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IMAGE: bird story agency An African-led campaign to correct the way Africa is represented on world maps has won UN backing, with 164 countries supporting a Togo-sponsored resolution encouraging more accurate map projections. Bonface Orucho, […]

IMAGE: bird story agency extile plants, mines and export zones are building their own electricity systems, creating a growing role for independent producers as African factories seek to avoid disruptions that can throttle production. Seth […]

IMAGE: bird story agency African conservationists are conducting new and repeat wildlife censuses to track population changes across landscapes and national borders. The surveys are generating data on numbers, movements and habitat pressures that can […]

IMAGE: bird story agency Africa is beginning to build more of its own response to sickle cell disease, linking local research and clinical expertise with pharmaceutical manufacturing. As WHO pushes for wider access to hydroxyurea, […]

IMAGE: bird story agency Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are building competing petroleum hubs as billions of dollars flow into refineries, pipelines, storage and ports. With Rwanda also considering an investment in Lamu, the emerging network […]

Abeje Menegesha, procurement manager at Amibara Agricultural Development PLC, during an interview with bird story agency in Ethiopia in 2026. Photo: Amisale Genet, bird story agency As rainfall becomes less predictable, researchers are developing improved […]

Prisca Nikuze, co-founder of NEEM Company Ltd, holding a NEEM smart insole at the NEEM offices in Kigali, Rwanda, on September, 25, 2026. Photo: Alice Kayibanda, bird story agency After witnessing patients lose limbs to […]

Loza Maléombho, Ivorian stylist and fashion designer, posing alongside her collection in her workshop showroom, on August 11, 2026. Photo: Mel AKOI, bird story agency. Internationally recognised after Beyoncé wore her designs, Ivorian designer Loza […]