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Toyota Is Being Sued For Allegedly Stealing the Recipe For African E-Trikes (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-22 | tags: toyota, african e-trikes, mobility

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Humans Were Using Fire Long Before Scientists Thought Possible, Study Says (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-18 | get Ancient Fire Starter Kit → | tags: homo erectus, south africa, fire

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Payments startup Flutterwave hits $3.2B valuation, backed by Ripple (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-16 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | get Ripple XRP Coin → | tags: flutterwave, ripple, cross-border payments

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Massive Protests Erupt in the Streets of Kenya Due to the Trump Administration’s Mysterious Ebola Facility (futurism.com)

2026-06-14 | by Joe Wilkins | get Ebola Awareness Face Mask → | tags: trump administration, ebola virus, kenya protests

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SpaceX’s massive IPO: all the latest news (theverge.com)

2026-06-12 | by Stevie Bonifield | get SpaceX Falcon 9 Model → | tags: africa, africa cnn, ai datacenters

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How a rush for minerals is causing deforestation in tropical regions (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-03 | by Sohngen | get Eco-Friendly Reusable Straws → | tags: mining, deforestation, tropical forests

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Mining triggers extensive additional deforestation in sub-Saharan Africa (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-03 | by Morton | get Eco-Friendly Mining Helmet → | tags: sub-saharan africa, planet, deforestation

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Number of suspected Ebola cases falls by hundreds as testing ramps up (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-02 | get Ebola Virus Test Kit → | tags: world health organization, ebola virus, democratic republic of the congo

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Lego’s foundation just pledged $97 million to fund childhood education in conflict zones (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-27 | get LEGO Classic Creative Brick Set → | tags: lego foundation, international rescue committee, east africa

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LEGO’s foundation just pledged $97 million to fund childhood education in conflict zones (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-27 | get LEGO Education Sets → | tags: lego foundation, international rescue committee, east africa

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South Africa Has AI Leverage. Its Draft Policy Leaves It Unused (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-05-27 | by Nathan-Ross Adams | get AI Policy Draft Guide → | tags: south africa, ai policy, platinum-group metals

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Why Africa’s low rate of lung cancer is an illusion (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-27 | by Obomanu | get Air Purifier for Home → | tags: lung cancer, africa, port harcourt

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When the grid can’t keep up: how South African laboratories handle power outages (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-26 | by Bennett | get Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) → | tags: eskom, load-shedding, south africa

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Mathematical Patterns in African American HAIRSTYLEs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-24 | tags: african american hairstyles, ethnomathematics, beehive pattern

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The Era of 15GB Free Gmail Storage Is Ending (slashdot.org)

2026-05-15 | get Gmail 15GB Storage Upgrade → | tags: gmail, google, android

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We don't know why Malawi is poor (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-15 | by Deena Mousa | get Malawi Poverty Relief Kit → | tags: malawi, rwanda, gdp per capita

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Google explains why some new Gmail accounts only get 5GB storage (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-15 | get Gmail Storage Management Guide → | tags: gmail, google, android

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Twenty-first century emergence of alpine fire in Central African mountains (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-13 | by Mason | get Portable Fire Extinguisher → | tags: africa, charcoal, et al

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Scientists Think Africa May Be Cracking Along a New Tectonic Plate Boundary (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-12 | get African Tectonic Plate Model → | tags: africa, tectonic plates, rift

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Cruise ship deaths spark hantavirus outbreak fears: What to know about the rodent-borne virus (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-04 | tags: hantavirus, oceanwide expeditions, mv hondius

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Hantavirus crops up on a cruise ship — what scientists are watching (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-04 | by Basu | get Hantavirus Prevention Kit → | tags: hantavirus, mv hondius, oceanwide expeditions

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South Africa's Draft AI Policy Withdrawn Due to 'Fictitious' AI-Generated Citations (slashdot.org)

2026-05-03 | by Posted | get AI Citation Checker Tool → | tags: south africa, ai policy, khumbudzo ntshavheni

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‘De-extinction’ Startup Wants to Revive Antelope Killed Off by South African Colonists (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-30 | get De-Extinction Science Kit → | tags: colossal biosciences, de-extinction, bluebuck

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Wild-meat consumption estimated across Central Africa (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-30 | get Wild Meat Conservation Guide → | tags: wild-meat, central africa, browser support

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Increase in wild animal consumption across Central Africa (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-29 | by Bessone | get Wildlife Conservation Guidebook → | tags: wildmeat, central african republic, democratic republic of the congo

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Africa Relinquishes Cyberattack Lead to Latin America — For Now (darkreading.com)

2026-04-23 | get Cybersecurity Monitoring Tool → | tags: africa, cyberattacks, latin america

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Humpback whales are forming super-groups (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | get Underwater Whale Sound System → | tags: humpback whales, south africa, super-groups

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I was set to lead an undergraduate research trip abroad. Then my visa was denied (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-15 | by Chugh | get Travel Visa Guidebook → | tags: visa, aurum institute, south african medical research council

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The pros and cons of China’s health role in Africa (feeds.nature.com)

2026-03-25 | by Wild | tags: africa, african, china

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Decadal-scale droughts disrupted the African Humid Period in the Sahara (feeds.nature.com)

2026-03-25 | by Sylvestre | get Sahara Desert Water Filter → | tags: african humid period, sahara droughts, nubian sandstone aquifer