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Africa is creating a new ocean Posted: 2 years ago by BrownTrout
The creation of new oceans and seas is usually a slow geological process. In the case of the Afar Triangle near the Horn of Africa a new ocean is forming more rapidly than geologists expected and will, in time, split Africa apart.
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Ancient Ruins of Southern Africa Posted: 3 months ago by deEPCHIll
There is an overwhelming consensus by scholars, academics and even mystics that southern Africa is the cradle of humankind and that this is where the first humans walked the Earth before migrating to the distant corners of our planet.
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SeaBees at work in Africa Posted: 1 year ago by TraumaMamma
It's personal, my son made the Horn of Africa military site and I am so proud he is doing great things over there!
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Nuclear Facility in South Africa attacked Posted: 11 months ago by 2manyusernames
Nuclear Facility in South Africa attacked. Four armed men broke into the control room of the Pelindaba Nuclear Research Center, shooting "a senior emergency officer" in the process. The government nuclear agency Necsa insisted the paper not run this story.
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How China has created a new slave empire in Africa Posted: 2 weeks ago by bernardblack
Peter Hitchens writes about some of the problems in Africa and how the Chinese are treating the country and its people.
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South Africa deny part in Plot. Posted: 7 months ago by thenegativeone
South Africa has rejected "with contempt" claims by jailed British mercenary Simon Mann that it backed his plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea.
Background here
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Amazing Picture of Europe and Africa from Space Posted: 1 year ago by 1krazykorean
The picture is of Europe and Africa when the sun is setting -- half of the picture is in night.
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Study shows lice were carried from Africa Posted: 8 months ago by AutumnLotus
Head lice taken from 1,000-year-old mummies in Peru support the idea that the little creatures accompanied humans on their first migration out of Africa, 100,000 years ago, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Africa - Pictures Taken From Sky Posted: 1 year ago by maxriter
Whenever Africa is mentioned, most people think of roaming animals and jeep safaris. Whilst Africa has much more to offer than animals, the beauty that nature has bestowed on this continent cannot be overlooked.
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Amazing photos from Africa Posted: 1 year ago by Wasabi
Really beautiful shots, showing the beautiful side of Africa.
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Early maps show development of Africa Posted: 2 years ago by teaya21
A collection of rare maps of Africa, dating from 1530 to 1915, has been made available for free on the internet by Northwestern University in the US.
Link to Uni map collection
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Penguin turns up in South Africa Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Animal rehabilitation officials are trying to find a home for a king penguin that turned up in Cape St. Francis, South Africa.
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Giant Fossil Bats Out of Africa Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
For a team of paleontologists interested in fossil mammals, the Fayum district of Egypt summons an impressive history that extends much further back in time than the Sphinx. The latest issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology reports the discovery of six new bat species dating to around 35 million years ago, which sheds new light on the early evolution of bats.
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Suprise Migration in Africa Posted: 1 year ago by kyot
On a positive environmental note, aerial surveys revealed a suprisingly large migration of wildebeast in an area where it was assumed native species had been reduced in number.
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Bono & Geldolf Making Things Worse For Africa Posted: 11 months ago by 2manyusernames
So says the head of an African AIDS charity. He explains how they increase corruption and points out since "Band Aid" campaign, the number of Africans living on handouts has increased by 500% and African governments who used to rely on only 20% of their annual budget from overseas aid are now dependent on a 70%.
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Land Mines Posted: 1 year ago by sbalaciu
Land Mines in Africa
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Skulls confirm we are all out of Africa Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
An analysis of thousands of skulls shows modern humans originated from a single point in Africa and finally lays to rest the idea of multiple origins.
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Bush has given more aid than any other US president Posted: 8 months ago by 2manyusernames
When President Bush came to power in 2001, the US spent $1.4bn a year on humanitarian and development aid in Africa. By 2006, the figure had quadrupled to $5.6bn a year. And it is likely to get bigger. The centrepiece of Mr Bush's aid to Africa is the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Pepfar), a five-year, $15bn Aids prevention and treatment program. His most recent budget proposes doubling the funding to $30bn over the next five years.
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Stove cooks, chills and powers your mobile Posted: 1 year ago by DrNothing
A stove that uses acoustic technology to cook and cool, and generates its own electricity, is being designed for developing communities in Africa and Asia.
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HIV Arrived to US from Haiti and Not Africa Posted: 12 months ago by maxriter
HIV virus that causes AIDS presumably came into United States from Haiti somewhere around 1969, which is, in fact, a decade earlier than the majority of scientists believed.
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