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What the rest of the world is publishing about the Horn of Africa — and what the Horn's own newsrooms are publishing about everywhere else.

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalCaitlin Welsh3 hours ago

Sampa the Great: Nu Zamrock review – a full-circle moment for a world-class act

Sampa Tembo’s genre-hopping third album meets the moment with charisma and cheek In 2019, as Sampa the Great, Sampa Tembo became the first woman to win an Australian Recording Industry Association award for hip-hop or rap; she’s also the…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalRachel Savage in Durban Deep12 hours ago

Sinkholes, scarred land and scapegoats: the scourge of illegal gold mining in Johannesburg

There is no end in sight for the drivers of illegal mining, while police action appears ineffective Cora Bailey has been encountering illegal miners ever since she first started treating injured animals in the townships around Roodepoort,…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalCarlos Mureithi in Nairobi12 hours ago

Sudanese diaspora and human rights groups denounce UAE nominee for UN top job

Critics cite Lana Nusseibeh’s denial of accusations the UAE is fuelling Sudan war by supporting paramilitary RSF Members of the Sudanese diaspora and international human rights monitors have denounced the candidature of an Emirati diplomat…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalSnigdha Poonam1 day ago

Fake film deals and emails from top agents: who is behind the explosion in literary scams?

Writers are being bombarded daily with invitations from fake book groups and offers to publicise their work. For the scamming industry, aspiring authors can be a soft touch • This piece first appeared in the Dial ‘Hello Professor Snigdha…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalAtong Atem1 day ago

Stars and scars: the art of Atong Atem at the NGV – in pictures

The National Gallery of Victoria presents the first major Australian solo exhibition of the Melbourne artist, whose work references African studio photography, family archives, Catholic imagery and science fiction, while paying tribute to…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalNesrine Malik, Micha Frazer-Carroll, Dipo Faloyin and Morgan Ofori2 days ago

Two years on from our first newsletter … how has the Long Wave evolved?

From AI aunties to long diaspora Uber phone calls, here is a selection of our favourite editions to celebrate our second anniversary Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up here The Long Wave is two! And over the past…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalSarah Johnson2 days ago

Africa’s ‘unprecedented’ Ebola outbreak could reach UK, says top health official

Jean Kaseya, of the Africa CDC, warns of the illness spreading like Covid unless more funding is secured to increase preparedness and possible treatment The “unprecedented” spread of the Ebola outbreak means it could reach the UK and other…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalBim Adewunmi3 days ago

The pest I’ll never forget: the rats stood six or seven deep on the lawn beside my dormitory

All it took was one or two careless teenage girls giving the vermin a taste of their snacks and they became the most well-fed animals imaginable I’ve written a fair amount about my boarding school years in Nigeria in the 90s, but never…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalAgence France-Presse in Khartoum4 days ago

Sudan paramilitary drone strikes cause mass power cuts in eastern states

Rapid Support Forces strike five power stations in three states controlled by Sudanese army Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have launched a coordinated drone attack against five power stations, causing mass power outages across…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalNesrine Malik4 days ago

The UAE has so much blood on its hands in Sudan. For its nominee to lead the UN would be an outrage | Nesrine Malik

Lana Nusseibeh has been the face of a disastrous Emirates policy that has prolonged war and death. It is a scandal that she is even being considered Over the past few years, you can plot the plunge into global instability not only through…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalRachel Savage in Constantia and Franschhoek. Photographs by Tommy Trenchard4 days ago

‘We built this land’: descendants of enslaved people are reclaiming their history across South Africa’s vineyards

Slavery was integral to the country’s wine industry. Now a handful of wineries are addressing its legacy and righting the wrongs of the past At Groot Constantia, the oldest wine farm in South Africa, the 450,000 visitors who pass through…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalChristian Essimi in Yaoundé5 days ago

‘They paved paradise’: fighting back over the loss of green spaces in Cameroon’s capital

Concrete sprawl in Yaoundé has devastated the city’s trees and parks, so volunteers are stepping up, shrub by shrub A little piece of paradise is buried under the asphalt that is now lined with parked cars. The romantic spot where Sosthène…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalMoky Makura6 days ago

Forget the Live Aid image, Africa is only a broken continent in the minds of the west | Moky Makura

Innovators and business leaders are driving progress across the continent-wide, but the ‘visibility gap’ prevents the rest of the world from truly seeing it Thirty years ago, shortly after South Africa emerged from apartheid, I left London…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalLiz Morrell23 Oct 2026

Paddy Donnelly obituary

My husband, Paddy Donnelly, who has died aged 70, was a South African who moved in the early 1980s to London. There he worked for the International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa (IDAF), which funded the legal costs of people…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalGiles Richards in Austin22 Oct 2026

Lewis Hamilton aims to extend career till early 2030s so he can race in African Grand Prix

41-year-old set on ‘dream to be able to race in Africa’ Rwanda to host despite criticism of human rights record Lewis Hamilton has said he hopes to remain racing in Formula One until he can take part in the African Grand Prix which is set…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalCath Clarke22 Oct 2026

‘If my brother hadn’t died, my life would be so different’: Olympic boxer Ramla Ali’s incredible journey

From fleeing the Somalian civil war to fighting at the Tokyo Olympics, Ali’s life has been remarkable – and now she is being played by Top Boy’s Jasmine Jobson in a new biopic. We hear from both on this ‘positive migrant story’ Boxer Ramla…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalMelody Schreiber21 Oct 2026

Controversial US-backed vaccine trial in African newborns halted

Hepatitis B study in Guinea-Bissau that was to be funded by CDC and that drew global backlash ‘will not move forward’ The US-backed hepatitis B vaccine trial in African newborns that drew global backlash was halted, the lead researcher…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalRichard Luscombe in Miami21 Oct 2026

Severely ill ICE detainees targeted for imminent deportation in Florida, advocates say

Flights to unknown countries in Africa are scheduled as early as Wednesday, relatives detail Relatives of gravely ill detainees at two Florida immigration jails say authorities are about to deport their loved ones to unknown countries in…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalNesrine Malik21 Oct 2026

What is Black journalism for?

In honour of Claudia Jones’ memory, I reflect on how diasporic reporting provides community and avoids being defined by the western white experience Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up here This week, I had the great…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalEddy Frankel21 Oct 2026

Why has a crumbling bottle plant been rebuilt in Paris? The stunning show suggesting the future is Ghana-shaped

Fondation Cartier, Paris Ibrahim Mahama put an entire factory in this exhibition exploring Ghana before and after it was ripped to shreds by colonialism. And it’s just one dazzling installation in a show full of hope Ibrahim Mahama has dug…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalKenneth Zindondo in Zomba, Malawi21 Oct 2026

‘This petrol station is my home now’: Malawi’s fuel crisis forces desperate drivers to queue for days

Shortages caused by the country’s lack of hard currency have escalated into a national emergency, with drivers waiting for a fuel tanker that may never arrive From the driver’s seat of his rusted minibus, Sido Sombeja stares out at a…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalGuardian staff and agencies21 Oct 2026

Drone strike kills more than 150 at market in Sudanese war

Strike pushes the toll from attacks in recent days to more than 250, underscoring lethality of Sudan’s war that ⁠erupted in April 2023 A drone strike on a market in a border region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan killed at least 153…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalAssociated Press19 Oct 2026

US grants deportation reprieve to migrants from Ukraine and Sudan

DHS says migrants ‘retain protections’ after temporary protected status was set to expire on Monday Send us your questions about immigration and the midterms More than 100,000 people from Ukraine and Sudan can stay in the United States…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalReuters19 Oct 2026

Kenyan starvation cult leader guilty of murder of 190 children and one adult

Paul Mackenzie and his church set up sect that ordered followers to starve themselves and their children, say prosecutors A Kenyan court has found the starvation cult leader Paul Mackenzie and about 30 others guilty of murder over the…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalCarlos Mureithi and agencies19 Oct 2026

Drone attack near market kills 80 in Sudan

Witness says drone struck twice at transport hub in al-Dibab, in one of deadliest single attacks of war A drone strike near a market in southern Sudan on Sunday evening killed 80 people, mostly commuters catching rides home. Ahmed Wadi, a…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalRob Davies19 Oct 2026

Revealed: African island fights offshore gambling network linked to UK family

London-based property investors deny selling licences to casinos claiming to be based on Anjouan, a tiny Indian Ocean island The island of Anjouan, rising out of the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar, is a corner of the Earth…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalMolly Helfend18 Oct 2026

The next ayahuasca? Gabon fights to protect sacred plant from US drug companies

Iboga root, central to several Gabonese ritual traditions, is believed to have huge potential for use in treating addiction and some mental illnesses The temple is dark, its sandy floor edged with candles. People sit shoulder to shoulder…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalEromo Egbejule in Lagos18 Oct 2026

Hilarious quips and ‘100,000-volt’ energy: the hypemen (and women) redefining Afrobeats music

Style of emceeing based on high-octane, ad-libbed vocals has flourished thanks to its unique way of captivating crowds For the 2015 freshmen cohort of the history degree programme at the University of Lagos, their classmate’s…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalChris Osuh Community affairs correspondent18 Oct 2026

An extraordinary life: descendant welcomes biography of woman ‘gifted’ to Queen Victoria

A girl called Àìná was captured by an African king and later taken to England to become Sarah Forbes Bonetta, protege of the imperial monarch When she was seven years old, Bayo Randle’s great-great-grandmother Sarah Forbes Bonetta was…

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