The Africa Week - 10/07/2026

This week: The deep and damaging civilian cost of Sudan's long war. Lesotho is ultra cool as it plans for an AI data centre. Africa's drama at the World Cup. And Johannesburg in trouble over budget-busting. References/further reading:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/6/over-5500-children-displaced-by-fighting-in-sudans-el-obeid-charity-sayshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20yyjdzw7pohttps://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260705-hunger-in-northern-nigeria-reaches-worst-levels-in-nearly-decade-united-nations-world-food-programme-sayshttps://www.connectingafrica.com/data-centers/lesotho-s-first-ai-data-center-set-to-shape-the-country-s-digital-economyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/world-cuphttps://mg.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-07-07-treasury-cuts-johannesburg-s-july-transfer-over-compliance-failures/topcastmedia.co.uk