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Três países africanos uniram esforços para fornecer 30 bilhões de metros cúbicos de gás natural à Europa como alternativa aos fornecedores de energia russos. A construção do Gasoduto Transsaariano começou na Argélia Nigéria, Níger e Argélia aceleraram a implementação do…
An obscure beach in Madagascar has surpassed well-known locations in Italy and Greece to secure the distinction of Africa's finest beach for 2026. Beach / © Unsplash Nosy Iranja Beach, situated in Madagascar, has been recognized as the premier beach…
In a recent investigation, experts have identified helium isotopes that represent a preliminary indication of dynamic tectonic fracturing—a further separation on the globe. The Earth's crust in East Africa is rapidly thinning / © Reuters A global group of earth…
У Конго вже зафіксовано 246 ймовірних випадків недуги та 65 летальних наслідків. New Ebola outbreak confirmed in eastern DR Congo / © Associated Press Ще один спалах смертельного вірусу Ебола підтверджено в Демократичній Республіці Конго, з сотнями підозрілих випадків і…
A fracture below Zambia has reportedly cleaved through the Earth’s surface, according to experts, enabling elements to ascend. The Kafue Rift is part of the South West African Rift System, a system of cracks in the Earth's crust that is…
There exists a marvel of engineering globally that presents vistas of four nations concurrently. This extraordinary infrastructural accomplishment has rapidly evolved into a significant attraction for sightseers. Photo: bridge in Zimbabwe/illustrative / © Unsplash Globally, there is just one bridge…
Tanzania is famed for its remarkable Lake Natron, where the waters are lethal to organisms because of their unique physicochemical characteristics. Lake Natron in Tanzania is deadly to most living things on Earth / © Getty Images Tanzania is the…
Росіяни почали відводити війська, а малійський військовий гарнізон захоплюється повстанцями. Russian mercenaries in Mali leave the base / © screenshot from the video Російські найманці з “Африканського корпусу” Міністерства оборони Росії, які надають підтримку урядовим військам в Малі, були змушені…
General Camara occupied a key position within Mali's ruling junta, which assumed control following a pair of coups d’état in the nation. Mali's Defense Minister Sadio Camara (left) during a visit to Moscow / © Associated Press In the West…
The aircrew and the rapid response unit that were passengers perished, according to the Z-blogger’s announcement. A Russian helicopter carrying mercenaries was shot down in Africa / © screenshot from the video A Russian helicopter transporting hired soldiers was downed…
The inexplicable demise of almost two thousand individuals on the banks of Africa's Lake Nyos perplexed researchers for many months, until they unearthed a lethal secret concealed deep within the reservoir's depths. Degassing of Africa's Lake Nyos / © wikimedia.org…
A colossal fracture has been unearthed under Africa, potentially altering the arrangement of the landmasses. Africa / © pixabay.com Experts have detected a substantial fault, stretching 500km in length, underneath Africa, named the Rovum Transform Boundary. This subterranean formation extends…