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Central African Republic adopts Bitcoin as official currency

The CAR "is the first country in Africa to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender," a presidential spokesman said.

27/04/2022

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Nature

These abandoned apes have a dark story to tell about US animal testing

Biopsies and brutality were a part of everyday life for these traumatised chimps.

21/04/2022

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The Cube

Foreign student arrested in Russia on 'Nazism' charges for twerking

Investigators say the 21-year-old performed an "obscene dance" in front of a war memorial in Khanty-Mansiysk.

20/04/2022

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World

Angola sets its sights on the global coffee market

In partnership with Governo de Angola

Discover two Angolan companies reviving the country's coffee industry and making it their goal to restore the coffee sector back to its former glory days as one of the world's largest producers of the black gold.

15/04/2022

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Destinations

Seychelles: Why the 115 islands should be on your travel bucket list

The East African islands are keen to prove there's more to the Seychelles than beaches and 'natural beauty'.

14/04/2022

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Scenes

Kenyan rapper's words inspire community recycling

In partnership with Media City

"The more I did the music part, the more I figured out how to understand my emotions, understand who I am, understand my environment, be observant of my environment and be observant of the world."

04/04/2022

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Angola

The 'ambassador' of Angolan cuisine, Mama Kuiba, still cooks up a storm

In partnership with Governo de Angola

Meet Mama Kuiba, one of Angola's most respected celebrities and chefs putting the country's cuisine on the map.

01/04/2022

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Focus

South Africa calls for investment to boost economic transformation

In partnership with Brand South Africa

Focus travels to Johannesburg for the South Africa Investment Conference, as Africa's most industrialised and advanced economy attempts to showcase its comparative advantages and woo investment.

30/03/2022

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Focus

"A land of opportunity": The DRC promotes its potential in Dubai

In partnership with Ministère de la Communication et Médias de la RDC

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is known for its mining and agriculture industries but it’s also steeped in rich culture and heritage. Focus visits the DRC's pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.

28/03/2022

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Business Series

Angola uses the Lobito corridor as a vehicle for investment and growth

In partnership with Governo de Angola

Angola is privatising the port of Lobito and the Lobito corridor railway with the goal of creating business opportunities. It is expected to be the boost the country needs to open a gateway from the Atlantic to the mineral-rich regions of the DRC and Zambia.

18/03/2022

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Nature

This new award wants to become the ‘Nobel Prize’ for young naturalists

The Iris Project’s creators say that just a small amount of money can make a huge difference to young people fighting to save nature.

14/03/2022

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Nature

How can this ‘bongo park’ save a species from extinction?

With fewer than one hundred individuals left in the wild, conservationists in Kenya are fighting to save the mountain bongo, a type of antelope on the verge of extinction.

08/03/2022

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World News

Nigerian student says he faced discrimination while fleeing Ukraine

Alexander Somto Orah, a 25-year-old Nigerian student, says he faced discrimination when trying to flee the war in Ukraine.

06/03/2022

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Nature

Inside the gorilla sanctuary: Congo’s haven for wounded animals

A refuge hidden among the trees of a Congolese national park is providing hope for some of the world’s most endangered primates

24/02/2022

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World News

EU resists calls for IP waivers but agrees to transfer mRNA technology

The European Commission, Germany, France and Belgium will invest €40 million to help six African countries produce mRNA vaccines at scale.

18/02/2022

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State Of The Union

Europe's week: Ukraine and Africa summit take centre stage

Brussels hosted the first EU-African Union summit since 2017.

18/02/2022

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Green News

Scientists discover unique greenhouse gas effect in the Congo Basin

The Congo Basin is home to one of the world’s largest rainforests, so why do we know so little about it?

17/02/2022

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World News

EU financial institutions pledge €30bn for Africa on eve of summit

The money is part of the Global Gateway plan, which will mobilise up to €300 billion in public and private funds by 2027 - half of it in Africa.

16/02/2022

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Euronews Witness

"Nothing, there’s nothing": Senegal’s plummeting fish stocks drive migrant surge to Europe

In this edition of Witness, Euronews' Valerie Gauriat takes us to Senegal, to see how the depletion of fish stocks which they blame on chinese and european vessels, is prompting many young people to risk all to get to Europe.

11/02/2022

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Global Japan

Maternal health: the tech saving mothers in sub-Saharan Africa

In partnership with The Government of Japan

Global Japan finds out how a Japanese medical tech company is helping to save lives of mothers in sub-Saharan Africa.

08/02/2022

Poland declares state of natural disaster in areas of flooding

Starmer to contribute €4.75m to Meloni's anti-illegal migration plan

Thousands rally in Brussels to call for EU industrial action

Brain drain in Western Balkans spikes amid absence of opportunities

Poland declares state of natural disaster in areas of flooding

Starmer to contribute €4.75m to Meloni's anti-illegal migration plan

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