(2022-07-28). Canada's Development Finance Institution and land grabbing in Africa. mronline.org 
This interview is part of a series with the Blended Finance Project a group of unions, non-governmental organizations and academics who are concerned about the Canadian government's embrace of what is called "blended finance."
(2022-07-28). Mobile app for improving heart health among African Americans shows promise, Mayo study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mobile apps are popular tools for people looking to improve their health, but are they effective? They can be if the app is culturally tailored to the needs of its users. In a study published on Monday, July 18, in Circulation, Mayo Clinic researchers evaluated the effectiveness of a culturally relevant mobile app designed to improve heart health among African Americans in faith communities. The researchers found that people who participated in…
(2022-07-28). SA New Frame's demise shines a light on China-aligned unions, parties and disinformation. indybay.org The closure of South Africa journal New Frame has exposed a web of connections between US multi-millionaire Roy Singham, NUMSA and the Chinese government as well as other publications supporting China.
(2022-07-28). Ethiopia: Afar-Somali Dispute Can be Resolved Peacefully. indybay.org Efforts to resolve the dispute, including the 2014 agreement, have failed, and so new approaches need to be explored.
(2022-07-28). 170-carat pink diamond discovered in Angola. ecns.cn The rare 170-carat pink diamond from its Lulo alluvial mining is believed to be the biggest pink diamond extracted in Angola in the last 300 years.
(2022-07-27). Russia Sees An Opening In African Countries: Blame America And Former Western Colonizers For Rising Prices. moguldom.com Russia, which has been criticized for "exporting starvation and suffering" by blockading Ukrainian grain exports, sent its foreign minister on a public relations tour this week in Africa. Sergei Lavrov is visiting African capitals and pushing the idea that Russia is not the aggressor in Ukraine and didn't cause the food crisis that has hit …
(2022-07-27). Time for Palestine to Claim Its Stolen Gas. orinocotribune.com 
By Yousef Fares Jul 22, 2022 | Hezbollah has threatened Israel with war if Lebanon is not allowed to exploit its share in the Karish gas field. Now, the Palestinian resistance may do the same over their "stolen gas" off the Gaza Strip. | The maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel over the Karish gas field is reminiscent of the
(2022-07-27). Saudi Arabia slow dances into Israel's arms. electronicintifada.net Riyadh takes more steps towards normalization following Biden's visit.
(2022-07-27). Sudáfrica pide declarar a Israel un Estado de apartheid. telesurtv.net Millones de palestinos sufren la desigualdad racial, la discriminación y la negación por parte de Tel Aviv y sus fuerzas de ocupación.
(2022-07-27). South African FM again calls Israel regime South African FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has reiterated her call on the UN General Assembly to label the Israeli regime as an apartheid state.
(2022-07-27). Venezuela Ratifies Its Support for Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (+New Ambassadors). orinocotribune.com 
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, ratified the support of his administration for the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), during the farewell event for the ambassador of SADR in Venezuela, Mohamed Salem Daha Lehbib, who held this position since 2013. | At the event held in Miraflores Palace on Monday, July 25, President Maduro bade goodbye to Lehbib, whom he thanked for his work in the difficult and complicated past few years. | "We share blood and dreams with Mother Africa and, above all, the hope that sooner rather than later we will see the cause of independence of the Sahrawi Arab people emer…
(2022-07-27). The PAIGC's political education for liberation in Guinea-Bissau, 1963—74. mronline.org 
The liberation struggle against colonialism, if it is to be a total liberation struggle, is not only for the political conquest of territory ('flag independence'); it is a struggle to liberate the people from the tentacles of colonialism.
(2022-07-27). Suicide bombing in Somalia kills 11 including local official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — Witnesses say at least 11 people are dead after a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to a government building in southern Somalia.
(2022-07-27). The struggling Communist Party of Swaziland needs international solidarity. peoplesworld.org 
Life expectancy in Swaziland, in southern Africa, is the world's seventh lowest; its HIV/AIDS prevalence is the world's highest, at 26%. Unemployment is 41%, and wages for 80% of workers are less than $2 per day. Swaziland is an autocracy headed by a king, and it's social and economic indicators show that the people are …
(2022-07-27). Serguéi Lavrov: "El papel del continente africano en el concepto de nuestra política exterior aumentará" cubadebate.cu El ministro de Asuntos Exteriores ruso, Serguéi Lavrov, dijo el martes, en una rueda de prensa con el presidente ugandés Yoweri Museveni, que el papel de àÅfrica en la política exterior rusa aumentará significativamente. "Esto ocurriría independientemente de lo que ocurra desde Occidente. Y la influencia occidental, como saben, se está autoanulando", afirmó Lavrov.
(2022-07-26). SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Severity in Ontario, Canada. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent Research Letter concluded that the risk of hospitalization or death was lower for Omicron variant cases compared with Delta variant cases. Although this study adjusted for variables such as sex, age, and vaccination status and its results showing that Omicron was less severe than Delta were more robust than previous studies from South Africa, I am concerned that this Research Letter did not account for the effects of prior COVID-19 infections. In patients who have previously recovered from COVID-19, the presence of antibodies or memory immune cells may be protective against infection with O…