His major works include the BCEAO Headquarters in Dakar and the Monument de la Renaissance Africaine. CHINEDU OKAFOR Pierre Goudiaby Atepa is a renowned Senegalese engineer and architect shaping Africa’s architectural landscape. Educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he emphasized sustainable urban development and African-centered design. Atepa’s initiatives involve constructing innovative cities that reduce reliance on […]
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CLAIRE MAWISA, MARCO ORIUNTO, NICKY TROLL & JO MUNNIK Although psychedelic drugs are illegal in South Africa, many self-appointed healers and shamans based in Cape Town are openly advertising that they incorporate them in their therapies. Anyone convicted of their commercial use faces a fine, a prison sentence of up to 25 years, or both. […]
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MARY CUNNINGHAM Americans are still cracking open cold ones, but what’s inside their cans is changing. More people are now reaching for cannabis beverages, nonalcoholic drinks infused with tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main ingredient in marijuana that makes you feel high. Some varieties also include cannabidiol, or CBD, a chemical compound found in marijuana or […]
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King Mohammed VI on Friday, October 10, urged elected officials to stop wasting time and fix social injustices, framing anger voiced by Morocco’s youth-led protesters as a question of governance rather than of the country’s broader vision. The king’s short but charged address mirrored some of the grievances raised by Gen Z 212 protesters about […]
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MARTINA SCHWIKOWSKI The South African anti-immigration movement Operation Dudula has opened a new front in its crackdown on foreigners. Experts believe that socio-economic disparities and ensuing problems fuel the group’s popularity. The South African populist, nationalist and anti-immigration group “Operation Dudula” is once more making headlines, having recently launched a campaign targeting migrant children. By […]
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Anti-government protests reflect profound frustration about poverty and corruption To see why thousands have taken to the streets of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, in recent days, look up from the demonstrations to the cable car that dangles above the city. The line, which was finished this year thanks to financing from France, is meant […]
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EMMET LIVINGSTONE They’re tastier than they look. Edible insects in the form of wriggling maggots or hairy caterpillars are both delicacy and staple in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a central African nation of nearly 120 million people. In markets in the capital Kinshasa, tubs full of writhing white maggots line the alleyways, and […]
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Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk as giant trenches, known as “gullies,” tear through the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Researchers attribute the growing crisis to climate change and poor urban planning. Gigantic urban gullies stretch like scars across cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A study published by an international group […]
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ANTONIO CASCAIS In the Mozambican province of Manica, illegal gold miners are causing environmental damage while posing a serious threat to human and animal life. Environmentalists and government authorities are sounding the alarm. Thousands of so-called ‘garimpeiros’ are flocking to the gold-rich region along the Revue River and its tributaries in western Mozambique. These illegal […]
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PAUL MELLY Russia has dangled the possibility of building a nuclear power plant in uranium-rich Niger – a vast, arid state on the edge of the Sahara Desert that has to import most of its electricity. It may be deemed impractical and may never happen, but the concept is yet another move by Moscow to […]
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