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Giant iLembe Tree remains a landmark in KwaDukuza's rural heartland
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Africa is no stranger to natural disasters
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (572+ words) Toyota’s Prospecton plant was flooded in the April 2022 floods, causing water damage to many new vehicles. A reader argues that Africa is not immune to natural disasters. Image: Motor Industry Staff Association. I have seen comments suggesting that God has…...
From forced labour to living heritage: Sao Tome’s colonial plantations get new lease of life
35+ min ago (116+ words) Conceicao Moreno, 46, a member of parliament for the Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe, near abandoned buildings in Sanzalas in Roca Sundy, in Principe Island in Sao Tome and Principe. Published Sep 14, 2026, 11:37 AM SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE…...
Correct the Map
11+ hour, 51+ min ago (755+ words) By Siba Sankar Sahu A map is never merely a picture of the Earth. It is an argument about how the Earth should be seen. This argument has acquired fresh relevance after the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution…...
New UN map corrects Eurocentrism and centres the Pacific - ABC Pacific
12+ hour, 31+ min ago (178+ words) The United Nations has voted to adopt a new map, the Equal Earth maps will replace the almost ubiquitous Mercator maps. The Equal Earth projections corrects inaccuracies such as a larger North America, Europe and Greenland against a smaller Africa,…...
Before the Oil: The Ancient Story of the Ijaw People
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (689+ words) When people think about the Niger Delta today, one word often comes to mind: oil. Oil spills. Pipelines. Gas flaring. Multinational companies …...
World’s youngest king laid to rest as succession battle erupts amid claims of secret heir
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (646+ words) Updated September 13, 2026 - 10.39pm. First published at 10.30pm Uganda’s King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who captured global attention in 1995 when he ascended the throne of the Tooro Kingdom at three years old, has been laid to rest in his homeland. His…...
Bamanga Tukur: The man who was almost everything in Nigerian public life
14+ hour, 39+ min ago (1643+ words) Tukur was also one of the few surviving governors of Nigeria’s Second Republic. His death leaves only three former governors from that era: Jim Nwobodo of Anambra State, Awwal Ibrahim of Niger State and Asheik Jarma of Borno State Read…...
Cameroon's economic capital Douala wakes up underwater after heavy rains
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Africa is bigger than you think. But does size matter?
7+ hour, 8+ min ago (138+ words) The Straits Times A new world map restores Africa to its true proportions. But geography is not destiny: the continent’s real challenge is to turn its enormous physical scale into economic scale. Published Sep 14, 2026, 05:00 AM After years of campaigning, African…...