Burundi to take third-country deportees from US
Burundi has agreed to join a clutch of other African nations in receiving migrants from other countries deported from the...
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Africa’s mineral strength is wasted if countries don’t work together – new report
Green technologies are mineral-intensive: electric vehicles, batteries, solar panels, wind turbines and grids need cobalt, lithium, copper, manganese, graphite and...
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Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park, Central African Republic
The northern region of the Central African Republic constitutes a distinct geographical and ecological zone where the Sudano-Guinean savanna meets wetlands and swamps. Within this expansive landscape lies Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park, one of the largest and most complex nature reserves in Central Africa. Situated in the northern Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture, the park covers a vast area of approximately 17,400 square kilometres (1,740,000 hectares). Despite the exceptional ecological significance that earned it a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List,...
Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa) National Park, Malawi
Lake Malawi—historically known as Lake Nyasa—is the third-largest lake in Africa by surface area and the eighth-largest freshwater lake in the world. Situated within the East African Rift, the lake...
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Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region, Ethiopia
The Fasil Ghebbi fortress complex in the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, stands as one of the most significant architectural and historical sites in the Horn of Africa. It represents a...
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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park remains a complex example of an African ecosystem that balances exceptional biodiversity with on-the-ground management and social challenges, shaped by the imperatives of environmental conservation and...
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Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, situated on the edge of Kenya’s Mombasa Island, stands as a prime example of 16th-century European military architecture outside the continent of Europe. Inscribed on the UNESCO World...
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Africa’s mineral strength is wasted if countries don’t work together – new report
Green technologies are mineral-intensive: electric vehicles, batteries, solar panels, wind turbines and grids need cobalt, lithium, copper, manganese, graphite and...
Politics & Society
Ethiopia’s peace deal is unravelling – what went wrong with the Tigray agreement
The Pretoria peace deal in Ethiopia was an agreement to cease hostilities. It wasn’t a comprehensive political settlement. A political...
Sci-Tech & Education
As schools re-open, Congo drops remote learning plan in Ebola red zone
Schools reopened this week in areas of Democratic Republic of Congo hardest hit by Ebola, after authorities decided the risk...
