Paddy Donnelly obituary
My husband, Paddy Donnelly, who has died aged 70, was a South African who moved in the early 1980s to London. There he worked for the International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa (IDAF), which funded the legal…
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Mystery over source of Ebola infection in Nigeria fuels concern about spread of virus
Switzerland says patient is wife of Swiss diplomat and believed to have contracted virus while travelling in UgandaHealth officials across Africa are racing to determine how Nigeria’s first Ebola patient in more than a…
Lewis Hamilton aims to extend career till early 2030s so he can race in African Grand Prix
41-year-old set on ‘dream to be able to race in Africa’Rwanda to host despite criticism of human rights recordLewis Hamilton has said he hopes to remain racing in Formula One until he can take part in the African Grand…
‘If my brother hadn’t died, my life would be so different’: Olympic boxer Ramla Ali’s incredible journey
From fleeing the Somalian civil war to fighting at the Tokyo Olympics, Ali’s life has been remarkable – and now she is being played by Top Boy’s Jasmine Jobson in a new biopic. We hear from both on this ‘positive…
Controversial US-backed vaccine trial in African newborns halted
Hepatitis B study in Guinea-Bissau that was to be funded by CDC and that drew global backlash ‘will not move forward’The US-backed hepatitis B vaccine trial in African newborns that drew global backlash was halted, the…
Severely ill ICE detainees targeted for imminent deportation in Florida, advocates say
Flights to unknown countries in Africa are scheduled as early as Wednesday, relatives detailRelatives of gravely ill detainees at two Florida immigration jails say authorities are about to deport their loved ones to…
What is Black journalism for?
In honour of Claudia Jones’ memory, I reflect on how diasporic reporting provides community and avoids being defined by the western white experienceDon’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThis week,…
Why has a crumbling bottle plant been rebuilt in Paris? The stunning show suggesting the future is Ghana-shaped
Fondation Cartier, ParisIbrahim Mahama put an entire factory in this exhibition exploring Ghana before and after it was ripped to shreds by colonialism. And it’s just one dazzling installation in a show full of…
‘This petrol station is my home now’: Malawi’s fuel crisis forces desperate drivers to queue for days
Shortages caused by the country’s lack of hard currency have escalated into a national emergency, with drivers waiting for a fuel tanker that may never arriveFrom the driver’s seat of his rusted minibus, Sido Sombeja…
Drone strike kills more than 150 at market in Sudanese war
Strike pushes the toll from attacks in recent days to more than 250, underscoring lethality of Sudan’s war that erupted in April 2023A drone strike on a market in a border region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan…
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Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa
Case in Africa’s most populous country was detected in a woman who had travelled from UgandaNigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus,…
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RFK Jr’s ‘deities of vaccine research’ raided by police in Guinea-Bissau
Police seize doses of hepatitis B vaccine from people at center of dispute over research on African newbornsControversial vaccine researchers who have been praised by Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US Department of Health and…
Fleeing the frontline: Yemeni families cross Red Sea to Djibouti as Houthi conflict rages
Their overland routes to safety blocked off, several thousand people have boarded boats to escape gunfire, bombing and a dire humanitarian situation Abubaker Saeed was fishing in the Red Sea off Yemen’s coast last month…
‘You have to dance like everybody else!’ Burkina Faso in full colour – in pictures
Sanlé Sory is said to have taken a million photographs over six decades, documenting rapid change in his home country. A new exhibition looks at the moment he embraced colour
US grants deportation reprieve to migrants from Ukraine and Sudan
DHS says migrants ‘retain protections’ after temporary protected status was set to expire on MondaySend us your questions about immigration and the midtermsMore than 100,000 people from Ukraine and Sudan can stay in the…
Kenyan starvation cult leader guilty of murder of 190 children and one adult
Paul Mackenzie and his church set up sect that ordered followers to starve themselves and their children, say prosecutorsA Kenyan court has found the starvation cult leader Paul Mackenzie and about 30 others guilty of…
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Drone attack near market kills 80 in Sudan
Witness says drone struck twice at transport hub in al-Dibab, in one of deadliest single attacks of warA drone strike near a market in southern Sudan on Sunday evening killed 80 people, mostly commuters catching rides…
Third Ebola case in Kenya highlights US failures amid Trump cuts to key services
Opposition to US-led quarantine center in Kenya follows sweeping funding cuts and withdrawal from WHOA third person in Kenya has tested positive for Bundibugyo ebolavirus in the country’s first-ever cluster of Ebola…
