Research Shows how Mali’s Elephants and Communities Co-exist
The issues involved in the coexistence of humans and wildlife are interconnected and can’t be broken down into small, predictable, manageable parts. Recognising the uncertainty that arises from multiple relationships could help to make conservation more effective. An example is provided by the “desert-adapted” elephants of Mali. These 250 to 300 animals are among the […]
Paris has Made it Harder for these African Visitors to Get Visas
France says it will drastically cut the number of visas granted to people from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, accusing the former French colonies of not doing enough to allow illegal immigrants to return. Macron has reportedly ordered the number of visa deliveries to Algeria and Morocco to be halved from 2020 levels, and by a […]
One of Egypt’s Largest Lenders to the Unbanked Plans to Grow
Egypt’s MNT-Halan is considering expanding to three new countries after raising $120m from investors in September. The fintech company hopes to enter at least one new country in the first quarter of 2022 under a plan which will need a presence on the ground, CEO Mounir Nakhla says in Cairo. He declined to name the […]
Creating Made-in-Nigeria Games
Kenechukwu Cornelius Ogbuagu has been obsessed with playing and building games his entire life. As a child, he played board and card games including Snakes and Ladders, Whot, and Ludo with the kids in his neighborhood in Enugu, southeastern Nigeria, where he was born and raised. Yet in a country that loves games such as […]
Harare Comes Down on Dodgy Currency Deals
Zimbabwe’s central bank has frozen the bank accounts of 30 people accused of illegally exchanging foreign currency through mobile phones and social networks, it said on Tuesday. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe said in a statement on Tuesday it had identified 30 people “abusing mobile telecommunication services and other social media platforms” for “illegal foreign […]
Was this Eritrean Man the Oldest Man Alive?
A man in Eritrea has died at the age of 127, his family has said, expressing the hope that Natabay Tinsiew will earn a place in the Guinness World Records as the oldest person to have ever lived. Mr Natabay died peacefully in his village, Azefa – which has a population of about 300 and […]
Kenya’s Hospitality Staff Forced to Hustle during Lockdowns
In early June, as international borders started to reopen and bookings surged, Kenya and many other countries in Africa experienced their steepest spike of coronavirus cases during the pandemic. With only 1 percent of the African continent fully vaccinated and the virus raging, several countries were forced to lock down or impose stringent measures against […]
Is Nigeria Sending its Youth to the Slaughterhouse?
Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) – is a mandatory one-year programme for graduates of tertiary institutions. Completing a year of service with the NYSC is mandated by Nigerian law, with fines or jail time prescribed as punishment for those who fail to do so, although experts told Al Jazeera these penalties are never implemented. […]
One of the Biggest African Wildlife Trafficking Kingpins Jailed
A Malawi Magistrate’s Court in the capital, Lilongwe, has sentenced a Chinese national, to 32 years in prison after convicting him on three wildlife crimes. The court, however, said the sentences will run concurrently for 14 years and then there is a plan to deport him. But the convict is looking to appeal the sentence. […]
Tunis’ Bold Political Appointment
Tunisia’s president named geologist Najla Bouden as the country’s first ever female prime minister-designate on Wednesday, to form a government with limited executive clout after the president seized wide-ranging powers two months ago. Bouden, a university lecturer and political unknown, will take office after President Kais Saied on 25 July sacked the government of Hichem […]
