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"Solar cold storage helps African farmers cut losses and reach global markets"
#Africa #Energy #Renewables #SolarPower

Solar-powered cold storage is boosting incomes for African farmers
Kenyan smallholder farmers are reducing post-harvest losses and accessing global export markets through a pay-per-use solar cold storage model pioneered by Nairobi-based company SoKo Fresh. Its pay-per-use approach charges farmers based on pounds stored, part of a trend in Africa toward using solar-powered cold storage to help prevent one of agriculture’s most persistent problems: food spoilage. The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that up to 40% of food produced in Africa is lost …

"Sightings off Southern Africa suggest blue and fin whales may be rebounding"
#Africa #Fish #Animals

Sightings off Southern Africa suggest blue and fin whales may be rebounding
Sightings of blue whales and fin whales off Southern Africa’s Atlantic coast have increased in recent years, according to a newly published study. This could signal recovery of the marine mammals after being virtually eliminated from the area by commercial whaling in the 20th century, the study authors say. Scientists estimate around 350,000 Antarctic blue […]

University of Leiden @… will soon have their #africa maps collection online
"(re)Mapping Africa: Colonial cartography collection soon ready for search"

"Sightings off Southern Africa suggest blue and fin whales may be rebounding"
#Africa #Whales #Animals

Sightings off Southern Africa suggest blue and fin whales may be rebounding
Sightings of blue whales and fin whales off Southern Africa’s Atlantic coast have increased in recent years, according to a newly published study. This could signal recovery of the marine mammals after being virtually eliminated from the area by commercial whaling in the 20th century, the study authors say. Scientists estimate around 350,000 Antarctic blue […]

Ohh, the UN voted to adopt a new world map to reflect #Africa's true size[1]. Congrats. 👏
Fun fact: The United States was the only nation to vote against it (and there were only six abstentions). 🙄
Guess that means it's time to repost https://

"Two of Africa's rarest birds broke a dry spell after the dad finally stepped in to raise his eggs, a first in 95 years"
#Africa #Birds #Animals

Two endangered 'lovebirds' just broke a dry spell for their species, a first in 95 years
Two secretarybirds, John and Jolene, have welcomed five chicks for the first time in the zoo’s 95-year history.

Proofs!
So this article will finally be published soon (after quite some delays)
"Governing Refugee Mobility – Contrasting Genealogies of
Encampment in Uganda and Kenya (1930s to 1990s)"
in the Journal of Internal Displacement
#histodons #africa

"Six marine sanctuaries recognized as Blue Parks, four of them in Africa"
#Africa #Environment

Six marine sanctuaries recognized as Blue Parks, four of them in Africa
MOMBASA — At the Our Ocean conference in Mombasa, Kenya, a message echoed across sessions: Effective marine protected areas (MPAs) are critical to safeguarding oceans. The Blue Park Awards, instituted by the U.S.-based Marine Conservation Institute, shine a light on MPAs that are delivering on their promise. This year, six of them made the cut: […]

"How reflective roof paint is cooling homes across Africa"
#Africa #Climate #ClimateChange

How reflective roof paint is cooling homes across Africa | The Optimist Daily
Across four African communities, reflective roof paint dropped indoor temperatures by 3 to 4 degrees. The effects go well beyond comfort.

"First sighting of African wild dogs in Malawi national park in more than 10 years"
#Africa #Dogs #Animals

First sighting of African wild dogs in Malawi national park in more than 10 years
Four African wild dogs were recently spotted in Kasungu National Park in Malawi, making it the first confirmation of the endangered species in the park in more than a decade. The wild dogs appear to have travelled hundreds of kilometers from a park in eastern Zambia to reach Kasungu. Matthew Becker, chief executive of the […]

"After Decades of Drought, Water Is Rising in the African Sahel"
#Africa #Drought #Water

After Decades of Drought, Water Is Rising in the African Sahel
Warming has brought extreme rain to the parched Sahel, which is seeing aquifers refill as monsoons grow stronger. But heavier downpours alone cannot explain the groundwater revival, say hydrologists, who believe efforts to harvest rainfall may also be paying dividends.

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Africa Express feat. Django Django:
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#NowPlaying #AfricaExpress #DjangoDjango
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"In Africa, a Growing Underground Solar Buildout"
#Africa #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables
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In Africa, a Growing Underground Solar Boom

"Solar fridges lift African farmers’ incomes by 50 percent"
#Africa #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Solar fridges lift African farmers’ incomes by 50 percent | The Optimist Daily
Solar-powered cold storage is cutting post-harvest food losses and raising farmers’ incomes by up to 50 percent across Kenya, Nigeria, and beyond.