Tag: africa

• A new class of metals could transform Africa’s clean energy economy – scientists explain

  August 20, 2026

  Storing hydrogen in metallic materials is a promising avenue for extracting value from Africa’s minerals. https://theconversation.com/a-new-class-of-metals-could-transform-africas-clean-energy-economy-scientists-explain-282572 more ›

• “God has helped us, and so will AI”: How the Terrorist Group Boko Haram Uses Frontier AI — CASP

  July 11, 2026

  The Cambridge Programme on AI Science & Policy (CASP) is an interdisciplinary research programme on frontier AI at the University of Cambridge. https://casp.ac/reports/ai-enabled-terrorism more ›

• Dutch Cocaine Kingpin Sheltering in Sierra Leone Allegedly Organized Shipment Seized in Record Bust

  June 5, 2026

  Fueling frustration for Sierra Leone parliamentarians, fugitive Dutch trafficker Joseph Leijdekkers allegedly masterminded a 30-ton cocaine shipment from his West African hideout, Spanish authorities told OCCRP. Leijdekkers has not been… more ›

• Painkiller Pipeline: 300 Million Tapentadol Pills Sent from India to West Africa – bellingcat

  May 17, 2026

  Indian companies have sent more than 320 million synthetic opioid pills to West Africa – where they have not been approved by regulators – in three years. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/04/17/painkiller-pipeline-300-million-tapentadol-pills-sent-from-india-to-west-africa/ more ›

• Identity and Abstraction: Ernest Mancoba in London and Paris, 1938- 1940 – post

  May 14, 2026

  In 1939, the South African artist Ernest Mancoba turned toward abstraction for the first time. Although this artistic development has been associated with Mancoba’s relationship to the CoBrA movement, Joshua… more ›

• The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers (Published 2022)

  May 3, 2026

  In 1791, enslaved Haitians ousted the French and founded a nation. But France made generations of Haitians pay for their freedom. How much it cost them was a mystery, until… more ›

• Haiti still plagued by ‘independence debt’ 200 years later: ‘We continue to pay this ransom through underdevelopment’

  May 3, 2026

  Haitian essayist and speaker Monique Clesca urges President Emmanuel Macron to acknowledge the ‘injustice’ committed two centuries ago when the nation achieved independence and France imposed a heavy debt burden… more ›

• Mali

  April 30, 2026

  For more than a decade, Mali has been engaged in multiple armed conflicts against non-State armed groups operating on its territory. As in other Sahelian countries, the roots of the… more ›

• This Moroccan City Is UNESCO’s World Book Capital of 2026

  April 28, 2026

  We couldn’t be happier it’s getting some time in the spotlight. https://www.cntraveler.com/story/this-moroccan-city-is-unescos-world-book-capital-of-2026?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=cnt&utm_mailing=CNT_Daily_042826&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=6308580878f3f62439092df7&cndid=70680580&hasha=1f133878b462d1555feb56cb37f5d96b&hashb=60b2ed9a378313ce403ddcce307a0f47e27c83aa&hashc=e135e2c06fd7cd23bbbc2dcf872696857afc164383078a23e7d39a117b1ffa10&utm_term=CNT_Daily more ›

• Battle of Waterberg

  April 26, 2026

  The Battle of Waterberg (Battle of Ohamakari) took place on August 11, 1904, at the Waterberg, German South West Africa (modern day Namibia), and was the decisive battle in the Herero uprising. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Waterberg?wprov=sfla1 more ›