insert_link Africa Light Rail and Tramways: Transforming African Cities with Innovative Urban Transport Solutions By Bonface Orucho, via bird story agency More African countries are deploying light rails and tramways to facilitate urban mobility as population growth in Africa’s major cities continues to surge. Angola’s capital is set to inaugurate its first tramway line in a partnership with Siemens, through the German company's railway construction subsidiary, Siemens Mobility. According to Metro Report International, a global railway news reporting agency, the US$1.4 billion (1.3 billion […] todayDecember 5, 2023 126
insert_link 2 Oshiwambo Opolisi yaShikoto onkene ili mokashoko komumentu medipago lohonda ye. Opolosi moshitopolwa shaShikoto onkene yili mokashoko omulumentu ngoka taku fekelwa a dhipaga ohonda ye komukunda Onankali omaandaha. Omunambelewa gopolosi inspector Ellen Nehale okwati omufekelwa oye Kahumba Davidi Shishiveni gomimvo 40 nokuli omukwashigwana gwa Angola, otaku hokololwa a yambukile komukunda . Otakuti omuluudhe nokwali iihulu oku monika azala ombulukweya ofupi ontokele, nokambindja oka grey. Otaku fekelwa Eli momukunda Okalongo, Onheleiwa nenge meni lya Angola. Ku kehe ngoka wenu mono oto indilwa […] todayNovember 29, 2023 8 2
insert_link Africa New study pushes for protection of one of Africa’s ‘least understood treasures’ by Ryan Truscott on Mongabay Aerial view of the NGOWP team’s mekoro along the Cuando River. Image by Kostadin Luchansky/National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project. A new study reveals the extent of a tropical water tower in Angola, which performs the same role as snow-capped mountains in the Northern Hemisphere. The Angolan Highlands Water Tower contains peatlands and freshwater lakes that supply major rivers in the region, and the wildlife-rich Okavango Delta […] todayNovember 15, 2023 4
insert_link Environment Namibia and Angola’s remote Ovahimba mountains reveal a haven for unique plants – new survey Vera De Cauwer, Namibia University of Science and Technology The Kaokoveld region, covering north-western Namibia and south-western Angola, is one of the remotest areas in southern Africa. Although it’s extremely dry, it is a centre of species endemism: many species occur only there and nowhere else on earth. New species continue to be found, especially in the Ovahimba mountain range, which runs parallel to the cold Atlantic ocean and is […] todayOctober 20, 2023 2
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
