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The Minerals Beneath Africa's Soil Are The Building Blocks of a Brighter Future [guest column]
Writing about the minerals beneath Africa’s soil often feels like unpacking a suitcase of clichés. We’ve all read the tired tropes: "land of contrasts", "resource curse", and "continent of paradoxes”.
Simone Biles shares terrifying encounter on honeymoon in South Africa with NFL star husband Jonathan Owens
Simone Biles and husband Jonathan Owens tied the knot nearly two years ago, and now the lovebirds are finally enjoying a belated honeymoon in South Africa.
A new ocean? Scientists track dramatic (but slow) changes near Africa.
Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.
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Why the African Continent Has a Role to Play in Developing AI [interview]
Heads of state, top government officials, and scientists from around 100 countries have gathered in Paris for a two-day international summit on developing artificial intelligence (AI). Decisions are ...
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A century since the roots of human lineage were traced to Africa
It’s been 100 years since Australopithecus africanus was first described in the journal Nature, suggesting that the African continent had been the birthplace of humanity. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks ...
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Earth only has six continents, not seven, according to a recent study
Geologists have long viewed North America and Europe as separate continents, yet new studies suggest there ... Researchers found similarities between an area in Africa known as the Afra region and the ...
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WHO in Africa: Three ways the continent stands to lose from Trump’s decision to pull out
The Marburg virus continues to threaten the continent. Tanzania has just confirmed an outbreak. Earlier in August 2024, the WHO and Africa Centres for Disease Control each declared mpox on the ...
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Africa’s longest coastline that stretches a staggering 2,071 miles long
Somalia, in eastern Africa, boasts the continent’s longest stretch of coastline on the mainland, covering an impressive 2,071 miles around the Horn of Africa. The coastline is generally divided ...
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The only airport in Africa with flights to all six inhabited continents
Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) is Africa’s only airport with regularly scheduled nonstop passenger flights to all six inhabited continents. As sub-Saharan Africa’s busiest ...
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WHO in Africa: three ways the continent stands to lose from Trump’s decision to pull out
Earlier in August 2024, the WHO and Africa Centres for Disease Control each declared mpox on the continent to be a public health emergency. But now US health officials have been instructed to ...
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Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit: Continent to connect 300 million to electricity by 2030 in new ambitious and collaborative initiative
“With power, Africa will not just meet expectations but exceed them, becoming a competitive and prosperous continent,” he added. Mission 300 will incorporate robust accountability measures, including ...