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Scientists developing technologies to get rid of plastic waste/in /by
According to the UN’s Environment Programme we could reduce our plastic waste by 80% by 2040 by using existing technologies and reusing and recycling. New measures can be biological technologies such as using microorganisms like bacteria in this soil sample to eat away the plastic
Senegal: opposition leader Sonko forcibly returned to Dakar/in /by
Interior Minister Antoine Diome cited the clashes between Mr Sonko's supporters and the police that had accompanied the opponent's return to Dakar in a convoy by road since Friday, in which one man was killed.
Sporadic clashes as efforts to renew Sudan ceasefire gather pace/in /by
The United States and Saudi Arabia called on warring sides in Sudan to extend a fragile cease-fire due to expire Monday, as weeks of fighting reached a stalemate in the capital and elsewhere in the African country
Somalia reverts to direct vote, presidential rule/in /by
Somalia's government and federal member states announce that direct universal suffrage will be introduced, with local elections set for June 2024. The move follows a pledge made by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to end the complex indirect system that has been in place in Somalia since 1969
Table Tennis World Championship ends in South Africa/in /by
The last time the World Table Tennis Championship was held in Africa was 84 years ago
Slave Route Challenge returns to Cape Town/in /by
The event takes a unique approach to keeping historical legacy alive by running along the old slave trade route
Nigerian president celebrates “peaceful transition of power”/in /by
Outgoing Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari praised the "peaceful transition of power" to the new administration of president-elect Bola Tinubu
Tunisian Ons Jabeur ready to fight for victory at the French Open/in /by
Tunisian female tennis player Ons Jabeur claims she is ready to fight for a win at Roland Garros despite recently injury
Permaculture opens new opportunities for Tunisian farmers/in /by
Permaculture is helping Tunisia weather the impacts of climate change and wean it off its reliance on global supply chains
Egypt announces new archaeological discoveries/in /by
Among the new discoveries are embalming workshops and the tombs of two priests dating back 4,500 years