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Rare Kawasaki-like inflammatory disease ‘is TWICE as common in youngsters of African heritage’ 

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A mysterious inflammatory disease that strikes children and is linked to Covid-19 is less common in Europeans, research suggests.   Doctors analysed 21 youngsters who admitted to hospital in Paris with the condition – which is similar to Kawasaki disease, affecting the blood vessels and heart. Results showed more than half (57 per cent) of youngsters were … Read more

The greatest safari in the world where guests fly to African lodges in an Emirates A319 PRIVATE JET

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It’s being billed as ‘the greatest safari in the world’ – though some might conclude that it’s the greatest holiday in the world. Full stop. Unsurprisingly, it’s not cheap. You’ll need to find $125,000 (£102,000) to book a place on the ‘Roar Africa Emirates Executive Private Jet Safari’, but for that whopping sum, you’ll go … Read more

Earliest African slaves in Mexico were beaten, shot and riddled with disease, study finds

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Some of the earliest people forced into slavery in Latin America in the 16th century have been revealed, shedding light on their tragic lives.  Three male skeletons were unearthed in a mass grave on the grounds of Hospital Real de San José de los Naturales, an early colonial hospital in Mexico City.  Analysis of their … Read more

Our thousand-mile trip of a lifetime across the African bush to track elephants

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When Planet Earth film-maker Vanessa Berlowitz moved from Bristol to Botswana with her husband and young son to track elephants across 1,000 miles of African bush, she knew it would be an adventure. She just didn’t realise how life-changing it would be   I woke to what sounded like a giant fire hose spraying against our … Read more

Beyonce gives passionate speech on how COVID-19 has ‘severely affected’ African American communities

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Beyonce put forth a passionate speech about how COVID-19 has ‘severely affected’ African American communities during her stint on the One World: Together at Home concert on Saturday. The 38-year-old singer explained to viewers that African Americans make up a ‘disproportionate’ part of the essential workforce and ‘do not have the luxury of working from home.’ … Read more

US and African officials blast China over ‘racist mistreatment’ of black people in Guangzhou

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African officials confronted China publicly and in private over racist mistreatment of Africans in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, and the U.S. says African-Americans have been targeted too. As China prepares for a second wave of COVID-19 cases to hit their cities, Africans living in the commercial hub ‘Little Africa’ – found in the Yuexiu district … Read more

Laurent Baheux’s photos of African animals reveal both their majestic and sensitive sides

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Beauty of the beasts: Photographer’s striking black-and-white images reveal the magnificence and vulnerability of Africa’s wildest animals Laurent Baheux’s coffee table book is called The Family Album of Wild Africa and is 480 pages long The book includes almost 300 remarkable black-and-white images of animals from lions to hippos Animals are pictured nuzzling and tending to … Read more

The South African wine estate that unleashes 1,600 DUCKS into its vineyards to keep them pest-free

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Quackers! The wine estate that unleashes 1,600 DUCKS into its vineyards to keep them free from pests Vergenoegd Löw The Wine Estate in South Africa unleashes Indian runner ducks into its vineyards  The ducks happily dine on snails and insects, which allows the estate to be less reliant on pesticides They walk, rather than waddle, … Read more

World-famous African jazz legend Manu Dibango dies, aged 86, from coronavirus in France

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What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more