin, says the tiny number involved is ‘humiliating’The first major return of looted treasures from Europe to Africa in the 21st century has left a lingering feeling of …
Senegal receives newest Chinese-made assault vehicles
The National Gendarmerie of Senegal has introduced a significant addition to its defense arsenal, acquiring an undisclosed number of Chinese-made Norinco VN22B wheeled armored assault vehicles. These newest combat vehicles are equipped with a formidabl…
As a Teen, She Loved Video Games. Now She’s Using A.I. to Try to Quash Malaria.
Rokhaya Diagne, a 25-year-old A.I. entrepreneur in Senegal, is part of a subset of Africa’s enormous youth population that is confident technology can solve the continent’s biggest problems.
Actor reporting on asylum seekers finds brother among arrivals in Canary Islands
Thimbo Samb, based in Madrid, was reunited with his older brother who had made boat journey from SenegalA Madrid-based actor who had travelled to the Canary Islands to report on the arrival of a near-record number of asylum seekers was reunited with hi…