Africa: Climate Litigation Report Reveals Spike in Cases Demanding Action #AfricaClimateHope: [UN News] The total number of court cases focused on climate action has more than doubled since 2017 and is growing worldwide, according to a new report published on Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Simon Shaheen Discusses the History and Art of the Oud: [Afropop] In preparing the program “Journeys With the Oud,” Afropop’s Banning Eyre visited Palestinian composer Simon Shaheen, an oud and violin virtuoso. They met in Shaheen’s Brooklyn apartment on a snowy, February afternoon in 2003. They had spoken many times since meeting in 1995, but this time, the focus was on just one subject: the oud. Simon is a master oud player, but he began by protesting his shortcomings as an informant. Nearly two hours later, he had more than fulfilled my hopes. Granted, this is one man – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Putin Promises Russian Grain Shipments to Africa: [VOA] Russian President Vladimir Putin told leaders and officials from African countries on Thursday that Moscow would provide grain for sale or free to the neediest countries to avert the uncertainty in the global food supply caused by Russia’s refusal to guarantee safe passage for Ukrainian grain exports across the Black Sea. – AllAfrica News: Africa
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