Follow The Guardian - World: Africa, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, Whatsapp etc.) http://theguardian.com Sun, 27 Sep 2020 23:48:32 GMT FeedCreatorClass 1.0 dev (follow.it) https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjmUhP4q3E9OxsXb8-6pLB7hJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6WedGhineFlw0Z0q_0ZvZp20yFJqSv2smJc65485iYkjRmLsKBc3yCJVPhBFXftqSg9YD9EWTw86duymsGMAZGUBhzgL8QTuN4cQniT3nGF89ZsgTFtIIG3HgRAdcZs8MNIxZnWbVVlT8dJPz2ajMfc <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/425744354/356916" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 425744354" title="Story 425744354"> <p>President urges greater checks for sabotage before displaced people are returned</p><p>Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 11 people in north-eastern Nigeria in an attack on a security convoy that was taking people displaced by an insurgency back to their homes, police and security sources said on Saturday.</p><p>Islamic State, to whom a breakaway faction of Nigerian militant group <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/boko-haram">Boko Haram</a> pledged allegiance in 2016, said on its Amaq news agency that 30 police officers and soldiers were killed in the attack on Friday on a road leading to the strategic fishing town of Baga in Borno state.</p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/26/suspected-islamists-kill-at-least-11-in-attack-on-convoy-in-northeastern-nigeria">Continue reading...</a> Sat, 26 Sep 2020 21:02:59 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjmUhP4q3E9OxsXb8-6pLB7hJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6WedGhineFlw0Z0q_0ZvZp20yFJqSv2smJc65485iYkjRmLsKBc3yCJVPhBFXftqSg9YD9EWTw86duymsGMAZGUBhzgL8QTuN4cQniT3nGF89ZsgTFtIIG3HgRAdcZs8MNIxZnWbVVlT8dJPz2ajMfc https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjlhbrfuWVuWQcXb8-6pLB7hJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6U2_SlnR6py3hOy6lor0nq9eU5sfUfqO35xQyq6NLdOdc-bkeF09nhiaWG5ni317tQ19yjOForH4l05uSN20qYNjEEbBn7617jQvXjBs696NvqpW-8wQH0Mt3AqhKh5qiNwcXZaxZCSN <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/425285754/356916" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 425285754" title="Story 425285754"> <p>Activists praise decision to reject energy ministry’s proposal to dam the world-famous waterfall</p><p>Conservationists in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/uganda">Uganda</a> have hailed a bipartisan decision to reject the government’s plan to construct a hydro-power dam at the country’s biggest tourist attraction.</p><p>Lawmakers unanimously adopted a report by the 28 member parliamentary committee on environment on Thursday, rejecting the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development proposal to build a 360MW at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jan/11/uganda-thirst-for-hydropower-raises-fears-for-environment-murchison-falls">Uhuru Falls</a> on <a href="https://www.ugandawildlife.org/explore-our-parks/parks-by-name-a-z/murchison-falls-national-park">Murchison Falls national park</a>.</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jan/11/uganda-thirst-for-hydropower-raises-fears-for-environment-murchison-falls">Uganda's thirst for hydropower raises fears for environment</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/sep/25/ugandan-government-rejects-plan-for-murchison-falls-hydropower-dam">Continue reading...</a> Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:49:15 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjlhbrfuWVuWQcXb8-6pLB7hJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6U2_SlnR6py3hOy6lor0nq9eU5sfUfqO35xQyq6NLdOdc-bkeF09nhiaWG5ni317tQ19yjOForH4l05uSN20qYNjEEbBn7617jQvXjBs696NvqpW-8wQH0Mt3AqhKh5qiNwcXZaxZCSN https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjlhbrfuWVuWQaN8kDTbolY4JV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6WedGhineFlw0Z0q_0ZvZp14ZFSDPPpx4kCpLebGl_3yfRZUKLNE1YklmKxulEoZTsW2FOXR_3ShesedACn-Lw84DN1DrTcXCYEqTcBV30y0eCnTayPtTxU <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/425285752/356916" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 425285752" title="Story 425285752"> <p>This week, the Upside confronts Covid 19 pessimism with a long list of things that are going well</p><p>It’s the time of year for comfort reading. The equinox has come and gone, there’s more night than day now in the northern hemisphere, there’s a nip in the air, leaves on the ground, and the UK and parts of Europe look headed for another lengthy period of retrenchment as the Covid-19 pandemic resurges.</p><p>But fear not, because the Upside will not be cowed by a pesky strand of RNA. The human spirit is infinitely stronger than the body. Whether things are “good” or “bad” merely depends on how you think, who you listen to, what you <em>read</em>.</p><p>How about an official app available to all citizens whereby everybody can find out their carbon footprint and get a breakdown of its contents and excesses. This would normalise and unify personal awareness of carbon footprint. In the medium term another aim would be to further engage politicians on an individual level in climate breakdown. Politicians are obliged to declare their financial involvements, why not their personal carbon footprints as well? It is now, self-evidently, as pertinent an issue in the democratic process and of engaging concern at the ballot box.</p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/25/read-yourself-happy-an-upside-newslist-for-difficult-times">Continue reading...</a> Fri, 25 Sep 2020 09:00:02 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjlhbrfuWVuWQaN8kDTbolY4JV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6WedGhineFlw0Z0q_0ZvZp14ZFSDPPpx4kCpLebGl_3yfRZUKLNE1YklmKxulEoZTsW2FOXR_3ShesedACn-Lw84DN1DrTcXCYEqTcBV30y0eCnTayPtTxU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjmhUE9fiHxYWPPi78-QeIUbJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6WedGhineFlw0Z0q_0ZvZp2mekzo3oQO-D_5Ba03GjTuw47ermTWJb_Lw1Kg78uIi9sX-fdXN0wcH2_l5xqIXoZ28LP6efRSGdmXl1gjthbl92a7NDNCSTOHdHiYs2-RgyH6pq-zCj31 <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/424956022/356916" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 424956022" title="Story 424956022"> <p>Exclusive: African state says it has agreements with oil companies in Lake Chad area</p><p>Chad has asked to suspend an application for world heritage site status for Lake Chad to explore oil and mining opportunities in the region, it can be revealed.</p><p>In a letter leaked to the Guardian, Chad’s tourism and culture minister wrote to Unesco, the body which awards the world heritage designation, asking to “postpone the process of registering Lake Chad on the world heritage list”.</p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/24/chad-halts-lake-world-heritage-status-request-over-oil-exploration-unesco">Continue reading...</a> Thu, 24 Sep 2020 09:14:02 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjmhUE9fiHxYWPPi78-QeIUbJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6WedGhineFlw0Z0q_0ZvZp2mekzo3oQO-D_5Ba03GjTuw47ermTWJb_Lw1Kg78uIi9sX-fdXN0wcH2_l5xqIXoZ28LP6efRSGdmXl1gjthbl92a7NDNCSTOHdHiYs2-RgyH6pq-zCj31 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjmhUE9fiHxYWIMlmU1HO5R2JV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6U2_SlnR6py3hOy6lor0nq9eU5sfUfqO35xQyq6NLdOdJa5eSt9fYCGGY2HoWWD0I-TWe5Rti9hXyuy97RZ40zx4ROpEub9J1ZKl6Os1Koa7f_nD6zmTpl8vHU2Wop3KegEjA8oLcZGH2zBQuvYEU80 <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/424956010/356916" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 424956010" title="Story 424956010"> <p>South African music track and dance steps created in Angola have caught the imagination of politicians, priests and millions more<br></p><p>A song from South Africa that has gone around the world and been endorsed by presidents and priests has become the sound of the pandemic for millions across southern Africa.</p><p>Last week the Jerusalema dance challenge was endorsed by President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of the country’s plan to open up to <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-09-16/south-africa-to-open-up-for-international-travel-from-oct-1-president">tourism on 1 October</a>.</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/sep/21/landmark-moment-156-countries-agree-to-covid-vaccine-allocation-deal">'Landmark moment': 156 countries agree to Covid vaccine allocation deal</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/sep/24/jerusalema-dance-craze-brings-hope-from-africa-to-the-world-amid-covid">Continue reading...</a> Thu, 24 Sep 2020 08:20:20 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjmhUE9fiHxYWIMlmU1HO5R2JV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6U2_SlnR6py3hOy6lor0nq9eU5sfUfqO35xQyq6NLdOdJa5eSt9fYCGGY2HoWWD0I-TWe5Rti9hXyuy97RZ40zx4ROpEub9J1ZKl6Os1Koa7f_nD6zmTpl8vHU2Wop3KegEjA8oLcZGH2zBQuvYEU80 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjncBEeOe94-SrFVLDPAhjGAJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6ZkYJRsOfhTFMHdF9ULEpRpcrqP-myx_Sx9JS5AP8G7KQAYEBLeVuXSpgfD_V3QBCODQ4p2v-XFzaZ5O02ttdySKdxFS_RTQNQqvY71HFDWyCrC-BNOxd-C2NscMfVDvua4M9_h0p2ia <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/424841915/356916" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 424841915" title="Story 424841915"> <p>A blinded politician, a woman who was gang-raped, and a young man whose kidney was stolen tell how they had no choice</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/sep/24/migrants-who-crossed-channel-could-be-sent-to-detention-centre">Migrants who crossed Channel could be sent to detention centre</a></li></ul><p>Dr Yahya al-Rewi 60, from Yemen, has gone from diplomat to dinghy: he was president of his government’s national information centre, part of the interior ministry.</p><p>“Before all the problems started I travelled from country to country by plane using my diplomatic passport. When I arrived at airports I didn’t have to queue as I was taken through the special gate for diplomats. At that time all the doors were open for me. Now they are closed. I had no choice but to cross the Channel to the UK in a dinghy to try to reach safety.”</p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/sep/24/from-diplomat-to-dinghy-why-people-are-risking-the-channel-in-small-boats">Continue reading...</a> Thu, 24 Sep 2020 05:00:05 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjncBEeOe94-SrFVLDPAhjGAJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6ZkYJRsOfhTFMHdF9ULEpRpcrqP-myx_Sx9JS5AP8G7KQAYEBLeVuXSpgfD_V3QBCODQ4p2v-XFzaZ5O02ttdySKdxFS_RTQNQqvY71HFDWyCrC-BNOxd-C2NscMfVDvua4M9_h0p2ia https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjltrT3vi70VrxPSebUwyn17JV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6QzSiDGMu-sKHlR9FTbjcdyOeRdRFeyEO91Cu-pCDs0jK0tWyHCnMlP6L1vUBo_lsItbOT6P7OmX4Y7CD5LpDz8zzMXeROErdyo8dEBAt3I3qxqeM3MBmbY <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/424746824/356916" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 424746824" title="Story 424746824"> <p>The Old Drift takes prestigious science fiction award with what judges called ‘an extraordinary saga that spans eras from Cecil Rhodes to Rhodes Must Fall’</p><p>Namwali Serpell has won the UK’s top prize for science fiction, the Arthur C Clarke award, for her first novel <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/mar/10/the-old-drift-namwali-serpell-review">The Old Drift</a>, which judges described as “stealth sci-fi”.</p><p>The Zambian author’s debut tells the stories of three families over three generations, moving from a colonial settlement by Victoria Falls at the turn of the 20th century, to the 1960s as Zambia attempts to send a woman to the moon, and into the near future. A mix of historical fiction, magical realism and sci-fi, Serpell saw off competition from authors including previous winner Adrian Tchaikovsky and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/aug/01/arkady-martine-wins-hugo-for-best-novel-as-george-rr-martin-hosts-online-ceremony">Hugo best novel winner Arkady Martine</a> to take the prize. Originally established by the author Arthur C Clarke with the aim of promoting science fiction in Britain, the award goes to the best sci-fi novel of the year.</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/mar/14/the-old-drift-namwali-serpell-review">The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell review – genre-blending Zambian debut</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/23/namwali-serpell-wins-arthur-c-clarke-award-the-old-drift">Continue reading...</a> Wed, 23 Sep 2020 18:00:45 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjltrT3vi70VrxPSebUwyn17JV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6QzSiDGMu-sKHlR9FTbjcdyOeRdRFeyEO91Cu-pCDs0jK0tWyHCnMlP6L1vUBo_lsItbOT6P7OmX4Y7CD5LpDz8zzMXeROErdyo8dEBAt3I3qxqeM3MBmbY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjnZMS_kYnbD0emOtf7E3ENqJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6U2_SlnR6py3hOy6lor0nq9eU5sfUfqO35xQyq6NLdOdutGTHZ9fPswqA658DIiDy2GPhJSYHTq-Mwk7BhHOlnIiQjj2dScAmoHNu_JGiGu15eQDprZB5_OaBIo2jVEiuTtdTjOBc_lHmgm54iYs7WA <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/424488429/356916" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 424488429" title="Story 424488429"> <p>Extreme weather, locust invasions and violence have forced people to flee their homes<br></p><p>Millions of people were uprooted from their homes by conflict, violence and natural disasters in the first six months of this year, research has found.</p><p>Nearly 15m new internal displacements were recorded in more than 120 countries between January and June by the Swiss-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/28/record-50-million-people-internally-displaced-in-2019-study-finds">Record 50 million people internally displaced in 2019, study finds</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/sep/23/internal-displacements-reach-15m-in-2020-with-worst-still-to-come-report">Continue reading...</a> Wed, 23 Sep 2020 05:00:17 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjnZMS_kYnbD0emOtf7E3ENqJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6U2_SlnR6py3hOy6lor0nq9eU5sfUfqO35xQyq6NLdOdutGTHZ9fPswqA658DIiDy2GPhJSYHTq-Mwk7BhHOlnIiQjj2dScAmoHNu_JGiGu15eQDprZB5_OaBIo2jVEiuTtdTjOBc_lHmgm54iYs7WA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjlUWIe2DTlC9KjvrqL9n5w_JV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6WedGhineFlw0Z0q_0ZvZp1EFPojDQ74pf3dD_ovQSugd0j1N9BxnMD92_cEeQWn95Tbh1DpA-AxlNn0WELHYXqqfwJOd_hFnVCuEQauq0--Ranq3ydDfE6bxQWJH8EMww <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/424257823/356916" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 424257823" title="Story 424257823"> <p>Announcement comes as Covid deaths increased by 27% in Europe week on week<br></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/series/coronavirus-live/latest">Coronavirus – latest updates</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/coronavirus-outbreak">See all our coronavirus coverage</a></li></ul><p>The weekly number of new recorded coronavirus infections worldwide was last week at its highest level to date, the World Health Organization has announced, as deaths from Covid-19 in Europe increased by more than a quarter week on week.</p><p>Almost 1 million people have now died from the coronavirus since it emerged in China at the beginning of the year.</p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/22/weekly-number-of-new-coronavirus-cases-at-highest-level-says-who">Continue reading...</a> Tue, 22 Sep 2020 12:23:25 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjlUWIe2DTlC9KjvrqL9n5w_JV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6WedGhineFlw0Z0q_0ZvZp1EFPojDQ74pf3dD_ovQSugd0j1N9BxnMD92_cEeQWn95Tbh1DpA-AxlNn0WELHYXqqfwJOd_hFnVCuEQauq0--Ranq3ydDfE6bxQWJH8EMww https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjlUWIe2DTlC9KgAWvS74E1WJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6U2_SlnR6py3hOy6lor0nq9eU5sfUfqO35xQyq6NLdOdSEh1FKRpMgSapHdVwcIhge9q9HE7t3rgQn4Bl_fQHAhkA6y_Ka64Xvxd-JIvGDP46EszgbRN1OXuRMxG9lxOrT16sPLWKx9ncRLDOCoEoMQ <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/424257820/356916" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 424257820" title="Story 424257820"> <p>Larger economies have been flexible and creative coping with Covid’s impact – the same mindset needs to be applied to helping poorer countries</p><p>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts Africa will suffer its worst recession since the 1970s. For the first time since the 1990s, extreme poverty will increase. The annual death toll from HIV, tuberculosis and malaria is set to double. We also fear a near doubling in the number of people facing starvation. Many girls out of school will never go back. Life expectancy will fall.</p><p>All this will fuel grievances, and in their wake conflict, instability and refugee flows, all giving succour to extremist groups and terrorists. The consequences will reach far and last long. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and G20 nations will feel the blowback just as some start to see light at the end of the Covid tunnel.</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/sep/17/staple-food-prices-rise-by-50-in-sudan-amid-economic-strife-floods-and-covid">Staple food prices rise by 50% in Sudan amid economic strife, floods and Covid</a></p><p>Seeking to preserve the balance sheet during the current crisis is the wrong policy goal</p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/sep/22/what-are-we-waiting-for-we-must-increase-lending-to-the-worlds-poorest-now">Continue reading...</a> Tue, 22 Sep 2020 06:30:06 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjlUWIe2DTlC9KgAWvS74E1WJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6U2_SlnR6py3hOy6lor0nq9eU5sfUfqO35xQyq6NLdOdSEh1FKRpMgSapHdVwcIhge9q9HE7t3rgQn4Bl_fQHAhkA6y_Ka64Xvxd-JIvGDP46EszgbRN1OXuRMxG9lxOrT16sPLWKx9ncRLDOCoEoMQ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjlj_H8xWGITvXjC_cfVk5p6JV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6UEnVDcNMQPtRemGAH1VsaMmk1LU6j9ngMFGxxfbpFt9T9Pp3eTxMBDRGosYJw-3hEgMByEdW6fdxsujPBYb0ikAf_wm3u3tctYB154A6q0c-kzoEX6rWhSmwZnNwbICnYAX2KGIJkUR5V01kthh4hvY2vvqFJYlAg <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/423909803/356916" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 423909803" title="Story 423909803"> <p>Elephants may have ingested toxins produced by bacteria found in waterholes</p><p>Hundreds of elephants died in Botswana earlier this year from ingesting toxins produced by cyanobacteria, according to government officials who say they will be testing waterholes for algal blooms next rainy season to reduce the risk of another mass die-off.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/01/more-than-350-elephants-dead-in-mysterious-mass-die-off-botswana-aoe">mysterious death</a> of 350 elephants in the Okavango delta between May and June baffled conservationists, with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/03/why-are-elephants-dying-the-race-to-solve-the-mystery-of-mass-die-offs-aoe">leading theories</a> suggesting they were killed by a rodent virus known as EMC (encephalomyocarditis) or toxins from algal blooms.</p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/21/botswana-says-it-has-solved-mystery-of-mass-elephant-die-off-age-of-extinction-aoe">Continue reading...</a> Mon, 21 Sep 2020 12:38:53 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjlj_H8xWGITvXjC_cfVk5p6JV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6UEnVDcNMQPtRemGAH1VsaMmk1LU6j9ngMFGxxfbpFt9T9Pp3eTxMBDRGosYJw-3hEgMByEdW6fdxsujPBYb0ikAf_wm3u3tctYB154A6q0c-kzoEX6rWhSmwZnNwbICnYAX2KGIJkUR5V01kthh4hvY2vvqFJYlAg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjmNHOSqZMv4ZC0TqNgZanG2JV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6U2_SlnR6py3hOy6lor0nq9eU5sfUfqO35xQyq6NLdOdovRsLmpZOuX6vk4YqZ0RtDlKQdmpa6e5Pd7RPy38ctEQ0UO0GLxTuRSqpA-l5ekwjaf40C8WS1riSOBsVFIrGg <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/423909798/356916" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 423909798" title="Story 423909798"> <p>Bacteriophages were superseded by modern antibiotics, but scientists believe they could be key to conquering antimicrobial resistance</p><p>It is, say enthusiasts, the cure that the world forgot. An old therapy that could take on the new superbugs.</p><p>Discovered in 1917 by French Canadian biologist Félix d’Hérelle, phages – or bacteriophages – are tiny viruses that are <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/15/steffanie-strathdee-phage-therapy-interview-perfect-predator">natural predators of bacteria</a>. In many countries they were supplanted during the second world war by antibiotics but continued to be used for decades in eastern Europe.</p><p><span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/31/antibiotic-price-drop-could-stop-millions-from-developing-tuberculosis">Antibiotic price drop could stop millions from developing tuberculosis</a></p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/sep/21/phages-the-tiny-viruses-that-could-help-beat-superbugs">Continue reading...</a> Mon, 21 Sep 2020 06:45:07 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjmNHOSqZMv4ZC0TqNgZanG2JV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6U2_SlnR6py3hOy6lor0nq9eU5sfUfqO35xQyq6NLdOdovRsLmpZOuX6vk4YqZ0RtDlKQdmpa6e5Pd7RPy38ctEQ0UO0GLxTuRSqpA-l5ekwjaf40C8WS1riSOBsVFIrGg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjmvcxpIS-fVFuWfknnxp1pPJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6ZzDsDP1BKhVKDGHQx5P7hudqA2-WshwQPBbHCxiZ80ju-4IdOnwI7rQvTqQskD30yE8uVLVpvHNlvaUTJjzp9wSYbLviuc3vQY3-pIyVK3H0rwIq3Mi2Lk <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/423807792/356916" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 423807792" title="Story 423807792"> <p>Post-colonial west African portrait photography is celebrated in a show bringing together the work of some of the region’s most important photographers, including Sanlé Sory, Rachidi Bissiriou, Malick Sidibé and Leonce Raphael Agbodjélou.</p><p>Tête à Têtes - West African Portraiture from Independence into the 21st Century is at <a href="http://www.davidhillgallery.net/">David Hill Gallery</a> 18 September to 27 November </p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2020/sep/21/west-african-portrait-photography-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a> Mon, 21 Sep 2020 06:00:07 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjmvcxpIS-fVFuWfknnxp1pPJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6ZzDsDP1BKhVKDGHQx5P7hudqA2-WshwQPBbHCxiZ80ju-4IdOnwI7rQvTqQskD30yE8uVLVpvHNlvaUTJjzp9wSYbLviuc3vQY3-pIyVK3H0rwIq3Mi2Lk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjnf_wemmnF0JbogM69CMWZmJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6WedGhineFlw0Z0q_0ZvZp0I65ImlN2RqvRrwH_mwg2REllv0nhB7c1Yr16T1pwwkllODo-ZcyoDQ5E9mE5cqR9VRUi4732J60JjELtvIE7MxCW-IhWIzgeyl3Lpm2LXfl57QF_6i19eSiBIBUuT5aI <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/423582167/356916" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 423582167" title="Story 423582167"> <p>Lockdowns brought temporary relief to some but, everywhere, test and trace is key </p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/series/coronavirus-live/latest">Coronavirus – latest updates</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/coronavirus-outbreak">See all our coronavirus coverage</a></strong></li></ul><p>The first wave of coronavirus swept through a world unprepared. Authorities struggled to test for the disease, and didn’t know how to slow the spread of Covid-19.</p><p>Lockdowns brought the virus under temporary control in some places, including the UK, buying a window for the revival of education and the economy, and time to prepare for future waves that epidemiologists said were almost inevitable.</p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/20/global-preparation-how-different-countries-planned-for-the-second-wave-of-covid-19">Continue reading...</a> Sun, 20 Sep 2020 06:29:38 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjnf_wemmnF0JbogM69CMWZmJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6WedGhineFlw0Z0q_0ZvZp0I65ImlN2RqvRrwH_mwg2REllv0nhB7c1Yr16T1pwwkllODo-ZcyoDQ5E9mE5cqR9VRUi4732J60JjELtvIE7MxCW-IhWIzgeyl3Lpm2LXfl57QF_6i19eSiBIBUuT5aI https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjnf_wemmnF0Je9A2QojEwcDJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6ZkYJRsOfhTFMHdF9ULEpRpcrqP-myx_S7opEd1QeMcqi3npEOHMltxQisbUr6KUerCiKRO-BRvDRfXn9RgO78XRg_z7ca_iMhj6ixuq_ney6ea4oVC2JSKUC9Wvj42VBvL3pLCKyubv <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/423582166/356916" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 423582166" title="Story 423582166"> <p>Deposed royal who fled to UK after 1964 revolution finally reunited with family in Oman </p><p>After more than half a century of living in Southsea, Portsmouth, with its unpredictable British weather, shingle beaches and Victorian pier, relocation to the Gulf state of Oman might take some adjustment.</p><p>But for Jamshid bin Abdullah al-Said the 91-year-old last sultan of Zanzibar, it was the next best thing to going home.</p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/sep/20/so-long-southsea-last-sultan-of-zanzibar-quits-uk-after-56-years-in-exile">Continue reading...</a> Sun, 20 Sep 2020 06:25:38 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/fxi66TgCvjnf_wemmnF0Je9A2QojEwcDJV6X_rj7zkE7j9jcqhnb6ZkYJRsOfhTFMHdF9ULEpRpcrqP-myx_S7opEd1QeMcqi3npEOHMltxQisbUr6KUerCiKRO-BRvDRfXn9RgO78XRg_z7ca_iMhj6ixuq_ney6ea4oVC2JSKUC9Wvj42VBvL3pLCKyubv