Good news from Africa?

[Rumpelstil]

I bet someone got paid in Africa today.

 

[Rumpelstil]

131 views now - that is also good news.

 

[Rumpelstil]

Fighting in Sudan between forces loyal to two top generals has put that nation at risk of collapse and could have consequences far beyond its borders.

Both sides have tens of thousands of fighters, foreign backers, mineral riches and other resources that could insulate them from sanctions. It’s a recipe for the kind of prolonged conflict that has devastated other countries in the Middle East and Africa, from Lebanon and Syria to Libya and Ethiopia.

News from Sudan.

Why Sudan's conflict matters to the rest of the world

Fighting in Sudan between forces loyal to two top generals has put that nation at risk of collapse and could have consequences far beyond its borders. Both sides have tens of thousands of fighters, foreign backers, mineral riches and other resources that could insulate them from sanctions. It’s...

apnews.com

 

[Sweden]

Are there any?

Just asking.

There are large number of countries in Africa, all different on various ways. I have lived in two DRC (then Zaire) which has never had any good news reported about it, and Botswana which is a good news story in every way.

 

[Donatello]

News from the Sudan Tribune:

Sudan Tribune - Plural news and views on Sudan

sudantribune.com

Good job. You're on your way.

 

[Grand Mal]

Well, not that I follow what she's doing all that much, I think I remember reading something about our Vice President making an Africa tour recently. Seems she did her usual word salad speeches...I think someone important in one country...Nigeria, maybe, laughed at her.

Zambia. It was Zambia. And it was the leader of the opposition. Harris had been well received by the people and the government and that guy of course had to oppose her.

All in all, I'd say that's good news.

You didn't have a clue what you were talking about so how could you say it was good news?

 

[Grand Mal]

There are large number of countries in Africa, all different on various ways. I have lived in two DRC (then Zaire) which has never had any good news reported about it, and Botswana which is a good news story in every way.

Every year I grow a sativa strain of pot from Malawi and it's good news!

 

[Rumpelstil]

Harris in Zambia

Vice President Kamala Harris paused Friday during a whirlwind diplomatic swing through Africa for something much more personal: A visit to the site of her maternal grandfather’s home in Lusaka, where he lived as an Indian public servant in the 1960s.

More:

Vice President Harris visits site of grandfather's old home in Zambia

Harris paused Friday during a whirlwind diplomatic swing through Africa for something much more personal: A visit to the site of her maternal grandfather's home in Lusaka, where he lived as an Indian public servant in the 1960s.

www.pbs.org

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

Are there any?

After 8 Years of Research World-Changing Malaria Vaccine Approved in Africa

Ghana, the first country to approve it for use, is also constructing a factory in Accra, where R21 will cost a few dollars per dose.

www.goodnewsnetwork.org

Good news to build upon: Africa is converging

In these challenging times marked with inflation, climate change, pandemics, and geo-political tensions, one should be concerned with the situation of the poorest economies, in Africa notably. And rightly so, food insecurity, human capital losses, adaptation to climate change, conflicts, and...

blogs.worldbank.org

Women made: Africa’s electric motorbike revolution - Positive News

Smut-belching motorbikes are a big driver of pollution in Africa. The race to get them off the road just stepped up a gear

www.positive.news

South Africa’s ‘black mermaid’ is changing ocean narratives

Why do so many people regard the ocean as a ‘white space’? South Africa's first black freediving instructor is changing the narrative

www.positive.news

Critically-Endangered West African Lion Going from Strength to Strength in Niokolo Koba, Senegal

The work of restoring the endangered West African lion populations is going about as well as anyone could have dared hope for.

www.goodnewsnetwork.org

African Conservation Trust – What does it do?

The KZN-based African Conservation Trust has seen unexpected results from its food security initiatives, implemented across three provinces.

www.sagoodnews.co.za

AND I could go on and on. Best way to answer your own question is simply look on the internet, it's all there.

 

[Lovebug]

Are there any?

Just asking.

Slow day?

 

[Rumpelstil]

South Africa’s ‘black mermaid’ is changing ocean narratives

Why do so many people regard the ocean as a ‘white space’? South Africa's first black freediving instructor is changing the narrative

www.positive.news

More:

When Zandile Ndhlovu started scuba diving in her native South Africa, she was the only black person on the boat. Beneath the surface of the ocean she had discovered the place where she felt most herself – “an incredible world filled with wonder” – but it was seen by her fellow black Africans as a “white space”.
To the dismay of her family, her love of the water compelled her to give up her steady 9-5 job to spend her life in a wetsuit, as she trained to become South Africa’s first black African freediving instructor.
“My grandmother thought I was crazy … my whole family did!” she laughs. “I belong to the Zulu tribe and a lot of people say to me ‘why do you do white people things?’”

Good news!

https://www.positive.news/product/magazine-subscription/

 

[Lovebug]

Neither.
Im am just seriously and honestly asking for good news.
Hopefully.

There is a wealth of great TV shows out of SA and Nigeria.

 

[Rumpelstil]

Namibia is a multilingual country wherein German is recognised as a national language (a form of minority language). While English has been the sole official language of the country since 1990, in many areas of the country, German enjoys official status at a community level.[2]

German, a Germanic language, is especially widely used in central and southern Namibia and was until 1990 one of three official languages in what was then South West Africa, alongside Afrikaans and English

German language in Namibia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[bomberfox]

Neither.
Im am just seriously and honestly asking for good news.
Hopefully.

Kenya to launch first operational satellite next week

As of 2022, at least 13 African countries had manufactured 48 satellites, but none has been launched from African soil.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[bomberfox]

Well one of mankind’s oldest culture still exists ;p

 

[Rumpelstil]

More good news:

While there are legitimate political and economic headwinds, there are also reasons for optimism.

Africa – where is the good news? - ISS Africa

While there are legitimate political and economic headwinds, there are also reasons for optimism.

issafrica.org

 

[Roadvirus]

Well, they kicked out the European colonists who wrecked their countries and gained their freedom.

And now they've screwed themselves by making deals with an even bigger devil (China)

 

[Tigerace117]

And now they've screwed themselves by making deals with an even bigger devil (China)

China has a long way to go before they even come close to inflicting the kind of atrocities on Africans that Europeans did in places like the Congo “Free State”.

 

[ralfy]

Might be good news for them but bad (or fake or "nothingburger") news for opponents of the Global South:

Why is South Africa's navy joining exercises with Russia and China?

Opposition parties and the US criticise the 10-day naval drills during the conflict in Ukraine.

www.bbc.com

Africa facing Chinese and Russian influence | Africanews

By multiplying the heavy infrastructure projects in Africa, China and Russia aim to establish their influence in the countries of the continent, which risk for their part to find themselves "trapped" , warn experts.

www.africanews.com

BRICS Currency vs US Dollar: Is the end of Dollar dominance near? [Business Africa] | Africanews

The ongoing global financial crunch and confrontational US foreign policy could explain why the BRICS countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have stepped up efforts to launch an alternative currency to the United States dollar.

www.africanews.com

Exclusive | Russian President Putin accepts invite for BRICS summit: South Africa's BRICS Sherpa Anil Sooklal

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has accepted the invitation to attend an in-person BRICS summit in South Africa later this year in August, said BRICS South Africa Sherpa Anil Sooklal in an exclusive interview with WION. The five nation bloc consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and...

www.wionews.com

As BRICS Chair, South Africa Vows to 'Advance African Interests'

That will include helping unlock the potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area, analysts say

www.voanews.com

Egypt's Membership Of BRICS: Opportunities and Prospects - Silk Road Briefing

By Farzad Ramezani Bonesh After the creation of the BRIC term in the early 2000s (the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China), the first meeting of the RIC group (Russia, India and China) was held in 2005 in St. Petersburg. Brazil and later South Africa joined this group in February 2011...

www.silkroadbriefing.com

Tunisia rejects IMF loans and wants to join BRICS

Mahmoud bin Mabrouk, spokesman for the pro-president ‘July 25 Movement’ in Tunisia, said that his country wants to join BRICS, a group of leading emerging economies comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, that is often seen as an alternative to the Western hegemony. In...

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