âDiplomacy Is Backâ: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Is Confirmed as Bidenâs U.N. Envoy
Jendayi E. Frazer, who served as President George W. Bushâs assistant secretary of state for African affairs, said the United States had âlost a lot...
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It Spied on Soviet Atomic Bombs. Now Itâs Solving Ecological Mysteries.
Not being able to see the forest for the trees isnât just a colloquialism for Mihai Nita â itâs a professional disadvantage. âWhen I go...
State Dept. to Remove Sudan From List of Terrorist States
WASHINGTON â The State Department will take Sudan off a list of countries that sponsor terrorism, clearing the way for the East African nationâs fragile...
Emerging technologies can change the African financial landscape
Africa is the home to 1.2 billion people and what has been described as the worldâs largest trade area â the African Continental Free Trade...
Former England boxer turns pro after winning fight with Home Office
The former England amateur boxer Kelvin Bilal Fawaz, who won his 16-year legal battle with the Home Office for the right to remain in the...
Near-blind Ansell’s mole-rats detect magnetic cues with eyes, study shows
Near-blind, underground-burrowing, African Ansellâs mole-rats can sense magnetic fields with their eyes, a study has found. Native to Zambia, the animals have eyes that span...
Women in DRC say aid workers sexually abused them during Ebola crisis
More than 50 women have accused aid workers from the World Health Organization and leading NGOs of sexual exploitation and abuse during efforts to fight...
Botswana says it has solved mystery of mass elephant die-off
Hundreds of elephants died in Botswana earlier this year from ingesting toxins produced by cyanobacteria, according to government officials who say they will be testing...
Global preparation: how different countries planned for the second wave of Covid-19
The first wave of coronavirus swept through a world unprepared. Authorities struggled to test for the disease, and didnât know how to slow the spread...
So long, Southsea: last sultan of Zanzibar quits UK after 56 years in exile
After more than half a century of living in Southsea, Portsmouth, with its unpredictable British weather, shingle beaches and Victorian pier, relocation to the Gulf...