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#theguardian.com. #Mar.11.2025 ‘If you don’t get early years right, children are unlikely to catch up’: why South Africa is trying to reboot its school system. With 80% of 10-year-olds unable to read for meaning, the government is prioritising literacy and numeracy among pre-school pupils as it tackles its education problems

#Education #Africa × #South Africa

#voanews.com. #Mar.10.2025 DRC wants a mineral deal with US, potential check on China’s dominance. U.S. President Donald Trump, in a speech last week, vowed to take “historic action” to “dramatically expand production of critical minerals and rare earths.” The latest announcement came as the Democra

#China #Africa × #Ukraine #USA #Europe #Asia #North America #Americas #Taiwan #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo

#voanews.com. #Mar.10.2025 UK charity calls to close gender employment gap for disabled. Unlocking job opportunities for women can drive economic growth in Africa, says Britain-based Sightsavers International, citing World Bank data

#United Kingdom #Africa × #USA #Europe #North America #World Bank #Americas

#economist.com. #Mar.10.2025 A horrific killing spree shakes Syria. Fresh atrocities suggest a country spiralling out of control

#Business #Politics #Africa × #Asia #Syria

#bbc.com. #Mar.10.2025 Juma Bah's rise from bakery boy to joining Manchester City via Valladolid. Juma Bah used to collect firewood for his father's bakery in Sierra Leone, but the teenager is now on the books of Manchester City after a meteoric rise.

#Sport #Sierra Leone #United Kingdom #Africa × #football #Spain #American football #Europe

#theguardian.com. #Mar.10.2025 Boy, 17, who stabbed his older sister to death pleads guilty to her murder. Mali Bennett-Smith jailed for 10 years and five months after admitting he killed Luka, 19, because she was ‘annoying’

#United Kingdom #Africa × #Europe #Mali

#theguardian.com. #Mar.10.2025 The making of Elon Musk: how did his childhood in apartheid South Africa shape him?. The billionaire and now Trump adviser grew up amid the collapse of white rule, attending an all-white school and then a more liberal one

#Politics #Tech #cls__sex_gdb_Male #Africa × #South Africa #Elon Musk

#theguardian.com. #Mar.10.2025 Athol Fugard was a dreamer, listener and master storyteller – on stage and at home | Barney Norris. The South African writer, who has died aged 92, was grateful for his extraordinary life and wrote out of love rather than anger

#Africa × #South Africa

#bbc.com. #Mar.10.2025 Athol Fugard: A great South African playwright. Athol Fugard, who has died aged 92, wrote more than 30 plays in a career that spanned seven decades.

#Africa × #South Africa

#bbc.com. #Mar.10.2025 South Sudan tensions: US orders non-emergency staff to leave. Tensions between South Sudan's rivals threaten a fragile peace deal that ended a five-year civil war.

#Sudan #Africa × #South Sudan

#aljazeera.com. #Mar.10.2025 The antiwar community caught in the crossfire of Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict. For two years, Awra Amba has been caught up in a war raging between Fano fighters and Ethiopian government soldiers.

#Ethiopia #Africa ×

#theguardian.com. #Mar.10.2025 Total lunar eclipse to mesmerise skywatchers in March. Some observers will see only initial phase but those in North and South America can enjoy full celestial display

#Science #Africa × #South America #USA #North America #Americas

#theguardian.com. #Mar.10.2025 Drone attacks killing hundreds of civilians across Africa, says report. Calls grow to control military use of unmanned aerial vehicles which, despite claims of precise targeting, are claiming civilian lives

#theguardian.com. #Mar.10.2025 US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms. Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia

#Africa × #Italy #Serbia #Europe #Asia #Pakistan #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo

#washingtonpost.com. #Mar.09.2025 Athol Fugard, trenchant South African playwright, dies at 92. For works such as “Master Harold’ . . . and the Boys” and “Boesman and Lena,” he was dubbed the “conscience of South Africa.”

#Africa × #South Africa

#voanews.com. #Mar.09.2025 Clashes continue in eastern DRC days after attack on civilians left many dead. Fighting between M23 rebels and pro-Congo militias was underway Sunday in Nyabiondo, about 100 km north of Goma, residents said

#Africa × #USA #North America #Americas #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo

#aljazeera.com. #Mar.09.2025 M23 rebels advance as DRC gov’t offers $5m reward to capture rebel leaders. Rebel fighters eye strategic town of Walikale as government forces suffer defection amid ongoing fighting.

#Politics #Africa × #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo

#theguardian.com. #Mar.09.2025 Janet Suzman on Athol Fugard: A writer of true integrity has gone. The actor recalls her interactions with one of South Africa’s greatest playwrights

#Showbiz #Africa × #actress #South Africa #actor

#bbc.com. #Mar.09.2025 Jesus Winner Ministry Roysambu: Kenya President Ruto's church donation sparks clashes. Police fire tear gas to stop protesters occupying a church which had accepted William Ruto's donation.

#Christian #Politics #Religious #Kenya #Africa × #William Ruto

#theguardian.com. #Mar.09.2025 Athol Fugard obituary. South African playwright whose work dealt with the injustices and absurdities of the apartheid era

#Africa × #South Africa

#voanews.com. #Mar.09.2025 US orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan as tension grows over fighting. On Friday, an attack on a U.N helicopter that was on an evacuation mission in the north complicated the security situation and a U.N rights body said that it was 'considered a war crime'

#Sudan #Africa × #USA #North America #Americas #South Sudan

#theguardian.com. #Mar.09.2025 Journalist quits role after comparing French actions in Algeria to Nazi massacre. Jean-Michel Aphatie stands by comments he made on broadcaster RTL

#France #Africa × #Algeria #Europe

#theguardian.com. #Mar.09.2025 Athol Fugard caught the impact of apartheid’s full-on attack on humanity | David Lan. The South African playwright keenly observed the damage of racism – and his courageous works told the world

#Africa × #South Africa

#theguardian.com. #Mar.09.2025 Athol Fugard, South African political dissident playwright, dies aged 92. A giant of political drama, Fugard captured the injustices of apartheid in works such as Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island

#Africa × #Iceland #South Africa #Europe

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