#bbc.com. Souleymane Cissé: Malian film-maker and Cannes Film Festival winner dies aged 84. Souleymane Cissé has died aged 84 after a career that spanned more than 50 years.
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#aljazeera.com. ‘Father of African cinema’: Mali filmmaker Cisse dies aged 84. Trailblazer of African cinema was the winner of the jury’s prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival for his film, Yeelen.
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#theguardian.com. ‘Beware of the bat’: how a mine in Kigali became the focus of Marburg virus research. The fatality rate for the disease is usually 88%, but during a recent outbreak in Rwanda, deaths were kept to 23%. A new approach based on studying miners may be the reason why
#Feb.20.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Victoria to axe thousands of public service jobs as treasurer warns of ‘difficult decisions’. Independent review asked to recommend cuts to public service to reduce workforce by 5%-6%
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#voanews.com. First Egyptian pharaoh's tomb discovered since King Tut’s. Thutmose II lived nearly 3,500 years ago
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#bbc.com. Tanzania graveyard robbery: Grief in Morogoro as scrap metal thieves target crosses. Graves in the Tanzanian city of Morogoro are being targeted as people steal metal crosses to sell on.
#Feb.20.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Archaeologists discover first pharaoh’s tomb in Egypt in more than a century. Uncovering tomb of Thutmose II hailed as most significant discovery since Tutankhamun in 1922
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Victoria scraps ‘gag clause’ banning doctors from raising voluntary assisted dying with patients. Exclusive: Review found some of the safeguards of state’s once groundbreaking laws have impeded access to end-of-life choices
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#voanews.com. Analysts say Russian disinformation fuels French troop withdrawal from Sahel. Analysts say Russian propaganda and disinformation campaigns have been key factors behind the departure of French troops from Chad and other countries in Africa’s Sahel region. In this report, Henry Wi
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#voanews.com. Solar refrigerators in Kenya reduce food waste. The off-grid refrigerators can provide continuous refrigeration for up to four days
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#bbc.com. Ebola outbreak: Uganda discharges patients after recovery. The health minister says the patients have recovered, and should not be stigmatised.
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#bbc.com. Thutmose II: First pharaoh's tomb found in Egypt since Tutankhamun's. It is the first royal tomb to be found since King Tutankhaman's over a century ago.
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Nigeria sues crypto giant Binance for $81.5bn in economic losses and back tax. Authorities blame crypto exchange, already facing four counts of tax evasion in the country, for currency woes
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. In the Shadow of the Serengeti: The lawyer fighting for Maasai land rights. A Maasai human rights lawyer fights to stop the evictions of his people from their homelands in Tanzania.
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#wired.com. Meta Will Build the World's Longest Undersea Cable. Meta's Waterworth Project will provide internet connectivity on five continents, with landing points in India, the United States, Brazil, and South Africa.
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#bbc.com. Ademola Lookman: Atalanta striker responds to Gian Piero Gasperini penalty criticism. Atalanta's Ademola Lookman says comments by his coach Gian Piero Gasperini describing him as "one of the worst penalty takers" were "deeply disrespectful".
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#voanews.com. Nigeria launches 'Earn From the Soil' initiative for agricultural export. The Nigerian government says it wants to raise its profile as a hub for agricultural exports in 2025 through what it’s calling the "Earn From the Soil" initiative. The program is also an attempt to red
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#bbc.com. Benin Bronzes: Netherlands to return stolen Benin statues to Nigeria. The Dutch Minister of Culture says he hopes this move will address the "historical injustice".
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. The Long Wave: Elmiene’s songs of hope in the shadow of war. The British singer-songwriter explores the loss of home and homeland as we share stories of Sudan. Plus, Drake bounces back after Kendrick diss
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. The Ugandan arts centre bringing harmony to Africa’s biggest refugee camp. The Bidi Bidi performing arts venue offers more than 250,000 refugees the chance to sing, play, dance – and dream of a peaceful future
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. From dusty pitches to football stardom: the rise of the Chawinga sisters. This week’s newsletter looks at how Tabitha and Temwa fought preconceptions in Malawi to make it to the top of women’s football
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. Offensive Agricole: Burkina Faso | Africa’s New Directions. Burkina Faso has started an agricultural development strategy to achieve food sovereignty by 2025.
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Doctors in DRC's Bukavu deal with rise in patients with gunshot wounds – video. The UN has accused the M23 group of summarily executing three children after it captured the city of Bukavu
#Feb.19.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. The Russian mercenary. Soldiers from the Wagner Group have helped Vladimir Putin advance his aim of restoring Russian power in Africa. But on the ground, they’ve learned hard lessons.
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