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Wellington Baiden calls his lush, 85-hectare forest a “green supermarket” — it produces fish, wood products, seedlings, fruits, and essential oils. Baiden grows a range… Read More »Ghanaian Project Teaches the Economic Benefits of Letting Trees Stand
Mobile financial services are, in most African countries, born out of crises. In 2011, Zimbabwe had gone through a volatile decade of economic crises –… Read More »A Lifeline For Many Zimbabweans Faces Shutdown
South Africa will allow municipalities to source their own power rather than buying electricity solely from the state-owned utility, potentially easing a dispute with its… Read More »South African Cities Given the Light to Buy Electricity from Other Producers
Liberia, one of Africa’s smallest economies, has seen a rapid growth in mobile users over the last decade, but its regulators are stuck in an… Read More »Liberia Bemoans Plans to Hike Data Costs
Zimbabwean-British singer Shingai Shoniwa had her first real taste of fame in 2009 when indie soul band Noisettes released their sophomore album, “Wild Young Hearts,”… Read More »Shona Songstress Lives Up to Her Name
The Makay Massif, completely isolated until the early 2000s, these valleys are home to numerous extraordinary animals and plants which have in turn given rise… Read More »A True Malagasy Refuge in the Heart of Africa
According to Environment Ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda, Namibia has dehorned about 208 rhinos this year, bringing the total number of dehorned rhinos to 666 since… Read More »Namibia is Dehorning Most of its Endangered Black Rhinos in an Effort to Curb Poaching
Nigerian fintech company Paystack has been acquired by global payments leader Stripe in a deal reports say could be worth more than US$200 million. Launched… Read More »Landmark Moment for the African Tech Ecosystem
Journalists and media freedom activists in Lesotho are objecting to a government proposal to restrict social media, saying it amounts to stifling speech for everyone… Read More »Lesotho Follows Tanzania’s Lead in Regulating Online Content Creators
African cattle breeds are astonishingly diverse, and often quite beautiful. They range from the dark-red Ankole of southern Uganda, with their massive heat-dissipating horns, to… Read More »Improving Cattle Productivity on the Continent