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Moving home is stressful for anyone — and rhinoceroses are no exception. Vets in South Africa have just transferred more than 30 orphaned young rhinos to a sanctuary designed to keep the animals safe from poachers who killed their mothers. The move took six weeks and required extraordinary planning, including the help of animal friends who accompanied the orphans. “We can’t… Read More

A group has launched a more than $3 million dollar exercise that uses Artificial Intelligence technology to provide data to help ascertain the numbers of elephants, animal corridors and human settlements around the conservation areas in its member states.  Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area is the biggest at 520 000 square kilometres and carries an estimated 250 000 elephants despite fluctuations… Read More

The World Bank announced Thursday it will support a program by Africa’s main public health body, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Africa CDC will receive $100 million from the international body in its mission to help and accompany nations on the continent in their fights to providing better health services. The World Bank has approved… Read More

**South Africa’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points to 5.5 percent on Thursday — the steepest hike in a decade.** The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Commitee announced Thursday its members have agreed on an “increase to the repurchase rate by 75 basis points to 5.50% per year, with effect from the 22nd of July 2022.“… Read More

Northern Kenya has not seen a drop of rain in three years. In this dusty desert, there are only wild berries to eat.  Loka Metir feeds her five children with them, even though she knows it makes them sick. “It’s the only way to survive,” explains this mother from Purapul, a hamlet of thatched huts located two days’ walk from… Read More

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara was received this Friday by his counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria, South Africa. The visit is the second stage of bilateral talks between the two heads of state. A joint commission established in 2015 has signed nine memorandums of understanding in various sectors. Total trade between the two countries has increased from R1.3 billion in 2019… Read More

South Africa has lifted most COVID-19 restrictions and eased the implementation of health measures. This was attributed to South Africa’s accessible effective treatment approaches and the availability of COVID-19 vaccines. Government agency, National Institute for Communicable Diseases believes that easing health measures will not lead to the increase of Covid-19 infections in South Africa as hospitalisations and reported deaths have… Read More

Scenes like this of people lining up at gas stations in Cameroon’s capital, jerrycans in hand are becoming commonplace. Most fuel stations have run out of diesel in recent days and those that have are now rationing it. “You line up for 4 hours, 5 hours, I’ve been here since 6 o’clock,” said Nkeudeu, a transporter. “There is already no… Read More

The rising price of basic foods is worsening South Africa’s food security crisis which could increase social instability and spark a repeat of the devastating July unrest. Food Forward South Africa an organization addressing hunger in poor communities says per month 30 million people in the country are experiencing food insecurity. “We are in a food security crisis in South… Read More

After an exceptional season, the writing was on the wall that Sadio Mané was going to win the African Player of the Year award, his second in history. And on Thursday he did.  Sadio Mané is more of a national symbol for the Senegalese whom he led to their first African Cup of Nations crown in February.  “It is really… Read More