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By Mandy Applegate The Associated Press Americans already cross oceans for Kenya’s wildlife, but too many still plan as if the country ends at the edge of the bush. After days that start before sunrise, throwing dust into your hair and scanning every patch of grass for a flicker of ....
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Southern Africa’s safari industry is undergoing a quiet revolution, with luxury lodges increasingly placing conservation at the center of the travel experience rather than as a backdrop. From the Cape Vulture Nature Reserve in the Northern Drakensberg—home to over 700 breeding pairs of one of Africa’s most endangered birds—to KwaZulu-Natal’s Thonga Beach Lodge, where ancient […]
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A new study suggests malaria played a major role in shaping where prehistoric humans settled across sub-Saharan Africa, challenging long-held beliefs that migration patterns were driven mainly by agriculture and climate. Published in Science Advances, the research found that early humans avoided malaria-prone regions more than 70,000 years ago—long before farming spread across the continent […]
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South African artist Strijdom van der Merwe has created a striking land art installation in which 24 living Water Oak trees have been sculpted to resemble giant colored pencils emerging from a natural gorge. Titled “Deus sive Natura”—Latin for “God or Nature”—the work draws on 17th-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza’s concept of nature and divinity as […]
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Tilaï (The Law), the acclaimed 1990 drama by Burkinabé filmmaker Idrissa Ouédraogo, has been selected for the 2026 edition of Cannes Classics following a new 4K restoration. The film, one of the most acclaimed works in African cinema, will screen alongside restored classics and documentaries celebrating global film preservation efforts. It tells the tragic story […]
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Africa’s rich storytelling tradition—rooted in oral folklore long before written literature existed—has produced a remarkable literary canon, and six books by African authors deserve a place on every serious reader’s list. The selection spans continents and eras: Kofi Awoonor’s lyrical meditation on post-independence Ghana; Dambudzo Marechera’s visceral, stream-of-consciousness novel set in a crumbling totalitarian state; […]
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The 2026 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards delivered a night of memorable moments, with My Father’s Shadow emerging as the evening’s biggest winner. The movie claimed Best Movie, Best Director for Akinola Davies Jr., Best Writing (Movie) for Wale Davies, and Best Score for Duval Timothy and CJ Mirra. Linda Ejiofor took home Best Lead […]
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