“I fought for freedom, and now I am going to die without water” says Mpumalanga pensioner https://groundup.org.za/article/tankers-not-enough-as-water-crisis-drags-on-in-standerton/

#GroundUp #News #Journalism #Africa #SouthAfrica

“I fought for freedom, and now I am going to die without water” says Mpumalanga pensioner https://groundup.org.za/article/tankers-not-enough-as-water-crisis-drags-on-in-standerton/

#GroundUp #News #Journalism #Africa #SouthAfrica

🟥🟥🟥 Intanto in #Gabon 🇬🇦
Piattaforme social X, Meta, Google, Tik Tok... bloccate da decisione governativa. #Africa
Le prepotenze e gli autoritarismi non chiedono, impongono.
#FreeSpeech #HumanRights
cc: @informapirata @gubi

🟥🟥🟥 Intanto in #Gabon 🇬🇦
Piattaforme social X, Meta, Google, Tik Tok... bloccate da decisione governativa. #Africa
Le prepotenze e gli autoritarismi non chiedono, impongono.
#FreeSpeech #HumanRights
cc: @informapirata @gubi

After 20 years I still get amazed that sometimes we can see the Riff mountains in Morocco from our mountains here in Spain. These pictures were taken yesterday on our walk. Long distance views were hazy yesterday but you could still see the mountains over 200km away. In each picture you can see the mountains, even snow on one of the shots. Europe to Africa.
#Hiking #Walking #Mountains #Spain #Photography #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Outdoors #Andalucia #Africa #Morocco

After 20 years I still get amazed that sometimes we can see the Riff mountains in Morocco from our mountains here in Spain. These pictures were taken yesterday on our walk. Long distance views were hazy yesterday but you could still see the mountains over 200km away. In each picture you can see the mountains, even snow on one of the shots. Europe to Africa.
#Hiking #Walking #Mountains #Spain #Photography #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Outdoors #Andalucia #Africa #Morocco

‘Chance to Rot in Ukrainian Soil’: Nigeria Warns of Russian Recruitment Scam

In a statement on Sunday, Nigeria’s foreign ministry said citizens of the African country were being lured abroad and deployed to combat zones.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/70179

#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #Africa #Nigeria #operator #warfare #army #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers #defenders
#перемогаYкраїни

Amid tensions with the West and sanctions over its war in Ukraine, Russia is trying to expand its influence in Africa and is leveraging its old, soft power ties in the absence of any significant economic hard power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/world/politics/russia-money-god-africa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #africa #southafrica #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar

Vite sospese nel Sudan in guerra https://www.meltingpot.org/2026/02/vite-sospese-nel-sudan-in-guerra/ #Solidarietàeattivismo #Conflittiemigrazioni #Interviste #Africa #Sudan

Vite sospese nel Sudan in guerra https://www.meltingpot.org/2026/02/vite-sospese-nel-sudan-in-guerra/ #Solidarietàeattivismo #Conflittiemigrazioni #Interviste #Africa #Sudan

#Ghana holds emergency meeting amid falling cocoa prices

“…the price of #cocoa plunged to the lowest level in years, highlighting the vulnerability of many African nations to swinging commodity prices.

Cocoa prices rose consistently for 5 years, boosting the fortunes of Ghana & other West #Africa producers.

However, softer demand has sent prices crashing, dragging regional economies down.”

https://www.semafor.com/article/02/12/2026/ghana-holds-emergency-meeting-amid-falling-cocoa-prices

#Ghana holds emergency meeting amid falling cocoa prices

“…the price of #cocoa plunged to the lowest level in years, highlighting the vulnerability of many African nations to swinging commodity prices.

Cocoa prices rose consistently for 5 years, boosting the fortunes of Ghana & other West #Africa producers.

However, softer demand has sent prices crashing, dragging regional economies down.”

https://www.semafor.com/article/02/12/2026/ghana-holds-emergency-meeting-amid-falling-cocoa-prices

I need to read the travel books(*) of Heinrich Barth.

From what I've seen, he was one of the few 19th century European explorers of #Africa who wasn't a complete arsehole about it.

(*) Which are available at the Internet Archive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Barth

60,000 African #penguins starved to #death after #sardine numbers collapsed – #study

source: https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/60000-african-penguins-starved-to-death-after-sardine-numbers-collapsed-study/

> More than 95% of the African penguins in two of the most important breeding colonies, on Dassen Island and Robben Island, died between 2004 and 2012. The breeding penguins probably starved to death during the moulting period, according to the paper, which said the #climate #crisis and #overfishing were driving declines.

#news #africa #penguine #animal #fish #hunger #problem #economy #fail #omg #wtf #ethics #extinction #nature #environment #sea #ocean #earth

60,000 African #penguins starved to #death after #sardine numbers collapsed – #study

source: https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/60000-african-penguins-starved-to-death-after-sardine-numbers-collapsed-study/

> More than 95% of the African penguins in two of the most important breeding colonies, on Dassen Island and Robben Island, died between 2004 and 2012. The breeding penguins probably starved to death during the moulting period, according to the paper, which said the #climate #crisis and #overfishing were driving declines.

#news #africa #penguine #animal #fish #hunger #problem #economy #fail #omg #wtf #ethics #extinction #nature #environment #sea #ocean #earth

#África
#Imperialismo
#Colonialismo

#África
#Imperialismo
#Colonialismo

Nigerian protesters marched to the National Assembly on Monday to voice their anger at legislators approving changes to electoral laws, while omitting a key reform demanded by the opposition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/nigeria-real-time-election-results/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #peterobi #nigeria #africa #democracy

53 migrants die in latest shipwreck tragedy off Libya coast

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the boat overturned in the cold waters of the central Mediterranean Sea, north of the coastal town of Zuwara last Friday.

It is just the latest deadly incident involving vulnerable people on the move who are frequently mistreated and trafficked by smuggling gangs that have flourished in #Libya since the overthrow of President #Gaddafi in 2011.
#Africa #mediterranean