Africa's incredible new £35bn 'wall' stretching 4722 miles across 11 countries
An ambitious and bold project looks to help desertification in Africa and to combat African nations from being swallowed up ...
La Croix2d
African church leaders tackle migration crisis, social challenges at Benin conference
rector of Saint Gall Major Seminary in Ouidah at the conference on "Church and Society in Africa" held February 17 -19 at Saint Gall Major Seminary in Ouidah, a city in southern Benin. The reason ...
Mongabay News2d
Collaboration, data and tracking move Africa’s Great Green Wall toward its goal
The Great Green Wall in the Sahel, a mosaic of forests, farmlands and grasslands dotting the arid fringes of Sahara, was ...
AllAfrica on MSN3d
'French Neocolonialism Is the Main Cause of Our Underdevelopment,' Beninese Activist Reiterates After Release From Prison
Arrested after a demonstration demanding the expulsion of French troops, Beninese activists reiterate their commitment to fighting French neocolonialism upon their release."French neocolonialism is ...
China’s other great wall is impressive, too—and steeped in history
The 8.5-mile-long wall that surrounds Xi’an, touted as one of the best-preserved walled fortifications in China, could be the ...
Globe Gazette10d
Crowds make their way to annual Color the Wind kite festival in Clear Lake
Grey skies were broken up by waves of vibrant hues over Clear Lake on Saturday, as the annual Color the Wind kite festival took flight. Though North Iowa was handed its most significant snowfall ...
Rapid City Journal12d
Radical right does not like it when you vote — Paul Sauser
Weakening initiatives and referendums is part of a spaghetti-at-the-wall strategy that includes making it harder to vote and wackily gerrymandering districts. They will pick away till they have ...
The Indian Express13d
Great wall of China may be older than thought, new research finds
Archaeologists in China have found that parts of the Great Wall could be about 300 years older than previously believed, according to The Independent. Excavations in Shandong province’s Changqing area ...
The New Yorker13d
Dredging Up the Ghostly Secrets of Slave Ships
A global network of maritime archeologists is excavating slave shipwrecks—and reconnecting Black communities to the deep.
NDTV14d
Archaeologists Claim The Great Wall of China Is 300 Years Older Than Previously Thought
The Great Wall was initially built to safeguard ancient China's northern borders. Archaeologists in eastern China have uncovered evidence that some sections of the Great Wall are far older than ...
Lincoln Journal Star14d
Amie Just: Jack Hoffman's life was too short, but Team Jack Gala shows his legacy lives on
Hundreds of eyes gazed upon Tiffany Miller. As Miller, in a purple gown, made her way to the lectern in the ballroom at the Lincoln Cornhusker Marriott Hotel to give her remarks at the 12th annual ...
Radio France Internationale14d
Netherlands agrees to return 119 Benin statues to Nigeria
The Netherlands has agreed to return 119 Benin bronze statues to Nigeria ... Museums in France alone store some 90,000 objects from sub Saharan Africa, according to a 2018 report.