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‘Seedballs’ Give Kenya’s Forests a Helping Hand
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
The round black pellets easily could be mistaken for animal dung. But they contain acacia seeds that help regrow Kenya’s depleted forests.
Mara Elephant Project rangers have scattered 22,000 “seedballs” around an…
Art of Beekeeping Spreads in Côte d’Ivoire
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Night has just fallen in central Côte d’Ivoire, and the hour has come for two men, venturing forth in protective suits, veils and gloves, to collect honey from their bees.
The art of beekeeping has spread swiftly…
Deep-freeze Case Could Help Transport Vaccines in Africa
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
A South African company wants to help solve the logistical challenge of keeping COVID-19 vaccinations at the extremely low temperatures necessary as they are shipped across the continent.
Johannesburg-based…
Scaling the Hill Toward Security Together
ADF STAFF
United States and Moroccan forces met to plan for the June 2021 African Lion exercise, which brought together more than 7,000 troops from Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, the U.S. and elsewhere. Planners considered this hill in…
Senegal’s Teenage Jockey Races to Fame
BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS
Having won Senegal’s top prize two years ago, jockey Fallou Diop, 19, hopes to realize his dream of racing on an international stage.
Often used for agriculture and transport, horses, donkeys and mules are…
New Names a Challenge in South Africa
ADF STAFF
How do you pronounce “Gqeberha,” the new name for the South African city of Port Elizabeth?
In an effort to rid itself of the last vestiges of colonialism and apartheid, South Africa is renaming some of its towns, cities and…