Holidaymakers in Botswana, Africa, had a closer encounter with wildlife than expected - as a massive lion stalked their campsite at night. The New York Post reported more. “Lions come to camps without warning and in complete silence, as happened to us,”...
Marburg virus disease (a disease caused by the Marburg virus) affects West Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirms that Equatorial Guinea is experiencing its first-ever outbreak. Writes about it Fox News. WHO confirms presence of Ebola 'relative' after...
The United States decided to open a consulate in Western Sahara. This was told by the country's Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Twitter, writes Lenta.ru. “I am happy to announce that we have begun the process of establishing a consulate in the region, right now we are opening a virtual presence post for Western Sahara, whose activities ...
Poliovirus of wild (natural) origin is officially considered to be defeated on the African continent. These lands have been declared free from the disease that has killed thousands of children. This disease causes paralysis and a number of other complications. Writes about this BBC. Despite the huge success, rare cases of polio in Africa ...
Economic decline, deteriorating health care, rising domestic violence - the coronavirus pandemic is multiplying a number of other important problems in the world. As the harvest season approaches, experts point to a new threat - mass hunger in Africa and Asia, writes Voice of America. In 2020...
The “absolutely unprecedented” death of elephants in Botswana over the past two months is surrounded by mystery, writes the BBC. Dr Niall McCann, from the charity National Park Rescue, said colleagues in the southern African country had recorded more than...
Social networks Facebook and Twitter have deleted more than 200 recent pages and accounts of the Internet Research Agency, also known as a “troll factory,” the BBC reports. This organization has already tried to influence the US presidential elections in 2016, for which the country’s authorities introduced it...
Tsiham Ali Ahmed went to prison at the age of 15. Six years later, her family says they do not know where she is and what happened to her after she was detained by the Eritrean security forces while trying to leave the country, writes CNN. It…
At the beginning of July, heavy snow unexpectedly fell in South Africa, paralyzing roads and the work of companies in some regions of the country. Now it is winter in South Africa, but despite the calendar season, snow in this part of the planet cannot be called a frequent occurrence. Behind…
Russian Mikhail Lyapin moved to Africa 4 months ago to issue microloans to local residents. Rented an apartment in one of the wealthy areas of the capital of Kenya and is now looking for lawyers in Nairobi, registering a firm and hiring employees. The entrepreneur told The Village why ...