Welcome to the Murchison Falls National Park named after its famous waterfall. George Atube, the ranger who talks with animals, accompanies us during our tour through this spectacular place. The Murchison Falls National Park is the oldest and largest park in Uganda which was…
Large-scale cultivations are now a reality in a growing number of countries in the continent, driven by an increase in demand for therapeutic purposes.…
A junior Canadian company will start drilling oil in the next coming weeks in an area which supplies the environmentally sensitive Okavango Delta with…
The trade in human hair in the wig-makers’ salons is becoming a business worth millions of dollars. There are many orders from India. The…
From a green wall of trees to a mosaic of ecosystems. From the moment it was conceived to now, The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel (GGW) – has been radically transformed. The objective, however, has stayed the same: to curb soil degradation and to combat poverty. In June 2005, the Heads of State and…
The Great Green Wall’s goal is clear: to regenerate 100 million hectares of degraded land by 2030; to sequester 250 million tons of carbon dioxide; and to create 10 million jobs in rural areas, contributing directly to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Still, understanding what the results have been so far is more complex. If we rely…
It is not easy to juggle the various interests that revolve around the GGW, and it is just as difficult to trace the nature of the funds that have flowed to back the Project, which started out as African, but ended up becoming international. "Economic resources are a problem", said Abakar Zougoulou, Agency's scientific director of…
Any ecological rehabilitation of a territory must consider several factors, not the least of which is access to land. Farmers and shepherds, totaling some 232 million people living in the area surrounding the Sahara, are an integral part of the Green Wall, which aims to enhance community gardens, grazing areas, fruit groves, income trees, and beekeeping. The…
A great opportunity to rediscover the reasons for a presence. A multicultural…
Especially present socially with its work among street children, immigrants and, more…
The serious crisis in the tea plantations. Alternative forms of working. Commitment…
The new encyclical of Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti (Brothers All) draws attention…
Aimed at Africans and the diaspora, the Pan-African Museum of Heritage…
The New York music house Ostinato Records recently released a Groupe…
In the African context, Ubuntu is a religious belief which concerns…
Piliostigma thonningii, common name 'camel’s foot', is a leguminous, deciduous tree…
New international challenges may significantly change the geopolitics of Western intelligence. The alliance between the intelligence…
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Mainly for reasons of energy sources, the last decade has seen China investing heavily in the…
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Advocacy is a process to ensure change where there is injustice, providing a solution to a problem, and building support for acting on both the…
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The hyena's home was near a river, and he owned a little canoe of which he was exceedingly proud. Most hyenas are very greedy and this…
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Inspired by St. Francis of Assisi and by Pope Francis, 2,000 young adults met online to discuss making the economy more responsive to human dignity and…
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