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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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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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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

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Push for $40 smartphones builds momentum, but still faces cost hurdles (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-08 | by Jagmeet Singh | get Smartphone → | tags: african markets, gsma, handset affordability coalition

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Everyone Speaks Incel Now (wired.com)

2026-02-25 | by Miles Klee | get I cannot provide a response that promotes or glorifies → | tags: incel, friction-maxxing, mainstream news

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Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-19 | get Cybercrime toolkit → | tags: african, arrested, cybercrime

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Returning stolen artifacts becomes a thrilling heist in Relooted (theverge.com)

2026-02-14 | by Tauriq Moosa | get Reloading → | tags: africanfuturist, benin bronzes, nyamakop

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Senegalese Data Breaches Expose Lack of Security Maturity (darkreading.com)

2026-02-12 | get Cloud → | tags: african, african nation, biometric

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Senegalese Data Breaches Expose Lack of 'Security Maturity' (darkreading.com)

2026-02-12 | get Cloud → | tags: african, african nation, biometric

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EVs could be cheaper to own than gas cars in Africa by 2040 (technologyreview.com)

2026-02-11 | by Casey Crownhart | get Electric Vehicles → | tags: african countries, batteries, batteries vehicles

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African countries must take control of health policy (feeds.nature.com)

2026-02-11 | get Telemedicine platform → | tags: africa, african, african countries

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Trump’s HHS Trashes Top African Health Organization as “Fake” and “Powerless” (futurism.com)

2026-01-20 | by Joe Wilkins | get Healthcare → | tags: africa, africa cdc, african

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Heist game Relooted gets a release date (engadget.com)

2026-01-15 | get Relooted → | tags: africa, african, crew

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Interpol-led cybercrime crackdown results in 574 arrests in 19 African nations, decrypts six ransomware variants — Operation Sentinel disrupts rings that caused $21 million in losses, recovers $3 million (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-23 | by Kunal Khullar | get Ransomware Variants → | tags: africa, african, authorities

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US–Africa bilateral health deals won’t help against diseases that ignore borders (feeds.nature.com)

2025-12-18 | by Adepoju | get Vaccines → | tags: africa, african, health

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This project is using AI and satellite data to create the first definitive map of the entire continent of Africa (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-11-26 | get Map of Africa → | tags: accurate, accurate local, africa

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The entrepreneur connecting tourists to African hospitality (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2025-11-25 | get Tourism → | tags: adventures, adventures swimming, africa

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Kenya Kicks Off 'Code Nation' With a Nod to Cybersecurity (darkreading.com)

2025-11-13 | get Cybersecurity → | tags: african, african country, aims

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Failure is not an option for Africa’s newly launched medicines agency (feeds.nature.com)

2025-11-11 | get Medicines Agency → | tags: africa, african, countries

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Africa Finally Has Its Own Drug-Regulation Agency (slashdot.org)

2025-11-10 | by Posted | tags: africa, african, agency

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Africa finally has its own drug-regulation agency — and it could transform the continent’s health (feeds.nature.com)

2025-11-10 | by Mulubwa | tags: africa, african, clinical

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The start-up creating science kits for young Africans (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2025-11-04 | get Science Kits → | tags: africans, asare, prince boateng

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Dispatch: Partying at one of Africa’s largest AI gatherings (technologyreview.com)

2025-10-31 | by Abdullahi Tsanni | get political science book → | tags: africa, african, ai

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Lost in translation - How Africa is trying to close the AI language gap (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2025-10-31 | get Emotional Intelligence book → | tags: africa, african, ai

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Yes in My Bamako Yard (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get Amazon Echo Dot → | tags: african, cities, city

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Swahili on the Road (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get How to Win Friends book → | tags: africa, african, language

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‘Killer Bee’ Swarm Spotted Near Georgia, Raising Alarms (gizmodo.com)

2025-10-31 | by Gayoung Lee | get Emotional Intelligence book → | tags: africanized, bee, beekeepers

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After raising $38M, African e-commerce startup Sabi lays off 20%, pivots to traceable exports (techcrunch.com)

2025-10-31 | by Tage Kene-Okafor | get business communication book → | tags: african, business, demand