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Dark times inspire artists at long-awaited African art biennale

May 20, 2022379 Views1

As the international art world flocks to Dakar for the African art biennale, Senegalese artist Fally Sene Sow only has to look out the window to find inspiration in the chaotic street market outside his studio in the capital. Normally colourful and bustling, the area in Dakar's Colobane district became much more sombre during the pandemic, prompting Sow to create an apocalyptic vision of what his neighbourhood could become. The result is an installation that fills an entire room of about 30 sq. metres (323 sq. ft), where model buildings are in a state of collapse, skeletons hang next to hybrid animals, thunder rumbles overhead and decaying waste generates heat, all of which combined create a foreboding atmosphere. Visitors take pictures of art installations during the 14th editio...

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Climate crisis is driving cousins of The Lion King character to local extinction

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May 20, 2022479 Views

The yellow-billed hornbill, cousins of fan-favorite Zazu from The Lion King, faces local extinction due to the climate crisis. Researchers investigated the effects of high air temperature and drought on the breeding success of southern yellow-billed hornbills in the Kalahari Desert between 2008 and 2019. This study is one of the first to research the impact of the climate crisis on population-level breeding success over a longer timescale. The climate crisis is worsening the harsh conditions of extreme climates, such as the high temperatures and the frequency and intensity of drought periods associated with arid regions. Southern yellow-billed hornbill at study site. Credit: Nicholas Pattinson The animals that inhabit these regions are already suffering the consequences. For exam...

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Ultrarunners cover mind-boggling 1,100km in just 16 days

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May 9, 2022578 Views

Sandes and Griesel endure brutal weather and 33,000m of elevation while circumnavigating Lesotho South African ultrarunners Ryan Sandes and Ryno Griesel have combined to produce another extraordinary feat when they circumnavigated almost 1,100km of the landlocked African country Lesotho in 16 days, 6 hours and 56 minutes, for an average of just shy of 69km or a little more than one and a half marathons, every day. Ryan Sandes and Ryno Griesel are seen during the Navigate Lesotho Project in Lesotho on April 23, 2022. Photo: Craig Kolesky / Red Bull Content Pool Sandes and Griesel previously embarked on the ultimate Drakensberg adventure – the Drakensberg Grand Traverse - in 2014 when they ran 204km non-stop while they smashed the Great Himalaya Trail record in 2018 with a new mark...

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Historic graffiti made by soldiers sheds light on Africa maritime heritage

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May 8, 20221013 Views

Historic graffiti of ships carved in an African fort were drawn by soldiers on guard duty watching the sea, University of Exeter experts believe. The engravings, found in Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago and made in the mid to late nineteenth century, open a window onto the ships that sailed on the western Indian Ocean at the time. They were made when the area was the southern terminus of a trans-oceanic trade network that used the monsoon winds. Vessels anchored, beached and unloaded their cargoes along the length of the waterfront just outside the Old Fort, or Gereza, of Stone Town, Zanzibar’s capital. Old Fort of Zanzibar Although sometimes sketchy, the images suggest a number of vessel types, including a European-style frigate or frigate-built vessel and a number of settee-...

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Congo wildlife centre gives orphaned chimps a sanctuary

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May 8, 2022465 Views

A young chimpanzee wrapped his arms around the neck of his rescuer in a brief hug as he was released from a wooden cage to scamper off to play in his spacious new enclosure. The chimp was captured from an illegal owner by staff from Democratic Republic of Congo's nature conservation agency who brought him more than 600 km (373 miles) by road, boat and plane to the Lwiro Primates Rehabilitation Center. The new arrival joined 111 other chimpanzees staying at the centre, a sanctuary for orphaned primates which opened 20 years ago in a village about 40 km north of the provincial capital Bukavu in eastern Congo. Caregiver Bayongwa Mirindi Ephreme feeds small chimpanzees at the Lwiru Primates Rehabilitation Centre, in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Dja...

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For Kenya’s birds of prey, power lines are a deadly enemy

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April 29, 2022694 Views

A blindfold calms the large black and white augur buzzard as two men glue a prosthetic leg into an insert on her body to replace the one that she lost. The female is one of many injured birds of prey that turn up at Simon Thomsett’s Kenyan rehabilitation centre, most of which, like her, have been crippled by electrocution. The problem has progressively grown as Kenya has upgraded its electricity network, replacing wooden poles with steel-reinforced concrete, which can be conductive, and hanging inadequately insulated power lines between them, conservationists say. A little sparrowhawk is seen at the Soysambu Raptor Centre inside Soysambu conservancy in Nakuru, Kenya April 12, 2022. Picture taken April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi That and the lack of deterrent markers alon...

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Experience wellness and rejuvenation at The Residence by Cenizaro

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April 27, 2022497 Views

With summer around the corner, a beach holiday is probably on the mind, not to mention an all-round wellness and relaxation experience. What better way to get your dose of sea, spa, serenity than at a luxury resort along or on the sea? Whether you are travelling with a special someone, with bundles of joy in tow, or with a group of friends, The Residence by Cenizaro resorts is just what you need to breathe a sigh of relief and immerse in the goodness of life. Choose from three resorts, each a jewel in its own right: The Residence Mauritius Exude modern-day royalty as you unwind in the resort’s turn-of-the-century plantation house-inspired guest rooms. The Residence Mauritius stands on a mile of white sand kissed by the azure blue of the Indian ocean. Culinary enthus...

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Park rangers enter fray in West Africa’s battle with militants

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April 26, 2022584 Views

When a dozen suspected Islamist militants from a neighbouring country were spotted riding motorcycles through the W National Park in northern Benin armed with AK-47 assault rifles, park rangers snapped into action. From an operations room at their base, the park director and two senior ranger officers sent anti-poaching units to pursue the men who eventually fled into Nigeria, according to a confidential incident report reviewed by Reuters. They also directed Benin's army and police where to position their forces and deployed an airplane and helicopter belonging to the park as part of a broader operation to surveil and "neutralise" the target, the undated park report said. General view of Pendjari National Park in northern Benin. Marcus Westberg-African Parks/Handout via REUTERS ...

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Cairo’s Ramadan street feasts return after coronavirus suspension

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April 20, 2022553 Views

Communal meals in which hundreds of people pack around long tables to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan have returned to Egypt's streets after being widely suspended for the past two years due to COVID-19 restrictions. In the working-class Cairo neighbourhood of Matariya, residents sat back-to-back along two tables running down a narrow street festooned with balloons, bunting and banners as they enjoyed a meal of barbecued meat, rice and pickles. Chefs barbecue food for the residents of Ezbet Hamada district for Iftar, a meal to end their fast at sunset, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Mataria, Cairo, Egypt, April 16, 2022. Picture taken April 16, 2022. REUTERS/ Fatma Fahmy Evening street meals are organised by charities for the poor, while others, lik...

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Outrigger is going green

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April 20, 20221107 Views

First hospitality company to pursue Green Seal Certification in Mauritius, Fiji and HawaiiThe premier beach resort brand moves forward with leading sustainability certification process Outrigger Hospitality Group is moving forward with the Green Seal certification process at its beach resorts in Mauritius and Fiji and at seven of its owned and/or managed properties in Hawaii. With Mauritius and Fiji, Outrigger is the first hospitality brand to pursue the certification outside of the United States. It is currently the only hotel company in Hawaii committed to Green Seal certification. Outrigger anticipates the properties being Green Seal certified before the end of 2022. The 100% Green Seal designation will further solidify Outrigger’s allegiance to meeting the highest stan...