Kofi Annan’s quest for a better Africa
As Kofi Annan receives a three-day state funeral in Ghana, we should take the opportunity to celebrate and remember his vision and optimism. Tributes to [read more…]
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Can Namibia’s desert lions survive humanity?
The lions of the Namib Desert survive against incredible odds, but can they survive trophy hunting, human-wildlife conflict and climate change? Desert lions aren’t a [read more…]
Torpedoing Africa, and then complaining about ‘migration’
European countries are still shaping the lives of millions of Africans, determining both their present and future. Out of the 67 coups in 26 African [read more…]
How many hippos are too many? Proposed cull raises questions
By resurrecting a proposal to allow trophy hunters to shoot 250 hippos annually, Zambia stirs controversy. The hippo — really? That’s the common response when [read more…]
When the ground opened: horizontal landslides empty Kenyan villages
MURANG’A, Kenya, – The heavy rain that pounded Kenya earlier this year brought more than just flooding to the village of Gitugu: it has torn [read more…]
Young Nigerians choose to fight Boko Haram with books
As Boko Haram’s war against education grinds into its 10th year, a quiet counterinsurgency is also building strength. It’s a fight with unlikely front lines. [read more…]
South Africa: Tensions Between White Farmers and the Black Population Fuel Economic Fears
It’s just after 8 on a crisp morning outside Besters, a farming village in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, and Mhle Msimanga is wading through his [read more…]
The Most Successful Ethnic Group in the U.S. May Surprise You
At an Onyejekwe family get-together, you can’t throw a stone without hitting someone with a master’s degree. Doctors, lawyers, engineers, professors — every family member [read more…]
White rhino killed for 1cm horn despite vets removing most of it to protect her
A white rhino calf has been left orphaned after his mother was killed for just 1cm of horn. Bella, 20, had recently had most of [read more…]
In Sierra Leone-UK mining case, a new attempt to measure the arm of the law
When the police came they did not ask, they did not inform the people,” remembers Fadda Kargbo, a farmer whose village is tucked into the [read more…]