Nigeria to cut import duties on food, vehicles to curb inflation
Nigeria will slash import duties on food, vehicles and industrial inputs from July 1, the presidency said on Tuesday, as...
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Impact of Kenya’s long-overdue new infrastructure fund may be limited by design problems
Kenya is laying the ground for an infrastructure fund which will raise money for new projects – such as roads, energy and...
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Culture & Literature
The Land of Punt (modern Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, or eastern Sudan)
The Land of Punt is one of the most controversial geographical and political entities in the study of ancient history and Egyptology. Known in ancient Egyptian texts as Ta Netjer (or Ta-Ntr), meaning "Land of the God", it was a strategic trading partner for the ancient Egyptians for over two thousand years. Despite the wealth of Egyptian archaeological records detailing expeditions to Punt, its precise geographical location remains a subject of extensive academic debate based on the analysis of texts,...
Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar
This area serves as an open laboratory for botanists and geologists. Researchers collect baobab wood samples (using non-destructive techniques) for stable isotope analysis, helping to understand the climatic changes Madagascar...
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Lopé-Okanda (Gabon)
Lopé-Okanda in Gabon is one of the world's most exceptional sites due to its vast nature reserve and uniquely integrating environmental value with ancient cultural heritage. It was inscribed on...
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The Sudd wetland
The Sudd region in South Sudan is one of the world's largest freshwater ecosystems and a unique geographical and hydrological phenomenon in the Nile River basin. The name "Sudd" derives...
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Khami Ruins (Zimbabwe), the capital of the Torwa state
Studies at Khami have shown that African societies of that period possessed sophisticated engineering knowledge for dealing with gravity and soil pressure, as evidenced by the stone platforms that have...
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East Africa
Economy & Climate
Nigeria seeks IMF, World Bank support as Iran shock hits reforms
Nigeria will seek stronger international financial support at this week's IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings as the Iran war lifts fuel costs at home and...
Politics & Society
South Africa’s new DA leader committed to coalition, will meet Ramaphosa
South Africa's newly-elected Democratic Alliance (DA) party leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis, said he was committed to making the governing coalition work...
Sci-Tech & Education
Senegal prosecutor rejects accusations police tortured and killed student
A Senegalese public prosecutor claimed on Tuesday that a student, who protesters have said was killed by the police, in...
