Africa: Tracing Family Roots Beyond the DNA

[ad_1] Three genealogists describe the brick walls and breakthroughs in researching African American ancestry As an adoptee, Dena M. Chasten often felt disconnected from her family. That feeling correlated to her experience of being an African American in the United States. She always wondered where she came from and where she belonged. "The difference is when you are adopted, for the most part, you are wanted. I was very fortunate that a nice family raised me," said the Philadelphia native. […]

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UK to Loan Back Ghana’s Stolen ‘Crown Jewels’: Learn How

[ad_1] For the first time in 150 years some of Ghana’s stolen gold and silver regalia belonging to the Ashanti Kingdom will make a return but not permanently. The items are to be displayed at the Palace Museum in Ghana’s Kumasi city later this year but would be under a long-term loan commitment. The Manhyia Palace Museum in Ghana with the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and the British […]

January 25, 2024 1

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Kenya discovers coltan deposits – Mining Minister Salim Mvurya

[ad_1] Mining officials have previously hinted that Kenya could have traces of the highly valuable ore, but Kenya's Minister for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Salim Mvurya on Wednesday said that his announcement means "it is now official" that Kenya has coltan reserves. [ad_2] Source link

January 25, 2024 1

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Africa: How Both Health and Safety Are Compromised for People Living With Long Covid and Intimate Partner Violence

[ad_1] What happens when a person is experiencing long COVID and intimate partner violence at the same time? There has been no attention paid to this question anywhere in the world since the onset of the pandemic in 2020. This is staggering, given previous research shows women who are victim-survivors of intimate partner violence are twice as likely to develop long-term illnesses, including chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. The World Health Organisation defines long COVID as the continuation, or development […]

January 25, 2024 3

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Africa: Matchmaking for Green Cities? Accelerating Climate Finance in Urban Areas

[ad_1] By Liam O Connor, Francisco Martes Porto Macedo and Omar Siddique BANGKOK, Thailand, Jan 23 2024 (IPS) - Asia and the Pacific is home to 54 per cent of the world's urban population, who are disproportionately vulnerable to the impacts of climate change (ESCAP, 2023; IPCC, 2022). Why then, do climate action projects in cities commonly face delays in implementation? Crucial new developments in mitigation and adaptation including: renewable energy, public transport, and nature-based solutions, are needed to safeguard […]

January 25, 2024 3

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Africa: Tiny Water-Walking Bugs Provide Scientists With Insights On How Microplastics Are Pushed Underwater

[ad_1] Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that can cause big problems when they enter the water supply. One way my fluid dynamics lab explores microplastic movement is by studying how tiny water-walking insects are pushed underwater by raindrops. Exposure to microplastic pollution can pose health risks, such as respiratory and digestive problems, increased risk of diabetes and disrupted sleep. But physicists like me can study how they move through water to learn how to clean them up. Water striders are […]

January 25, 2024 5

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Africa: Five Books About the Covid Pandemic to Look Out for in 2024

[ad_1] Vi-fi, short for virus fiction, describes contemporary fiction that features the devastating events of world-changing outbreaks and epidemics. Rooted in science fiction, vi-fi draws on bio-thrilling realism and parallel worlds with multiple, dystopian possibilities. Since 2020 there has been an exponential rise in vi-fi by a new COVID generation of authors who came out of isolation having experienced a pandemic in real time. We present a podcast about the latest in pandemic fiction. Here are five books about COVID […]

January 25, 2024 3

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Johanesburg's Usindiso fire survivors living in unsafe shacks in South Africa

[ad_1] Months after South Africa's deadliest fire, families are living in shacks with no power or water. [ad_2] Source link

January 25, 2024 1

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Afcon 2023: Zambia 0-1 Morocco – Hakim Ziyech winner hands hosts Ivory Coast last-16 reprieve

[ad_1] Morocco did host nation Ivory Coast a colossal favour by beating Zambia to send the Elephants into the Africa Cup of Nations last 16 by the back door.Zambia needed a point from the Group F finale to deny the hosts the fourth and final qualification spot for the group stage's best third-placed teams.But Hakim Ziyech slammed in from close range to send Zambia home, Ivory Coast through and help […]

January 25, 2024

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