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Some common swifts leave their nesting sites and do not land again for ten months, remaining airborne throughout migration and their entire African non-breeding season — a small bird spending almost a full year eating and managing its life in the sky before touching solid ground to reproduce

Activity loggers showed common swifts spending more than 99% of a ten-month non-breeding period aloft. Three birds recorded no landing at all.

Bor commissioner warns of action over poor sanitation at Lew-dier Fish Market

Bor County Commissioner Samuel Ateny Pech has warned of action against authorities managing Lew-dier Fish Market following concerns over poor sa…

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: ICRC hands over 15 people released by the Congolese authorities to AFC/M23

Goma (ICRC) – Between 6 and 7 August 2026, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the transport of 15 people released b…

Demand for critical minerals fuels conflict but could help resource-rich nations, says WTO

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Surging global demand for critical minerals should be "a once-in-a-lifetime chance" for resource-rich countries in Africa…

Modern slavery builds many EVs. What if your government is a customer?

In parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, children as young as seven have been documented working in cobalt mines.

Sweet Success - Grecom

Kinshasa recently buzzed as the centre of a growing conversation on how honey production can power climate resilience, youth enterprise and gree…

Man pleads guilty to killing a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband while posing as an officer

The man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, as well as the nonfatal shootings of…

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Progressive Nithya Raman advances to November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass

Airborne 05.26.26: Landing Fee Lawsuit, Ebola Evac, OSH Honor Flight

Also: Apache Helicopter Transmission, USAF Gear-Up, Satellite WiFi For Citations, Tecnam STOL The City of Mesa Arizona has been named in a fede|…

Ebola outbreak: 'Speed, money and compassion' - lessons from a survivor and other experts

Those caught up in West Africa's Ebola outbreak a decade ago on how best to tackle the current epidemic.

World Bank says responding to Ebola outbreak, plans to increase funding

World Bank plans increased funding and resources to combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring regions.

World Health Organization raises Ebola risk in Congo to ‘very high’

GENEVA >>The head of the World Health Organization warned today that Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of Congo are escalating rapidly…

Rare sanctuary looks after baby bonobos away from poaching threat

Micheline Nzonzi cradled a small and sleepy bonobo, an orphan whose life she will try to save over the next three years or so. The 1-year-old’s…

Islamic State-linked rebels kill at least 43 in attack in eastern Congo

Rebels affiliated with the Islamic State group killed at least 43 people in eastern Congo, officials said Thursday.

Glencore to buy almost $115 million of cobalt from industry veteran Weisfisch, sources say

Glencore has agreed to buy nearly 2,000 metric tons of cobalt worth almost $115 million at current prices from Rami Weisfisch.

The ordeal of journalists in the Republic of Congo: ‘Press freedom is conditional. Some topics are tolerated, others much less so’

Reporters face censorship, threats, arrest and the risk of exile when they delve into possible violations committed by the country’s authoritari…

When curiosity is more important than information and knowledge

If formal institutions like grain marketing boards and agricultural marketing authorities were effective social enterprises, the informal econom…