All posts tagged "africa"
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The Terrors of the Pygmy People
The Pygmy People of the Congo have suffered systematic racism and violence for several decades. Here is a...
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Mosetlha Bush Camp: Simple elegance on an African safari (Or: Lions, leopards, and a donkey boiler)
Three hours in an open Land Rover bumping along dusty lanes while tracking lion and buffalo have left...
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Living in the world’s most dangerous city
If you’ve lived in Johannesburg you won’t leave with the crime rate on your mind. You’re more likely...
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The streets of Cairo
In our minds, Cairo was the most exotic of destinations.
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Slackpacking in the wilderness
“Come slackpacking with us,” our South African friends said to us last month when talking us into a...
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Trees might be the only thing to save Sudan
Sudan may be uninhabitable soon according to a recent report. And trees might be the only thing that...
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Pole Pole: Scaling Africa’s highest summit
I’m not sure exactly what possessed me to join the ranks of some 35,000 people who annually attempt...
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What’s going on in Nigeria and why should we care?
Boko Haram and their growth cannot be ignored, even if they never target the U.S. and American citizens.
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Africa lost 30% of its elephants in less than a decade
We've got to act on poaching before we lose drastically more elephants.
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The new human trafficking hotspot: Oman
More than 130,000 female migrants from other countries work in Oman as domestic workers as a result of...
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The Starling Project: Lighting the world with clean energy one candle at a time
The innovative Starling Project provides solar energy to impoverished communities by selling candles.
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Toxic gas becomes energy source to power Rwandan economy
Watch how Rwanda turns methane gas dissolved deep inside the waters of Lake Kivu into a lifeline.
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Why cell phones are more important than food & electricity in Africa
It isn't uncommon to see cell phones in Africa in areas that have no electricity and little food.
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The Atlantic forest can’t survive without the toucans and the tapirs
Without the animals that feed off of its trees, the Atlantic Forest can't survive.
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‘Miracle’ as infant was pulled from rubble in Nairobi
Workers searching for survivors in the rebel of a collapsed building in Nairobi rescued a six month old...
