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World Cup 2026: Can sub-Saharan Africa outdo noisy neighbours from north?

World Cup 2026: Can sub-Saharan Africa outdo noisy neighbours from north? After Morocco became the first Africans to reach a World Cup semifinal in 2022, can a sub-Sahara side step up in 2026? Africa’s performance at World Cups peaked at Qatar 2022 when Morocco became the first side from the continent to reach the semifinal stage.

Al Jazeera 3d ago

August 2026 lunar eclipse: Everything you need to know about the 96% 'blood moon'

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Space.com 5d ago

EU wants African sunlight to power Europe’s electric revolution

BRUSSELS — The European Union is betting that the future of its energy system lies under the North African sun. On Tuesday, the European Commission pledged €5 billion of EU money to renewables projects in North Africa and the Middle East, which could feed electricity back into Europe’s grid. The dream is that solar panels in the sun-soaked Sahara Desert and wind turbines along the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean generate electricity that is then sent through high-voltage...

Politico EU 19h ago

Ranking the Middle East and North African teams at World Cup 2026

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Al Jazeera 23h ago

EBRD lowers growth forecast as Iran war energy shock continues to hit economies

Economic growth across the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's regions is expected to slow more sharply than previously forecast this year, largely due to higher inflation linked to the Iran war, which has pushed up energy prices. Inflation across the bank's regions rose to 6.4%. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which invests across emerging economies spanning central and eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, has lowered...

Euronews 7d ago

Trump Thinks His Administration Is ‘Like Pirates’

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. The U.S. Navy was born to fight piracy. After the Revolutionary War, the United States maintained no standing fleet, but attacks by the Barbary pirates—corsairs based in North Africa who preyed on American merchant ships and took sailors ransom—drove Congress to reestablish a navy in the 1790s.

The Atlantic 5d ago

Trump team already blaming Europe over fears that Ebola could come to US via World Cup fans

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The Independent World 18h ago

Coups and crises shake African democracy

Coups and crises shake African democracy June 1, 2026Burkina Faso's junta leader Ibrahim Traore, who seized power in a 2022 coup, recently told Burkinabe people to "forget" about democracy. "If an African wants to tell you about democracy, you should run away," he said on the state broadcaster RTB in April. Traore's statement shocked many, yet it also resonated with parts of the population.

Deutsche Welle 8d ago

Democracy in Africa: Coups, crises and foregone conclusions

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Deutsche Welle 7d ago

Space station dust maps slash climate uncertainty over iron-rich particles

Space station dust maps slash climate uncertainty over iron-rich particles Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor New research from a team of scientists led by Cornell is transforming how researchers understand one of the atmosphere's most abundant and least understood constituents: mineral dust. Mineral dust, composed of tiny particles lifted from arid regions including the Sahara, Middle East and East Asia, plays a complex role in Earth's climate system. These particles...

Phys.org 8d ago