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Lesser vs Greater Flamingo: Why India's Sewage Ponds Have Become a Pink Sanctuary

Two birds, one glance, and where the differences actually areStand at the edge of Thane Creek on a winter morning and you will see tens of thousands of flamingos turning the water pink. What you almost certainly won't do, without a field guide and some patience, is correctly sort them…

Times Life

Ugandan military honours Netanyahu’s brother with Entebbe memorial statue

Uganda’s military has unveiled a monument to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s older brother, who was killed during a hostage rescue operation in the East African country in 1976.

Radio France Internationale

East Africa’s iconic snow peaks will soon disappear for good – what will be lost when they melt

East Africa’s shrinking mountain glaciers on three peaks in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will soon be no more. The 2025 State of the Climate in Africa report (page 13) estimates that the ice areas on Mt Kenya, the continent’s second-highest peak, have shrunk 96% in the past 115 years. The…

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Scientists discover a 17-million-year-old ape fossil in Egypt that could rewrite early ape evolution

A new fossil ape named Masripithecus was found in northern Egypt. This discovery suggests northeastern Africa played a larger role in early ape evolution. Previously, East Africa was considered the primary region for ape diversification. The Masripithecus fossil fills a geographical and evolutionary gap in scientific understanding. This find expands…

The Times of India

As East Africa’s oceans change, coastal women build new livelihoods

Across East Africa’s coastline, climate change and industrial fishing are threatening the livelihoods of millions who depend on the ocean

The Independent UK

In 1969, a fossil hunter followed an eroded gully in northern Kenya: It revealed ancient skull fragments and helped establish Koobi Fora as one of the world’s most important fossil sites

The 1969 fossil discovery by Richard Leakey and H. Mutua at Koobi Fora, Kenya, initially speculated to belong to an early Homo species, has been reclassified as Paranthropus boisei. Known as KNM-ER 406, this fossil emerged from an eroded gully, emphasizing the value of natural landscapes in uncovering ancient hominins.…

The Economic Times

A massive crocodile lurked in Lucy’s world, and early human ancestors may have been its prey

Scientists have discovered a new ancient crocodile species named Crocodylus lucivenator. This massive reptile lived in East Africa between 3.4 and 3 million years ago. It shared its habitat with Lucy's ancestors, Australopithecus afarensis. The crocodile was the largest predator in the region. Its fossils reveal unique features and evidence…

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African proverb of the day: ''Now the marriage begins,' says the woman who has been...' Life lessons from Swahili proverb on relationships, hardships, struggles, human behavior, true love, adjustments, and why real test begins after the honeymoon phase gets over

African proverb of the day highlights a Swahili teaching about relationships, hardships, struggles, human behavior, true love, and adjustment. The proverb explains that the early phase of marriage is temporary. Real commitment begins when people face challenges together. It teaches resilience, endurance, sacrifice, forgiveness, and emotional maturity. The saying remains…

The Economic Times

Pioneering evidence shows how entrepreneurship model can reduce extreme poverty among refugees

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New evidence released today shows that a combined approach of entrepreneurship support and market access can significantly reduce extreme poverty among refugees and host communities in East Africa.Two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of the DREAMS (Delivering Resilient Enterprises and Market Systems) program—implemented…

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Dangote-backed mega refinery sparks east African competition {Business Africa}

From a domestic game-changer to a cross-continental empire, how does one group intend to power the future of Africa? We are here with Aliko Dangote himself.

Euronews

Meet Aliko Dangote: How a trader’s son turned a $500,000 family loan into a $32.7 billion African empire

Aliko Dangote’s business expansion into East Africa, now linked to proposed pipeline corridors through Ethiopia and Djibouti, is often discussed in terms of scale and strategy. But the deeper story behind these moves stretches far beyond recent headlines. It is tied to a long, uneven journey that began in a…

The Times of India

Lighting the way to protect Kenya's lions and the livestock they prey on

As a boy, Richard Turere saw up close the threat lions posed to his family's livestock – and the threat to the lions in turn. His ingenious solution to the problem is now being used by conservation organisations and wildlife authorities across East Africa.

Radio France Internationale

How wildlife conservancies perpetuate green colonialism in Kenya

The story of wildlife conservation in East Africa is often told through spectacular images of beautiful scenery and the region’s charismatic animals. But seldom asked is the question about how those efforts include and impact the communities that live alongside wildlife.

The Conversation

Poet, trader, explorer: following Rimbaud's footsteps in Ethiopia

In the heart of Ethiopia's ancient walled city of Harar, more than 500 kilometres east of Addis Ababa, stands a museum dedicated to Arthur Rimbaud. It offers visitors the chance to discover a little-known period in the brief life of the French poet, who spent most of his final 10…

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The Chinese treasure fleet (1525): One of history’s greatest strategic mistakes

By the beginning of the 15th century, China possessed the most formidable navy that had ever existed. This fleet, known as the Treasure Fleet, was under the command of Admiral Zheng He and made journeys into the Indian Ocean, travelling to East Africa and even the Middle East. It was…

The Times of India

This Egyptian discovery could rewrite humans origin history; scientists say we have been looking in the wrong place

The theory that East Africa is the most likely birthplace for human beings has persisted over many years. A new find, however, from a part of Egypt not extensively studied before, is raising doubts about this theory. New evidence shows that humans' earliest ancestors might have evolved over a more…

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A zebra that ran to the end: why Peter Beard’s unflinching photography of African wildlife still haunts us 60 years on

TASCHEN reissues the American photographer's landmark record of wildlife collapse in East Africa

LiveScience

18 million-year-old fossils of ape found in Africa, but in an unexpected place

The ancestor of apes was long thought to come from East Africa, but newly discovered fossils in Egypt may prompt a rethink.

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Under the same sky, climate change brings drought to Somalia and floods to Kenya

For east African neighbours Kenya and Somalia, the effects of climate change are worlds apart, with one country suffering drought and the other deadly flooding.

The Independent UK

East Africa grows millions of flowers sold in UK – but workers ‘suffering’ to make it happen

IN FOCUS: More than 20 million flowers are set to be sold in the UK for Mother’s Day. Campaigners say that the dire conditions on many flower farms show why the UK needs a new law to ensure workers are protected across entire supply chains. Nick Ferris reports

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India Was the World’s Richest Country for 1,000 Years. What Exactly Changed?

For much of recorded history, India was one of the largest economic powers in the world. This is not a cultural claim. It is supported by long term economic research. Economic historian Angus Maddison, whose global GDP reconstructions are widely cited in academic circles, estimated that: Around 1 AD, India…

The Independent UK

Kenya or Uganda: Which safari is best for you?

In this episode of Travel Smart, destination expert Ted Thornhill compares Kenya and Uganda, two of East Africa’s best safari destinations.

The Times of India

Which mountains are called the ‘Mountains of the Moon’ in East Africa and why their glaciers are shrinking fast

The Rwenzori Mountains rise high. More than 5,000 metres, or around 16,000 feet, above sea level. You can see them for miles if the clouds let you. Some say they’re even visible from orbit. But that depends on the weather. Mist and clouds often hide them, especially during long rainy…

Euronews

Tanzania eyes East Africa’s pharmaceutical hub crown {Business Africa}

Tanzania is betting on local drug manufacturing to reduce imports and become East Africa’s pharmaceutical hub and we find out how Africa's private sector is fixing the supply chain to minimise the billions lost in post-harvest logistics.

LiveScience

A drying climate is making East Africa pull apart faster

A switch from a humid to a dry climate has led the Eastern African Rift Zone to pull apart more freely, new research finds.

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