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South Africa-based American explorer and scientist Lee Berger announced the discovery for the first time of a non-human species that uses symbols to mark their dead. On Monday the scientist announced that he had proof that between 200,000 and 300,000 BC, Homo Naledi, a species with a brain the size of a chimpanzee’s, buried its dead and engraved symbols on… Read More

Searching for plastic. Young volunteers are busy collecting used bottles. They are often discarded in the vast Ebrié lagoon which abuts Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan. The Citizens’ initiative started two years ago when Charles Gore Bi decided to act against the scourge of plastic pollution. “Quite simply, the idea of cleaning up the shoreline came from the need to… Read More

The killing of 10 lions in just one week in May at Kenya’s Amboseli National Park has highlighted an increasing conflict between humans and wildlife over resources and climate change. One of slain lions was 19 year-old Loonkiito; one of Kenya’s oldest lions. In some areas, lion populations overlap with human settlements and livestock grazing areas leading to negative interaction… Read More

12 years after South Sudan’s independence, landmines are still a threat. Over 5,000 people have been killed or injured by unexploded ordnances and land mines since 2004, according to the UN Mine Action Service. Eastern Equatoria’s Magwi county, near the border with Uganda, is one of the country’s most heavily mined areas. By the end of 2021, the state had… Read More

Côte d’Ivoire’s economic capital is hosting the 2023 edition of the Africa CEO Forum for the 4th consecutive year. Accelerating the emergence of the next generation of African champions is at the heart of discussions of this private sector major event. The forum that kicked off on Monday (June 5) comes at a time when African economies are affected by… Read More

The anti-government protests which took place in Cuba in 2021 were hugely influenced by one song; “Patria y Vida” which translates as “Homeland and Life.”  A documentary now looks back at the role played in this movement by the song which is considered to be the soundtrack of the island’s biggest uprising. “Patria y vida: the Power of Music” tells the… Read More

315,000 grave violations against children were recorded in more than 30 conflict situations across Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa between 2005 and 2022. The UN Children’s Fund Executive Director, Catherine Russell, warned that “any war was ultimately a war on children”, as the Oslo Conference on Protecting Children in Armed Conflict was due to end on Tuesday (June… Read More

At least seven young schoolgirls who were going to take college entrance exams on Monday drowned after their canoe capsized on the Niger River near the town of Kouroussa in Upper Guinea, said a minister and a relative of a victim. “We are struck by this bad news of the shipwreck of seven students who have lost their lives,” the… Read More

Gunmen burst into a room at a men’s hostel near the eastern South African city of Durban, killing eight people and leaving two others injured, police said Sunday, in the latest mass shooting in the country. Seven men were declared dead immediately after the shooting in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday in the Umlazi township. An eighth man died on… Read More

Votes are being counted in Guinea-Bissau following Sunday’s legislative elections. Around 600 soldiers were deployed to ensure security during the electoral process. Voters are seeking to end instability after a coup attempt in February 2022 led to the dissolution of the National Assembly. “There were no problems and voting took place peacefully. No arguments or fights were reported. The atmosphere… Read More