Tag #Africa

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arabic.euronews.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Campaign to Replace Mercator Map Projection Gains Momentum

The campaign, "Correct the Map," pushes for replacing the size-distorting Mercator projection with the Gall-Peters projection to accurately represent Africa's size, backed by the African Union and gaining traction among international organizations.

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32% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
theguardian.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Kenyan Pop Star's Outing Sparks Debate on LGBTQ+ Rights

Willis Austin Chimano, a member of the Kenyan band Sauti Sol, was outed as gay in 2018, facing significant social and legal challenges in Kenya, a country where homosexuality is criminalized; despite this, his career thrived, becoming a symbol of hope for the LGBTQ+ community in Africa.

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36% Bias Score

Gender Equality
elpais.com
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Shifting Sands: Spain's Exports Diversify Amidst US Tariff Impact

Spanish exports to the US fell 5.1% in the first half of 2025 due to US tariffs, while exports to Asia and Africa increased 7.1% and 7.4% respectively, leading to a 37% rise in the trade deficit with the US to €7.083 billion and overall export growth of 1%.

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32% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
nos.nl
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Mali Arrests Frenchman, Accuses France of Coup Plot

Mali's military junta arrested 55 individuals, including a Frenchman allegedly working for French intelligence, on suspicion of plotting a coup, further straining relations with France.

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44% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
dailymail.co.uk
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Overtourism Threatens African Safari Experience

The rise of social media influencers promoting African safaris as a 'bucket list' item is causing overtourism in destinations like Kenya's Masai Mara and Tanzania's Serengeti, leading to traffic jams, drone use, and inflated prices, negatively impacting wildlife and the visitor experience.

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44% Bias Score

Responsible Consumption and Production
telegraaf.nl
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Darfur Cholera Outbreak: 40 Dead, Urgent International Aid Needed

In Darfur, Sudan, Doctors Without Borders treated 2,300 cholera patients last week, with 40 deaths, highlighting the most severe outbreak in years and the urgent need for international aid due to the weakened population from ongoing conflict, hunger, and a collapsed healthcare system.

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48% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
abcnews.go.com
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Sudanese Civil War: Prisoner's Return Highlights Human Rights Abuses

After six months imprisoned in Sudan, 60-year-old Daud Mahmoud Abdullah returned to South Sudan in July, highlighting the brutal conditions in Sudanese prisons amid the ongoing civil war that has claimed over 40,000 lives and displaced nearly 13 million people, according to UN agencies; Abdullah's r...

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48% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
elmundo.es
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Contrasting Narratives of Exploration: Columbus, Burton, and Speke

Christopher Columbus's death in poverty and his belief that he reached Asia, not America, are debated aspects of his legacy, contrasted with the conflicting accounts of British explorers Burton and Speke about the Nile's source, revealing personal ambitions' impact on historical narratives.

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52% Bias Score

No Poverty
forbes.com
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Ivorian MMA Fighter Sankara Wins PFL Africa Quarterfinal

Abdoul Razac Sankara, a Muay Thai world champion from Côte d'Ivoire, unexpectedly won his PFL Africa quarterfinal match via knockout in two minutes, securing a semi-final spot and inspiring other African MMA athletes.

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24% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
t24.com.tr
🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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Trump Considers Economic Incentives for Russia; Global Power Dynamics Shift

On August 15, 2025, President Trump considered offering Russia economic incentives to end the war in Ukraine, meeting with President Putin at a US military base in Alaska; simultaneously, Iran collaborated with China and Russia to counter potential European sanctions, and Russia held its first offic...

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56% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
npr.org
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Mpox Outbreak in Africa: A Year After WHO Emergency Declaration

The mpox outbreak in Africa has spread to 24 countries, with over 97,000 suspected cases and nearly 600 deaths in 2025, despite $1.1 billion in pledged aid; challenges include underreporting, conflict, reduced foreign aid, and vaccine distribution issues.

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44% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
elpais.com
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Mpox: One Year After the Emergency Declaration

A year after the WHO declared mpox a global health emergency, the situation in the West has calmed, but the virus continues to spread in the DRC and neighboring countries, primarily affecting children due to conflict and limited access to vaccines.

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52% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being

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