A khat trader carries shoots for sale in Meru, central Kenya.
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Khat is classified as a cash crop in Kenya, but its detractors say it is a harmful product and some regions have moved to ban it.
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Conservation of biodiversity is in the hands of humans but artificial intelligence can help guide decisions.
Highly sought after for its flavours, voatsiperifery is tricky to harvest.
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Endemic to Madagascar, voatsiperifery is one of the secrets of the world’s top chefs. But it has to be grown in a way that preserves its environment and guarantees producers a fair income.
Kenyan anchovy products are tested in Hunan, China.
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Several key events highlighted the growing ties between China and Africa.
Andriamamelo cave art panel.
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Rock art from a Malagasy cave hints at some remarkable cultural connections.
Agricultural communities in parts of Madagascar face shifting precipitation patterns and increasingly severe cyclones.
Katherine Browne
Getting climate funds to frontline communities may require rich countries and the UN easing control over how the money is spent.
Supporters attend a meeting of the 11 opposition candidates in Antananarivo on 21 October 2023.
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A peaceful power transition would be a sign of a maturing democracy.
A giraffe seahorse (Hippocampus camelopardalis ).
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Sub-Saharan Africa is home to many weird and wonderful seahorses and pipefish. But they’re under threat.
An Amazon poison frog (Ranitomeya amazonica).
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New research looks at how different species have managed to cross geographic barriers throughout history and whether their individual traits played a crucial role in these journeys.
The Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center in Hunan.
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China is moving beyond oil and extractive commodities towards industrial production, job creation and investments that lead to exports.
Africa’s secondary school enrolment rates still lag far behind those of other world regions’.
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The introduction of free education should follow a gradual process, starting with the lowest levels.
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Growing legumes could at once provide African farmers with fertilisers and food crops. However, researchers warn this is not a one-size-fits-all solution.
Drawing of the premises of a data annotation company made with the AI Midjourney.
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An investigation has revealed that French tech firms, seeking to create an AI “à la française”, have turned to one of the country’s former colonies, Madagascar, for low-cost labour.
Gifford Miller
The largest birds that ever lived on Earth, elephant birds have a spotty fossil record. But understanding them could help protect Madagascar’s biodiversity.
The fishing village of Mahebourg, Mauritius, is among the places in the path of cyclone Freddy.
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Tropical cyclones are becoming more frequent in the Indian Ocean. Here’s why and what that means.
Nasa’s new ‘Blue Marble’ photograph, taken on December 8 2022.
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A new image has been taken of the whole Earth 50 years after the first - revealing noticeable changes to its surface.
Urgent action is needed to protect Madagascar’s forests.
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Climate change is a huge threat to Madagascar’s four forest types – urgent action is needed to ensure they don’t disappear completely.
An artist’s reconstruction of the giant Dromornis stirtoni .
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The findings have repercussions today: it is clear that slow-growing animals will be the most vulnerable to extinction amid shifting climates.
Kalk Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.
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The trend globally is for countries to be explicit about their maritime interests, underpinned by a sound security strategy.
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Of the 20 million people living with sickle cell disease globally, more than 66% are in sub-Saharan Africa.