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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…
Burkinabe Architect Wins Top Prize
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Diébédo Francis Kéré of Burkina Faso has won the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize, making him the first African architect ever to win the prestigious international award.
Kéré works mostly in challenging locales using local…
CAR’s Peanut Growers Face Threats, Theft
story and photos by AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
For many peanut growers in the Paoua region of the Central African Republic, life is a daily battle. They have to coax the plants from the ground, harvest the nuts and shell them. Then they have…
Ugandan Children Return to School After Nearly 2 Years
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Uganda ended the world’s longest school closure on January 10, 2022, by ordering millions of students back to the classroom nearly two years after learning was suspended because of COVID-19.
Students returned to schools…