This week: Turning point in Sudan's horror war? No gold star for foreign mining companies in Mali. And alarm over the Marburg virus in Tanzania.

Episode 36: References/further reading:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/11/sudan-army-says-its-forces-enter-wad-madani-in-push-to-retake-city-from-rsf

https://www.barrick.com/English/news/news-details/2025/barrick-provides-further-update-on-loulo-gounkoto-operations-in-mali/default.aspx

https://www.ft.com/content/68d9c6e3-861d-4d03-a00f-4a2d33cb9516

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/15/rescue-operation-to-free-trapped-miners-in-south-africa#flips-6367121623112:0

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/suspected-outbreak-marburg-virus-kills-eight-tanzania-who-says-2025-01-15/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62737zqn68o

https://www.semafor.com/article/01/14/2025/fewer-africans-find-food-nutritious-gallup-survey

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