The Black Girl’s Guide To Travel: 9 Stunning Photos Of Karma Bridges Living Her Best Life In Gabon

If you’ve ever had any curiosity about the world, it’s easy to understand how a place, one so different from everything you know and love, could feel like home even before you set foot on its soil. For Karma Bridges, daughter of rap star Ludacris,...

The ‘other’ Congo is Africa’s biggest wildlife secret

Earlier this year, Donald Trump admitted he didn’t know “what the Congo is” – and the American President is far from alone when it comes to geographical confusion over the region. Often mixed up with its neighbour the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Gabonese vote in 2nd round of legislative elections

KIGALI, Rwanda Voters in Gabon are once again heading to the polls for the second round of the legislative elections. Ten-day campaigns for the second round began on Oct. 1 and ended on Friday. Approximately 900,000 Gabonese were eligible to cast...

The hidden environmental cost of psychedelics

The world’s appetite for transcendence is endangering the very organisms that once mediated it. From the Sonoran Desert to the Amazon Basin, plants and animals that produce psychedelic compounds—peyote, ayahuasca vine, iboga, and even a...

African group qualifiers finish as last three teams book WC berths

Ivory Coast, Senegal and South Africa on Tuesday completed the list of group winners in African qualification and the lineup of nine automatic qualifiers for next year’s World Cup. Ivory Coast beat Kenya 3-0 at home in Abidjan to finish one point...

Gabon Seeks Fresh Investment

Gabon is calling for renewed international investment in its oil and gas sector, focusing on marginal oil fields to counteract declines from aging reservoirs. Speaking at a session titled ‘Unlocking Investment Opportunities in Gabon’s Oil & Gas...

California Zoo Gorilla Cracks Enclosure's Glass in Front of Horrified Visitors, Who Say It 'Felt Like an Earthquake' By Escher Walcott 19

NEED TO KNOW A gorilla at the San Diego Zoo left a large crack in his enclosure after smashing into its glass wall on Saturday, Oct. 11 Denny, a 10-year-old western lowland gorilla, was one of two gorillas in the enclosure at the time, and people...

Meet the African architect making ‘Africa great again’ by building cities that cost nothing

A trailblazing Senegalese engineer, architect, and businessman, Atepa has not only influenced the physical architecture of the continent but has also been a strong proponent of sustainable urban development, Africa-centered design, and economic...

Leading shipowner associations fire warning ahead of crucial climate decision

A GROUP of shipowner associations representing around a quarter of global tonnage has thrown its weight behind the Net-Zero Framework set to be voted on at the International Maritime Organization next week. In a statement given exclusively to...

Gabon looks to expand oil and gas development

Gabon is signaling renewed interest from major international energy companies as it looks to expand oil and gas development across the country’s largely untapped reserves, according to remarks from Minister of Oil & Gas Sosthène Nguema Nguema at...

Logistics startup POZI raises €650,000 marking Gabon’s first international venture funding

Gabon-based fleet management startup POZI has raised €650,000 in seed funding. The round represents the first international venture capital raised by a homegrown tech startup in the country. Led by Saviu Ventures, a venture capital fund investing...

African group qualifiers finish as last three teams book World Cup berths

CAPE TOWN :Ivory Coast, Senegal and South Africa on Tuesday completed the list of group winners in African qualification and the lineup of nine automatic qualifiers for next year’s World Cup. Ivory Coast beat Kenya 3-0 at home in Abidjan to finish...

Forum for Graduates of Saudi Universities in Nigeria, other countries to begin Sessions on Sustainable Development

From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja The Forum for Graduates of Saudi Universities in Nigeria and Neighbouring Countries, will on Monday commence sessions on sustainable development in Abuja, under the patronage of Saudi universities. The Embassy of the...

Forum For Graduates Of Saudi Universities In Nigeria To Begin Sessions On Sustainable Development

9 The Forum for Graduates of Saudi Universities in the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Neighboring Countries will commence its sessions this Monday in Abuja, under the patronage of Saudi universities. Over three days, the gathering will bring...

Oil-Rich Gabon to Explore New Deposits

Gabon plans to resume exploration of new oil and gas reserves to enhance its economic growth, the oil and gas minister of the African nation stated on Tuesday. The oil sector serves as the main economic foundation for this small Central African...

Gabon Honours Afreximbank Leaders for Economic Partnership Role

Gabon’s President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has bestowed the prestigious Commander of the National Order of Merit award on two senior African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) executives, underscoring the growing importance of pan-African...

India after the Tianjin summit and in the midst of the climate crisis – an overview

Pierre Rousset - How should we analyse the results of the Tianjin summit? Sushovan Dhar: Established in 2001 as a security forum, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was initially led by China with the aim of controlling borders and...

Complex Life May Have Evolved Multiple Times

In his laboratory at the University of Poitiers in France, Abderrazak El Albani contemplates the rock glittering in his hands. To the untrained eye, the specimen resembles a piece of golden tortellini embedded in a small slab of black shale. To El...

Stop the Harm! Cancel the Debt! Reparations and Just Transition Now!

Join the actions! Global Week of Action | 13-18 Oct Day of Globally Coordinated Mobilizations | 16 Oct Advancing the Fight for Debt, Economic and Climate Justice As the International Monetary Fund IMF International Monetary Fund Along with the...

South Africa falls to near bottom of latest Global Safety Index

South Africa has slipped dramatically down the latest Global Safety Index. The country has fallen 50 places to sit in the bottom quarter of the global rankings at number 129, with a score of 44.7 out of 100. This is according to the 2025 report...