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Africa don\u2019t always benefit the communities that host them<\/a>\n                                    <\/h2>\n                                    <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21715\/study-shows-wind-and-solar-projects-in-kenya-and-south-africa-dont-always-benefit-the-communities-that-host-them\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> August 9, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_hero_item_2 format-standard\" style=\"padding: 0 0 5px 5px;\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_block_container\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"jeg_postformat_icon\"><\/span>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                                <a 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                            <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/category\/region\/southern-africa\/\" class=\"category-southern-africa\">Southern Africa<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"jeg_post_info\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21314\/angolas-lengthy-war-shaped-the-way-farmers-utilised-fire-why-it-matters\/\">Angola&#8217;s lengthy war shaped the way farmers utilised fire\u2014why it matters<\/a>\n                                    <\/h2>\n                                    <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21314\/angolas-lengthy-war-shaped-the-way-farmers-utilised-fire-why-it-matters\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> June 25, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            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href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21133\/schooling-is-the-most-severely-affected-by-conflict-when-children-are-the-target-study\/\">Schooling is the most severely affected by conflict when children are the target &#8211; Study<\/a>\n                                    <\/h2>\n                                    <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21133\/schooling-is-the-most-severely-affected-by-conflict-when-children-are-the-target-study\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> June 15, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_hero_item_4 format-standard\" style=\"padding: 0 0 5px 5px;\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_block_container\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"jeg_postformat_icon\"><\/span>\n               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href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/20769\/senegals-president-faye-says-ruling-party-led-by-pm-sonko-risks-collapse\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> May 4, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_box format-video\">\n                    <div class=\"box_wrap\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                            \n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/20399\/malawis-chakwera-warns-fighting-corruption-can-turn-against-you-interview\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Malawi\u2019s Chakwera warns: Fighting corruption can turn against you &#8211; Interview\"><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-715 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-350x250 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href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/20399\/malawis-chakwera-warns-fighting-corruption-can-turn-against-you-interview\/\">Malawi\u2019s Chakwera warns: Fighting corruption can turn against you &#8211; Interview<\/a>\n                              <\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/20399\/malawis-chakwera-warns-fighting-corruption-can-turn-against-you-interview\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 2, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_xs_4 format-standard\">\n                    <div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n                        <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/19285\/an-conversation-with-scholar-mahmood-mamdani-about-the-making-and-breaking-of-uganda\/\">An conversation with 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clan<\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21832\/garre-garee-gurrehb-somali-pastoralist-clan\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> August 17, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_card format-standard\">\n                    <div class=\"jeg_inner_post\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                            \n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21829\/balengue-lengue-people-of-equatorial-guinea-and-gabon\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Balengue\/Lengue, people of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon\"><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-715 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\" 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                     <\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21519\/batagwenda-banyaruguru-of-rwanda-and-uganda\/\">Batagwenda &#038; Banyaruguru of Rwanda and Uganda<\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21519\/batagwenda-banyaruguru-of-rwanda-and-uganda\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> July 14, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><\/div><\/div>\n                    <div class='module-overlay'>\n\t\t\t\t    <div class='preloader_type preloader_dot'>\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"module-preloader jeg_preloader dot\">\n\t\t\t\t            <span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        <div 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href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/22122\/manovo-gounda-st-floris-national-park-central-african-republic\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park, Central African Republic\"><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-500 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-750x375 size-jnews-750x375 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park, Central African Republic\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Goundas-river.-Manovo-Gounda-St-Floris-National-Park-Central-African-Republic-750x375.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Goundas-river.-Manovo-Gounda-St-Floris-National-Park-Central-African-Republic-750x375.webp 750w, 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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 \u200b\u200bapproximately 17,400 square kilometres (1,740,000 hectares). 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href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/22172\/ethiopias-peace-deal-is-unravelling-what-went-wrong-with-the-tigray-agreement\/\">Ethiopia\u2019s peace deal is unravelling \u2013 what went wrong with the Tigray agreement<\/a>\n                        <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/22172\/ethiopias-peace-deal-is-unravelling-what-went-wrong-with-the-tigray-agreement\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> September 29, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_excerpt\">\n                            <p>The Pretoria peace deal in Ethiopia was an agreement to cease hostilities. 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