Just three months after his left arm was amputated in 1990, Mohamed Amin was back at work with a bionic arm.
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His photos and videos depicting postcolonialism and everyday life in Africa have been overlooked.
Beledweyne city in Somalia, under water following a flood.
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Funding climate adaptation in conflict areas may require engaging local communities and armed groups where national governments are absent.
Les “Anglicans Verts” lors d'une marche pour la justice climatique au Cap.
Les communautés religieuses peuvent user de leur influence et de leur audience pour lutter contre le changement climatique.
Climate action will check air pollution in Africa.
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Africa can check climate impact on health by taking 37 actions endorsed by environment ministers.
Processing facilities in Tenke Fungurume Mine, one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world, in south-eastern DRC.
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Since the 1990s, transnational corporations have once again become the dominant force as owners and managers of major mining projects.
Inmates are seen sitting at the male section of the Johannesburg Correctional Centre, known as Sun City.
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Finland’s experience shows the value of applying sensible conflict transformation perspectives in the management of crime.
Drone view of men with fishing rods on the beach at Gqeberha, South Africa.
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Increased interest in recreational fishing with drones has led to concern about its environmental and social impact.
Search and rescue operations after severe flood caused by Storm Daniel in Libya.
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Africans need to re-envision what climate resilient development means within unique African city contexts.
Rural women are the primary producers of shea in northern Ghana.
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Shea is a key economic crop for poor women in the northern parts of Ghana.
Vue aérienne de la ville de Kidal 27 août 2022, ancien bastion des groupes rebelles Touaregs
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La reconquête de Kidal marque une nouvelle phase du conflit impliquant de nouveaux acteurs ainsi que de nouvelles stratégies militaires.
COP28, UAE.
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COP28 gives Nigeria another chance to fight for financing it needs to adapt to climate change.
President of Kenya William Ruto (C) surrounded by other African leaders at the Africa Climate Summit 2023 in Nairobi.
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There were three important moments in Africa this year which highlight a mix of progress, priorities and potential pitfalls in the fight against climate change.
Cobalt, used in portable electronics, is mined in poor conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Climate and investment laws must align for the global south to get climate justice and achieve net-zero emissions.
Cape Town Opera stages The Mandela Trilogy in Wales.
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A new book explores how Cape Town became a hub for African opera.
Imports are key to Ghana’s food security.
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The policy is the latest strategy to grow Ghana’s weak industrial base.
Zambia’s foreign debt stalemate handicaps the country’s ability to raise funds for education and health.
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The current approach to debt restructuring has failed Zambia.
People lie dead in the aftermath of the unprovoked shooting of peaceful protesters.
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Despite its historic importance, Sharpeville itself has remained unknown and its residents anonymous, yet they have a story to tell.
Green Anglicans at a Climate Justice March Cape Town.
Faith communities can use their influence and large following to fight climate change.
La résistance aux médicaments contre le paludisme et d'autres maladies est un problème qui s'aggrave.
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L'Afrique est plus touchée par la résistance aux antimicrobiens, largement alimentée par la pauvreté, mais des signes encourageants montrent que le continent prend des mesures pour la combattre.
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The system’s promoters must figure out how to compensate the African countries that run trade surpluses.
Rwandan soldiers on patrol in northern Mozambique in 2021.
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Rwandan forces have been able to keep civilian casualties low in Cabo Delgado despite carrying out a counterterrorism operation.
Une femme surveille un enfant atteint de paludisme dans un hôpital près d'Abidjan.
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En deux ans, des avancées majeures contre le paludisme ont été réalisées avec deux nouveaux vaccins. Mais la demande excède largement l'offre, nécessitant une gestion délicate des déploiements.
Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during his 2021 inauguration.
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After more than 30 years of federalism, ethnic conflict in Ethiopia hasn’t been resolved – but neither has the country disintegrated.
Agricultural communities in parts of Madagascar face shifting precipitation patterns and increasingly severe cyclones.
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Getting climate funds to frontline communities may require rich countries and the UN easing control over how the money is spent.
Activists in the UK protest against a government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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The government of Rwanda must commit to eliminating the forced return of refugees and asylum seekers.