Human Stories Behind Ghana’S Carved Coffins
Africa-Press. In the suburb of Adjei Koto, south of Accra, the body of young musician Frederick Tiko Ofuri was not placed in...
“Dad, get me Out”: Boy Trapped in 80M well
Africa-Press. Words of despair were uttered by the child Ayoub from inside a dry artesian well after he fell into it in...
El Niño Intensifies, Raising Climate Risks in Africa
Africa-Press. The Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, Celeste Saulo, stated that the El Niño phenomenon has reached a level that may...
Ebola Changes Burial Rites in DR Congo’S Bunia
By Azeddine Dargham
Africa-Press. In the city of Bunya, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, carpenter Djo Limayo no longer has to wait...
Kenya: 20 Elephants Die Mysteriously in Amboseli
Africa-Press. A local source reported that at least 20 elephants have died under mysterious circumstances in southern Kenya. The first cases of...
Libya Loses over Half its Tree Cover as Desertification Worsens
Africa-Press. Libya is facing a rapid decline in its tree cover, amid warnings of environmental and climatic repercussions that threaten soil, biodiversity,...
Africa still Faces Flows of Foreign Waste
Africa-Press. Ivory Coast commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the "Probo Koala" disaster, when a ship chartered by a local company dumped over...
Egypt: Discoveries may Lead to Lost Pharaonic City of Msen
Africa-Press. A local archaeological mission has revealed new findings that shed light on parts of the Horus military road, the historic route...
Death Route: A Mauritanian’S American Dream
Africa-Press. "I have never stolen in my life," shouted the young Mauritanian in his twenties, as the barrel of a Mexican gang...
Does Schengen Visa Curb African Migration?
By Mehdi Zghdidi
Africa-Press. With each round of tightening European visa policies, a question resurfaces regarding immigration policy in the European Union: Does...