Communities in the DRC take on Canadian palm oil company and a century of exploitation
Nine communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo push back against a centry-old system of oil palm plantation exploitation—with…
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Sudanese Military Stress Support for Omar al-Bashir in Face of Nation-Wide Protests
The Sudanese military has reiterated support for embattled President Omar al-Bashir amid street protests over price hikes and a shortage…
Stone tools date early humans in North Africa to 2.4 million years ago
When did early humans first arrive in the Mediterranean area? New archaeological evidence published today online by the journal Science…
African Development Fund approves US$322 million for road upgrading project in Burundi and Tanzania
The Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank Group have approved US$322.35 million loans and grant to Burundi and…
Senegal opens Museum of Black Civilizations in Dakar
For the longest, at least since the colonial era Africa has had must of its history wiped away, replaced by…
The sprawling network of U.S. military outposts in Africa
The U.S. military has long insisted that it maintains a “light footprint” in Africa, and there have been reports of…