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By Hazel Gandhi An old video showing three people-- two white men and one white woman urinating on another woman covered in coal is viral online with the false claim that it shows three French people urinating on an African child. BOOM found that the claims are false; the video is old and shows 'Piedra', an art performance by Regina José Galindo and is not based on a real incident. The two-minute long video shows the woman covered in coal crouched down on her knees and elbows while three people urinate on her in short intervals. The video is being shared on X with the caption, "This is the fil...
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By The Conversation Marian Selorm Sapah, University of GhanaIt’s hard for many of us to imagine a world without instant, limitless internet access. Some have even argued that it should, alongside access to clean water and electricity, be considered a basic human right. But in fact only 64.4% of the global population as of January 2023 are internet users. Asia and Europe are home to most of the people who are connected. Africa comes in third. However, accessibility varies wildly across the continent. About 66% of people in southern Africa are internet users. In east Africa the figure is 26%; it...
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By The Conversation An epidemic outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, was confirmed this week, the first time the virus has occurred there. At least 16 cases have been detected, and nine deaths. There are no approved treatments for Marburg virus, which is closely related to Ebola virus, but vaccines are in development02400-X/fulltext#%20). Following an unprecedented Ebola epidemic in West Africa in 2014 that caused more than 28,000 cases and 11,000 deaths, drugs and vaccines against Ebola were developed. In fact, some of these were repurposed for COVID-19 in 2020. Tha...
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By The Conversation William G. Moseley, Macalester College In the waning hours of the year's biggest climate change conference – COP27 – we learned of a deal to create a loss and damage fund. This is essentially a source of finance to compensate poor countries for the pain they are incurring because of climate change. An often-cited example of such suffering is the ongoing drought in the Horn of Africa region, which has put some 22 million people at risk of severe hunger. While some have heralded this agreement as long overdue climate reparations, others point out that the loss and damage fund...
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By The Conversation Jack Marley , The Conversation How much CO₂ can humanity emit before we push global temperatures 1.5°C above the pre-industrial average? That was the limit agreed in 2015 which scientists say offers us a reasonable chance of averting climate breakdown. The answer, according to a new assessment of the remaining carbon budget, is 380 billion tonnes, or less than a decade of emissions at their present rate. COP27, the ongoing UN climate change summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is a series of negotiations over how to implement previous global agreements that aimed to halt warmi...
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By The Conversation South Africa's major cities in the Gauteng Province – the country's economic heartland – are experiencing major water shortages. In Johannesburg and Tshwane taps have run dry, with numerous areas experiencing intermittent supply while some areas have no water at all. The province has metropolitan areas – the City of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni. All are affected. Rand Water, the water authority for the region, has imposed restrictions of 30%. This will be revisited when the system recovers. The last water shutdown was in November 2021 when Rand Water cut off water f...
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By Anmol Alphonso An old colourised version of a scene from an old black and white film showing two French women throwing coins towards a group of poor children in Vietnam is being shared with the false claim that it shows the late Queen Elizabeth II throwing food at African children. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest reigning monarch, passed away at the age of 96 on September 8, 2022. Elizabeth II held the title for a little over 70 years and the news of her death led to mixed reactions on Twitter from condolences to some users criticising her for the role of the British monarchy in imper...
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