Design Indaba  

German student designer, Aaron Mooser, has developed a new approach to seaweed cultivation in Northern Europe.

Design Indaba  

Snøhetta has unveiled the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora

Design Indaba  

House House's Big Walk makes walking and talking a game mechanic.

Africanews  

Blackouts are nothing new in Cuba but since US President Donald Trump imposed an oil blockade in January, they can last for days. Previously blackouts lasted a few hours and were often scheduled. Now residents have to plan their lives around short and unpredictable bursts of electricity.

Africanews  

The relentless sound of warplanes, the buzz of drones overhead, and the strikes across the Gaza Strip have subsided over the past few days, leaving Palestinians wary of what could come next.

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Farmers bordering Kenya's Amboseli National Park have denied using cyanide after 15 elephants died from suspected poisoning. Wildlife authorities say preliminary tests detected cyanide, but investigations are continuing to determine its source and concentration.

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Tunisia has remained the leading Maghreb destination for French travellers this summer, ranking ahead of Morocco in July 2026 bookings despite a slight decline. Morocco, however, posted stronger year-on-year growth, reflecting rising demand for its diverse tourism offerings.

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Ghana’s inflation is easing again. Consumer prices rose 4.6% in July, down from 5.3% in June, the first monthly decline since March.

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Rights groups say this as part of a pattern of targeting news outlets - the government has not commented.

Africanews  

Although most of about 80,000 people who swarmed into the tiny North African territory have gone back, it is estimated that 3,000 to 5,000 remain.

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A Senegalese court has sentenced three TikTok influencers to prison for posts that allegedly insulted President Bassirou Diomaye Faye.

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The aim being to ensure that every wheelchair is perfectly fitted to the needs and challenges of each child that requires one.

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Meta has been ordered to pay a record $942 million after a US judge ruled the company failed to protect children from harm on its social media platforms.

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Ivory Coast’s cocoa buyout operation has been completed, the country’s Coffee-Cocoa Council said in a statement on Thursday.

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Moroccan state media says Rabat will work with the EU to identify the children with a view to “their return to their homeland”.

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Uganda’s Parliament passed a motion on Thursday supporting President Museveni's decision to deploy soldiers to the Gaza Strip.

AfricaDotcom  

For decades, African health systems were built to fight infectious diseases, and rightly so. Those investments have saved millions of lives and transformed

Africanews  

The Confederation of African Football "unanimously reconfirmed" backing for embattled Gianni Infantino, thanking him for supporting the sport on the continent.

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UNICEF says the use of essential services has dropped by 42 per cent in the primary outbreak hotspots in the east of the country.

BBC News Africa  

Babies born as a result of rape are often unable to get a birth certificate, meaning a life-time of problems.