The Observer11h
March 20, 1966 earthquake that shook East Africa
Fifty-nine years ago, a powerful earthquake shook Uganda’s Tooro region, sending tremors across Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Records indicate that ...
Afghanistan hit by 4.9-magnitude earthquake
A 4.9-magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan, 160 km below the surface, with a 4.0-magnitude quake occurring days earlier at a ...
Mongabay News10h
Africa’s last tropical glaciers are melting away along with local livelihoods
Africa’s remaining tropical glaciers are rapidly disappearing as greenhouse gas emissions drive global warming. In the ...
Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ...
Congo rebels dismiss ceasefire calls, capture strategic town
The leader of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo said on Thursday that a call by Kinshasa and Kigali for an immediate ceasefire "doesn't concern us" as his forces pushed deeper into Congolese ...
World Bank23h
While Poverty in Africa Has Declined, Number of Poor Has Increased
A new World Bank report shows that poverty in Africa may be lower than current estimates suggest and no systematic increase in inequality, given the available data Challenges remain substantial: more ...