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Tag: Africa
Africa’s Great Green Wall To Halt The Spread Of The Desert
In order to stop the Sahara Desert from slowly spreading farther south into Africa, a number of countries are building a “Great Green Wall.” The purpose of the project is to stop the desert from […]
Chinese President Gets Cozy With Africa By Pledging $60B For Development
On Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged $60 billion to fund the development of African nations. The recent promise is expected to strengthen China’s influence over the continent, giving China more control and power over […]
China Is The Key To Stopping Africa’s Dwindling Elephant Population
Conservationists in Africa are putting pressure on Chinese President Xi Jinping to enact a complete and total ban on ivory trade in China. The African elephant population is being critically weakened by the Chinese demand […]
Botswana Bafflingly Sells Fracking Rights To One Of Africa’s Largest Conservation Areas
In a very quiet, behind closed door deal, the Botswana government has apparently sold the rights to frack for shale gas in the Kgalagadi transfrontier park, one of Africa’s largest protected conservation areas. The park, […]
African Militias Conducting Brutal Witch Hunts To Extort And Punish Citizens
Earlier this year, there was a “witch hunt” in the Central African Republic, as rebel groups had kidnapped alleged “witches” in order to burn the victims to death. In some cases, suspected witches were even […]
Snake Bite Death Rates On The Rise And No one Wants To Take Responsibility
The number of people killed each year by snake bites will skyrocket as pharmaceutical companies scale back their production of snake antivenom, according to experts. Each year, snake bites kill 100,000 people and injure more […]
Google Continues To Be Renewable Energy Champion With New Investment In Africa’s Largest Wind Farm
In recent years, Google has earned a reputation for being a large investor in the development and sustainability of renewable energy. This morning, Google further enhanced its reputation by announcing its newest investment in a […]
African Governments Are Monitoring Their Citizens As Security Issues Run Rampant
Much like the rest of the world, countries in Africa have been getting involved in the modern activity of monitoring both their citizens and their enemies by using offensive cyber technology. Uganda has been making […]
26 More Elephants Found Dead From Cyanide Poisoning In Zimbabwe For Ivory Trade
In a sad story out of Africa, rangers from Zimbabwe’s Hwange national park discovered the carcasses of 26 elephants at two different locations, all killed by cyanide poisoning. This follows last week’s discovery of 14 […]
Pharma Companies Are Neglecting Developing World Because The Regions Are Not Profitable
Pharmaceutical companies are being criticized by some people for not producing medicine that cures diseases common to the developing world because there supposedly isn’t enough money to be made in such areas. The criticism comes […]
Google Says Their Broadband Balloon Initiative Project Loon Is Nearly Perfect
Google says it is all systems go for its Project Loon balloon-broadband initiative and that it soon hopes to announce its first African operating partners, with India and rural US waiting in the wings. Project […]
African Countries Using Insurance To Deal With Natural Disaster
African countries are trying to figure out ways to better handle natural disasters, and they may have found a solution in insurance policies, which can change the way that they prepare for events of nature. […]
Designated Heritage Sites Under Threat From Resource Exploration
The exploration for natural resources is posing a significant threat to Natural World Heritage Sites in Africa. More than 60% of heritage sites approved by the United Nations in Africa are under threat because of […]
Study Finds Global Warming Is Causing Worldwide Epidemic Of Low Birth Weights
A new study released by the University of Utah shows global warming could be adversely affecting babies in the womb. By analyzing data on 70,000 births in Africa between 1986 and 2010, University researchers found […]
Scientists Find Kenyan School Children Are Evolving Anti-Malaria Gene Mutations
The discovery of previously unknown, malaria-resistant genetic mutations commonly found in Kenyan children has increased hopes for a future vaccine against the disease. Scientists published the results in Nature on Wednesday, confirming the existence of […]
Tensions Run High In Burkina Faso As Coup Hits Dangerous Stalemate
General Gilbert Diendere, coup leader in Burkina Faso, recently defied a mandate to step down from power and Diendere says that his forces have been instructed to retaliate if they are attacked. The army of […]
Special Forces Operators Are Quietly Helping Nigeria Fight Boko Haram Terror Network
The violent extremist group Boko Haram has terrorized thousands of people in African countries. Best known for the kidnapping of greater than 200 young schoolgirls in the spring of last year, the group has expanded […]
After Order To Disband Elite Military Unit In Burkina Faso Has Instead Launched A Coup
Yesterday, in the African nation of Burkina Faso, a military coup overthrew the government and imprisoned several of its officials, including President Michel Kafando and Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac Zida. The coup was led by […]
Parliament Session Marred By Wrong Speech And Death Threats Leaves Observers Wondering What’s Next For Zimbabwe
Speculation that Zimbabwe’s 91-year-old President Robert Mugabe was no longer healthy or alert enough to lead the African nation were given weight on Tuesday when at the opening of a new session of parliament, Mugabe […]
As Zimbabwe’s Farms Falter New Land Owners Are Secretly Reaching Out To White Farmers For Help
In a country where extreme racial tensions are a state-embraced part of the culture, a new wrinkle has emerged breaking down some of those racial barriers. In Zimbabwe, land ownership, particularly ownership of farmland, has […]
Zimbabwe Bans Cereal, The Key Ingredient In Moonshine, In Boarding Schools To Curb Underage Drinking
Boarding schools in Zimbabwe are banning cereals after it was discovered students used the food stuff to make potent alcohol. Alcoholism in Zimbabwe is growing with more youth being reported to be struggling to kick […]
As Africa Matures, South Africa Is No Longer The Only Option For Business Expansion
Once seen as the exclusive gateway to the African retail market, South Africa is starting to lose its place. According to global management consulting firm AT Kearney (ATK), “Historically international retailers always saw SA as […]
Massive Corruption Scandal Rocks Ghana As Filmmaker Catches Judges At Every Level Accepting Bribes
The judiciary service in the African country of Ghana has been caught in a massive bribery scandal involving several senior judges and more than 100 staff members. The judges and staff members have been caught […]
Report Finds Sudanese Government Engaged In Mass Killings, Rapes And Other Atrocities
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report today that says a Sudanese government controlled militia group in the country’s war-torn region of Darfur has been carrying out killings, mass rapes of civilians, and other horrendous […]
South Africa Is Holding A Massive Rare Animal Slaughter As The Dentist Who Murdered Cecil The Lion Returns To Work
Just months after the infamous Walter Palmer shot and killed the beloved lion Cecil, right outside a national park in Zimbabwe, a legal massacre is currently taking place in South Africa. Specifically, a week-long hunt […]
A Congolese Warlord Just Went On Trial And Experts Think He’ll Eventually Get Off
Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, in proceedings that legal experts expect to be lengthy and have a slim chance of the Rwandan born […]
Ghanaian Student’s High Profile ISIS Recruitment Leads To Fears Of African Terrorist Invasion
In the African nation of Ghana last week a young university graduate left the country in order to join the militant group ISIS. The incident was not the first, but in what was once thought […]
Al-Shabab Terror Network Kills Over 50 African Union Peacekeepers In Bloody Raid On Army Base
Terrorist group Al-Shabab on Tuesday claimed it had killed “scores” of African Union peacekeeping troops in an attack south of the Somali capital Mogadishu. Residents from Janaale where the attack took place, in the country’s […]
Activists Sound The Alarm As Zimbabwe Sells Hundreds Of Elephants To Chinese Circus
Conservationists are raising alarm this weekend over Zimbabwe’s decision to export a large number of its elephants to China. Zimbabwe authorities have proceeded to export the first batch of elephants and are now separating the […]