scorecardresearch
Monday, August 18, 2025
TopicAfrica

Topic: Africa

4 August 2025: 65 migrants dead after boat sinks near Yemen & other news of the day

ThePrint’s round-up of the major global news events.

UNESCO removes 3 sites in African continent from danger list

The sites taken off the danger list are the Rainforests of the Atsinanana in Madagascar, Abu Mena in Egypt, and the Old Town of Ghadamès in Libya.

That morning brew could be doing more than just jumpstarting your day—helping your cells age gracefully

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Modi set for 5-nation Africa & Latin America visit in July; will be 1st PM to visit Ghana since Rao

It will be his second visit to South America in last 8 months. The packed schedule will see a week of travel, as New Delhi seeks to step up its cooperation with the two regions.

SubscriberWrites: What Africa can learn from India to weather the geopolitical storm?

Africa can draw inspiration from India's unified political and economic model to tackle regional challenges, enhance stability, and gain geopolitical leverage in a volatile world.

Chocolate will continue to become costlier. Here is why

As you savour chocolate this Valentine’s Day, remember the fragile ecosystems behind it.

Military rule is on the rise in Africa. Some blame Russia

Some emphasise pre-independence weaknesses such as poverty and corruption that made Africans disenchanted with democracy.

26 poorest nations in worst financial shape since 2006, poorer than pre-COVID period, says World Bank

Most of these countries are located in sub-Saharan Africa & have an annual per capita income of less than $1,145. Two-thirds of these are stuck in conflict or institutional fragility.

US supports 2 permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa in bid to repair ties, counter China

US Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield is set to announce support for one permanent seat for Africa and another rotational seat for small island developing states.

Is ‘Africa’ a racial slur and should the continent be renamed?

Greeks called the people of east Africa aethiops or Aithiops, meaning sun-burnt face. Ancient Jews referred to people of other nations and faith as gentiles, a slur that targeted them as outsiders.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?