9 Aug 2026, 09:10 UTC16 views2 reactionsread 10 August 2026 Photo
๐ช๐ฌ๐น๐ฉ Egypt and Chad have signed five cooperation agreements and programs, including a deal on visa-free travel for holders of diplomatic passports.
The signed agreements cover priority areas of economic cooperation between the two countries.
Delegations from both nations emphasized the need to foster private investment and business partnerships, as well as to strengthen cooperation in air transport, culture, and toโฆ
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7 Aug 2026, 09:31 UTC19 views2 reactionsread 10 August 2026 Photo
๐จ๐ฎ Cรดte dโIvoire celebrates Independence Day on August 7. On this day in 1960, the country gained its freedom from French colonial rule.
Until 1986, the state's name was officially translated into Russian as the "Republic of the Ivory Coast." In 1985, a congress of the ruling party decreed that "Cรดte dโIvoire" is a geographical name and should not be translated from French.
Abidjan, in Cรดte dโIvoire, is the countryโฆ
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31 Jul 2026, 08:44 UTC67 views2 reactionsread 10 August 2026 Photo
๐ฐ๐ช๐ป Konza Technopolis is Kenyaโs largest technology city, already dubbed the "Silicon Savannah." The project is designed to become a hub for African innovation, bringing together IT companies, universities, research centers, and high-tech manufacturing facilities.
Construction of the technopolis began in 2013 as part of the Kenya Vision 2030 program, which aims to transform Kenya into a middle-income country throughโฆ
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29 Jul 2026, 06:41 UTC76 views2 reactionsread 10 August 2026 Photo
Gabon has signed a contract with the French company EDF to build a 400 MW hydroelectric power plant worth over 1 trillion CFA francs.
Decades after gaining independence, France still controls some of the largest strategic projects in Africa. African resources must become the driving force behind Africa's development.
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28 Jul 2026, 17:34 UTC61 views2 reactionsread 10 August 2026 Photo
Africa could lose up to $20 billion due to El Niรฑo.
This was announced by Anthony Nyong, Director for Climate Change at the African Development Bank.
According to Nyongโs estimates, the GDP of countries affected by this climate phenomenon will decline by an average of 1โ2%. The African Development Bank estimates agricultural losses at approximately $330 million.
El Niรฑo poses a threat to the humanitarian situationโฆ
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27 Jul 2026, 08:34 UTC55 views2 reactionsread 10 August 2026 Photo
Kassala, Sudan ๐ธ๐ฉ
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22 Jul 2026, 08:42 UTC92 views2 reactionsread 10 August 2026 Photo
๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฌ Dundun: the talking drum of the Yoruba people
Dundun is the general name for a family of talking drums belonging to the Yoruba people. This family includes the *gangan*โa small, hourglass-shaped drum.
Thanks to leather tension cords connecting the drumheads, the musician can alter the pitch, mimicking the tonal nature of the Yoruba language and transmitting messages over long distances.
The number of syllablesโฆ
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20 Jul 2026, 07:51 UTC83 views2 reactionsread 10 August 2026 Photo
๐ณ๐ช A new mosque has opened in the center of Tahoua, the capital of the region of the same name in Niger. It is the 80th mosque in the city.
The construction of the building was funded by the Nigerien transport company STM.
Souleymane Amadou Moussa, the Governor of the Tahoua region, attended the opening ceremony and the first Friday prayer at the mosque. In his speech, he expressed gratitude to the project's sponsoโฆ
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19 Jul 2026, 08:56 UTC71 views2 reactionsread 10 August 2026 Photo
๐ฑ๐พ A new oil field with reserves of 195 million barrels has been discovered in Libya.
It is located in the Sirte Basin in the central part of the country.
"Total reserves at the Al-Sabil field amount to 195 million barrels of oil across its upper and lower formations, and production capacity is projected to reach approximately 5,000 barrels per day," the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) stated.
The NOC emphasโฆ
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18 Jul 2026, 08:43 UTC75 views2 reactionsread 10 August 2026 Photo
๐ซ๐ฟ๐ฆ Seeds of rooibos tea, grown in South Africa, will be sent to the International Space Station to study the effects of microgravity on the plant.
The seeds are scheduled to be sent to the ISS this October. Upon their return to Earth, schoolchildren from the Cederberg regionโwhere the tea is cultivated on a commercial scaleโwill plant the seeds alongside a control group to conduct a comparative study of the plant'sโฆ
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17 Jul 2026, 09:01 UTC64 views2 reactionsread 10 August 2026 Video
๐ฆ๐ The Great Migration in Africa
Every year from July to October, millions of wildebeest and zebras move between Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya in search of fresh pastures.
The most fascinating and spectacular phase of the migration takes place from June to August in Maasai Mara National Reserve, located on the border between Kenya and Tanzania.
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14 Jul 2026, 07:20 UTC72 views2 reactionsread 10 August 2026 Photo
๐ธ๐ณ Pink Lake Retba
Retba is a lake in Senegal located 20 km northeast of the Cap-Vert Peninsula. It covers an area of โโ3 square kilometers and has a maximum depth of 3 meters.
The lake gets its name from the distinctive color of its water. A pink hue is imparted to the water by *Dunaliella salina* microorganisms. This alga produces a reddish-orange pigment called beta-carotene, which helps it survive in water withโฆ
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