How China opened the door to creating a direct rival to US payment systems
China’s recent changes to the rules governing its global payment system could pave the way for turning it…
‘How do I survive?’ Drought plagues Kenya’s Turkana amid surplus elsewhere | Drought News
Turkana, Kenya – In the relentless heat of Kainama in Turkana county, Veronica Akalapatan and her neighbours walk…
Weekly Health Update | Namibia Ends Mpox Outbreak; Nigeria Faces Seasonal Lassa Fever Surge
This week, Africa is facing a mixed health situation. Namibia has declared an end to its mpox outbreak,…
Shark nets planned for €100 million Club Med resort threaten endangered species in South Africa
Scientists are warning that proposed shark nets near a €100 million Club Med resort in South Africa could…
New Fossil Crocodile from Ethiopia Lived alongside Australopithecus afarensis
Paleontologists analyzing fossils from Ethiopia have described a previously unknown crocodile species that shared the landscape with a…
Surging oil prices raise inflation risks in African economies
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Surging oil prices triggered by the war with Iran are rippling across African economies,…
Volunteers rebuild Sudan’s oldest psychiatric hospital destroyed by war | Sudan war
Khartoum, Sudan – Two years after they were displaced by civil war, Rafeeda Abubakr and her husband returned…
Werner Herzog Captures a Man’s Tireless Search for Ghost Elephants
The first photo of a ghost elephant captured by a motion controlled camera. The eyes glow in this…
Watch a 4,000-Pound Hippo Casually Chase Off Five Crocs in Kenya’s Maasai Mara
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New Giant Mosasaur Species Discovered in Morocco
Paleontologists have identified a new, giant species of the mosasaur genus Pluridens from the Late Cretaceous phosphate deposits…
Watch a 4,000-Pound Hippo Casually Chase Off Five Crocs in Kenya’s Maasai Mara
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Johan Siggesson’s Striking Portraits of ‘Big Tuskers’ in Kenya — Colossal
Among African elephants, “Big Tuskers” refers to bulls that grow tusks so long they sometimes scrape the ground.…