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A pioneering initiative in Cape Town is helping a new generation thrive in what was once seen as a ‘white space’

101 Curious Tales of East African Birds is a new book that uses academic research to tell fascinating stories about the tropical birds of east Africa, from well-known species to rare ones. It also explores changing bird behaviour in the region. Its author, Colin Beale, studies shifts in the distribution…

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Oct. 27 – Nov. 2, 2023

A mob in a small town in Senegal dug up the body of a man suspected of being gay, dragged his body through the streets and then burned it during the night of October 28, 2023. While there have been other instances of exhumations of people suspected of being gay,…

Rwanda announced Thursday that it will allow all Africans to travel visa-free to the country, becoming the latest nation on the continent to announce such a measure aimed at boosting free movement of people

There were no lions in 16th-century Puerto Rico — so was the cave drawing made by someone who'd actually seen one?

Giraffes are the world’s tallest mammals and an African icon, but they are also vulnerable to extinction.

Governments around the world use surveillance technology to monitor external threats to national security. Some African governments are also spending vast sums on mass surveillance of their own citizens.