Female baboons with strong relationship to fathers found to live longer
Study suggests role of male parents may be under-appreciated in some primate species If male baboons were subject to the same kind of cultural commentary...
Category : Africa
Jane Goodall chimpanzee conservation project in Tanzania hit by USAID cuts
US agency had pledged almost $30m over five years to Hope Through Action initiative, which was launched in 2023 The US government funding cuts will...
Send in armed UN troops to protect aid convoys or risk ‘dystopia’, says expert
UN rapporteur calls for move as food deliveries are attacked and starvation becomes a weapon of war in Gaza and Sudan UN peacekeepers should be...
Kenyan police officer arrested amid protests over death in custody
Albert Ojwang’s death renews focus on long-standing allegations of police brutality in east African country A Kenyan police officer has been arrested in connection with...
South African woman’s murder prompts anger at country’s high level of femicide
Olorato Mongale, allegedly killed by man she went on date with, is latest victim of violence against women A wave of anger and frustration has...
The idea was to crush his spirit’: family of jailed British-Egyptian man describe awful prison conditions
As Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s mother remains on hunger strike, supporters say activist’s continued detention is campaign of vengeance by Egypt’s president Family, friends and supporters...
250 days on hunger strike: Can Laila Soueif secure her son’s freedom? – podcast
Who is Alaa Abd el-Fattah and why are British diplomats trying to obtain his release? Patrick Wintour reports Laila Soueif, 69, has been on hunger...
Weather tracker: Storms make way for summer heat in Europe
Florence in Italy could hit 39C as hot weather sweeps continent, while parts of South Africa brace for snow The severe thunderstorms that have been...
Kenya tells tea factories to cut ties with Rainforest Alliance due to costs
Government says ethical certification is adding financial strain on smallholders rather than being paid by customers The Kenyan government has told its tea factories to...
‘The US was our El Dorado’: Africans on Trump’s travel bans and taxes
Already affected by US aid cuts, many Africans now face limits on travel to US and looming remittance tax When Essi Farida Geraldo, a Lomé-based...
