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"West Africa’s leopards now officially endangered after 50% population crash"
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West Africa’s leopards now officially endangered after 50% population crash
There are only about 350 mature leopards left in West Africa, according to the latest regional assessment by the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority. Leopards (Panthera pardus) in West Africa are thought to be genetically isolated from those in Central Africa, with little or no interbreeding between populations. They’re found in 11 countries: Benin, […]

Trump refugee plan seeks 7,000 Afrikaners — and virtually no one else
If the administration succeeds, almost all people admitted to the U.S. as refugees — as many as 7,000 from a maximum potential pool of 7,500 — could be Afrikaners,
a group not traditionally eligible for the program but one that Donald Trump says has been tyrannized by South Africa’s Black majority.
The remainder may be chosen because of their ability to speak English or their views on “free speech,” peo…

Trump refugee plan seeks 7,000 Afrikaners — and virtually no one else
The Trump administration’s rush to process thousands of White South Africans as refugees coincides with plans for overall admissions set as low as 7,500.

ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/ice-deporting-africa-military-flights-1235431848/

ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is deporting people to African countries like Ghana on military flights that are nearly un-trackable.

An inside look at Léon Thévenin, the only undersea internet cable repair ship permanently stationed in Africa, operated by the French telecom company Orange (Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2025/africa-internet-cable-repair-ship/

When Africa’s internet breaks, this ship answers the call
Undersea internet cables are critical in today’s hyperconnected world. The crew of the Léon Thévenin maintains one stretch of this global network.

New scientific analysis determines there are four distinct species of giraffe #science

There are actually four giraffe species in Africa, scientists say
Giraffes are now classified into four distinct species in Africa. Researchers previously thought all giraffes belonged to a single species. On Thursday, a task force of the International Union for Conservation of Nature identified Northern, reticulated, Masai, and Southern giraffes as separate species. This change is based on genetic studies and anatomical differences. Each species faces unique threats and conservation needs. Northern giraffes are the most endangered, with only about 7,000 left…

Trump refugee plan seeks 7,000 Afrikaners -- and virtually no one else (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/10/21/trump-refugees-afrikaners-south-africa/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251021/p81#a251021p81

Brazil joins South Africa’s ‘genocide’ case against Israel at ICJ | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/20/brazil-joins-south-africas-genocide-case-against-israel-at-icj?tr…

Brazil joins South Africa’s ‘genocide’ case against Israel at ICJ
Brazil now joins Spain, Ireland, Mexico, Turkiye and others who have signed on to the case.

Trump administration reviews 55 million visa holders for violations | Africanews
https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/22/trump-administration-reviews-55-million-visa-holders-for-violations/

Trump administration reviews 55 million visa holders for violations | Africanews
The Trump administration said Thursday it is reviewing more than 55 million people who have valid U.S. visas for any violations that could lead to deportation, part of a growing crackdown on foreigners who are permitted to be in the United States.

On Defining Neural Averaging
Su Hyeong Lee, Richard Ngo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.14832 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.14832

On Defining Neural Averaging
What does it even mean to average neural networks? We investigate the problem of synthesizing a single neural network from a collection of pretrained models, each trained on disjoint data shards, using only their final weights and no access to training data. In forming a definition of neural averaging, we take insight from model soup, which appears to aggregate multiple models into a singular model while enhancing generalization performance. In this work, we reinterpret model souping as a speci…

Kredete, which helps Africans abroad build credit while sending money home, raised a $22M Series A and launches Africa's first stablecoin-backed credit card (John Adoyi/TechCabal)
https://techcabal.com/2025/09/15/krede-raises-22m/

Kredete raises $22M to launch Africa’s first stablecoin-backed credit card
Kredete, a Lagos-based fintech startup, has raised $22 million in Series A funding to launch Africa’s first stablecoin-backed credit card.