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Sep 07

Southern Africa’s increased food insecurity blamed on climate, COVID-19

By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press

The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with climate change and the struggling economies of several countries, are the main causes of the food insecurity.

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Sep 03

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A Brief But Spectacular take on empowering Malawi during the pandemic

The pandemic has created immense challenges for people around the world. In Malawi, an extremely poor country in southern Africa, the situation is complicated by the fact that many residents don’t have access to services and supplies that Americans tend…

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Sep 03

Once seen as loners, male elephants shown to follow elders

By Christina Larson, Associated Press

Males were long assumed to be loners because they leave their mother's herd when they reach adolescence. A study published Thursday shows that adolescent males prefer to travel along migration corridors behind older males.

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Aug 10

Extreme poverty rises and a generation sees future slip away

By Elias Meseret, Cara Anna, Associated Press

Decades of progress in one of modern history's greatest achievements, the fight against extreme poverty, are now in danger.

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Jul 11

Virus cases up sharply in Africa, India as inequality stings

By Cara Anna, Associated Press

South Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have doubled in just two weeks to a quarter-million, and India on Saturday saw its biggest daily spike as its infections passed 800,000. The surging cases are raising sharp concerns about unequal treatment in the…

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Jul 06

Africa starts opening airspace even as COVID-19 cases climb

By Associated Press

The continent faces its first recession in a quarter-century and has lost nearly $55 billion in the travel and tourism sectors in the past three months, the African Union says.

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Jul 05

Crunch, crunch: Africa’s locust outbreak is far from over

By Khaled Kazziha, Cara Anna, Associated Press

For months, a large part of East Africa has been caught in a cycle with no end in sight as millions of locusts became billions, nibbling away the leaves of both crops and the brush that sustains the livestock so…

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Jun 30

African, French and Spanish leaders meet to combat extremism

By Carley Petesch, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

The five African countries, known as the G5, have formed a joint military force that is working with France, which has thousands of troops to battle the extremists in the Sahel, the region south of the Sahara Desert.

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Jun 28

Africa up to 371,000 confirmed virus cases

By Associated Press

Africa’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 have climbed to a new high of more than 371,000, including includes 9,484 deaths.

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Jun 19

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Racial protests mean Africa takes another look at the U.S. — and itself

Protests over the killing of George Floyd have struck a global chord. Across the African continent, they have sparked not only demonstrations, but also a new examination of the roles of race, colonialism and exploitation through the centuries. The reputation…

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