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Southern African Countries Conduct Elephant Census
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Five Southern African countries, which have more than half the continent’s elephants, conducted the first aerial census to determine the elephant population and how to protect it.
Light aircraft flew simultaneously…
Voice-Operated ‘Superphone’ Aims for Broad Customer Base
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In Côte d’Ivoire, a new “Superphone” that uses a voice assistant to respond to commands in a local language is opening up opportunities to reach a broader range of consumers.
Developed and assembled locally, the…
Art Festival Returns to Senegal’s Streets
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Senegalese artist Fally Sene Sow took inspiration from the depressing days of the COVID-19 pandemic to build a vision of what his neighborhood might someday resemble in Dakar.
He built an array of model buildings in a room,…
Zimbabwe’s Elephant Herds a Growing Threat to People
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Hanganani Gideon Dube, 75, has walked with a slight limp and his speech has been labored since he miraculously survived being trampled by an elephant in northwestern Zimbabwe.
He considers himself lucky to be…
Endangered Pangolins Get Fresh Chance at South African Clinic
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The hospital room is air-cooled to feel like a pangolin’s burrow. The patient, Lumbi, is syringe-fed with a protein-packed smoothie, given a daily dose of medicine and has his vital signs checked.
Lumbi is being…
Côte d’Ivoire Walls Up Forest to fend off encroaching city
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Construction workers in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, are building a barrier around a primary forest in the center of the city to protect the endangered green space from urban expansion.
When finished, a cement block…