Ornithologist Simon Hugheston-Roberts spotted the western reef heron – more commonly found in southern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia – at Y Foryd in Caernarfon at 10:00 BST on Saturday. After confirming the grey-blue bird, he alerted a birdwatching WhatsApp group and by the afternoon, about 300 ornithologists arrived in the town hoping to […]
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Heliciculture – growing land snails for human consumption or cosmetic use – is a profitable industry with low environmental impact. Photograph: Anadolu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Heliciculture – growing land snails for human consumption or cosmetic use – is a profitable industry with low environmental impact. Photograph: Anadolu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Giving guitarfish a chance: one man’s mission
Photo: Mnazini / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) A court in Mali has sentenced a French intelligence agent with diplomatic status to 20 years in prison for “undermining state security”, judicial sources said Friday, in a ruling that further strains already fraught relations between the West African junta-led state and its former colonial ruler France.
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A moderate earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck southwestern Uganda early this week, rattling communities in and around the Rwenzori Mountains and prompting authorities to assess potential damage to infrastructure and settlements. The quake, which struck at a shallow depth, was felt across several districts in the Albertine region, an area not typically
When Uganda closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in May 2026, citing the need to prevent the spread of the Ebola outbreak burning across the border in North Kivu and Ituri, the move was described by the government as a necessary act of self-preservation. But for public health experts watching the response
In the world of global technology investment, Nigeria rarely makes the front page of mainstream business publications. The country’s infrastructure challenges, currency volatility, and regulatory complexities are well documented, and they have historically deterred the kind of sustained capital flows that have transformed tech sectors in Asia and East Africa. But beneath the surface noise
The world watched with alarm as Ebola tore through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo again in the spring of 2026, killing more than two hundred people while the international response stumbled over funding gaps, political instability, and the ever-present challenge of accessing conflict zones. For global health experts, it was a familiar feeling — a
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While Nigeria political headlines are dominated by economic turbulence, security crises, and electoral anxieties, a quieter revolution is reshaping the country international profile in ways that may prove more durable. An expanding technology ecosystem, anchored by a new generation of startups and backed by an unusual consensus among policymakers, is positioning Nigeria not merely as
In the constantly shifting landscape of Nigerian politics, few decisions have generated as much discussion in recent days as the main opposition partys naming of Peter Obi as its candidate for the 2027 presidential election. Background Few events in Nigerian politics generate as much energy as a presidential race, and the latest development from the
A Kenyan High Court has temporarily halted the opening of an Ebola quarantine facility intended for US nationals in Kenya, delivering a sharp rebuke to the arrangement and raising fundamental questions about health sovereignty on the African continent. The facility, designed to accommodate Americans exposed to the Ebola virus returning from the Democratic Republic of
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The head of the World Health Organisation has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-stricken east, where the continent’s latest Ebola outbreak is colliding with ongoing warfare in a combination that health officials warn could become catastrophic. The WHO director-general touched down in Ituri province, the epicentre of the seventeenth Ebola outbreak in Congo’s
