Photo Gallery: Napoleon on the Nile
Monday July 31, 2006
An exhibition entitled Napoleon on the Nile: Soldiers, Artists, and the Rediscovery of Egypt is on at the Dahesh Museum of Art in New York until the end of the ... Read More
Ramses II Statue in Cairo To Be Moved
Sunday July 30, 2006
In an attempt to reduce the damage to it from pollution, the giant statue of Ramses II in Cairo is to be moved from its current position in Ramses Square ... Read More
Climate Change Created Pharoahs
Monday July 24, 2006
Around 6,000 years ago the Egyptian Sahara became so dry that humans could no longer survive in it and so they congregated along the Nile River. This, in turn, led ... Read More
Jail Complaints from Charles Taylor
Saturday July 22, 2006
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is unhappy with the conditions of the Dutch prison where he is being held awaiting trial for war crimes, reports BBC News. Taylor's attorney Asad ... Read More
The Scientists Hunting for the Ninki-Nanka
Sunday July 16, 2006
Want a tax-deductible trip to Africa? Well, if you're a cryptozoologist, you could draw up a plan for hunting the Ninki-Nanka, the African 'equivalent' of the Meh-Teh / Sasquatch / ... Read More
Africa's Latest World Heritage Sites
Friday July 14, 2006
Another five sites in Africa have been declared Unesco World Heritage Sites and one removed from the list of World Heritage in Danger (Tipasa in Algeria). • The fortified historic ... Read More
West African Black Rhino: Tentatively Extinct
Wednesday July 12, 2006
The West African black rhino (Diceros bicornis longipes) is believed to be extinct after a survey by the African Rhino Specialist Group (AfRSG) of the IUCN's Species Survival Commission failed ... Read More
Latest Intervention Against Aids: Circumcision
Tuesday July 11, 2006
It would seem that circumcision of males is an effective way of reducing the spread of HIV. A research paper entitled "The Potential Impact of Male Circumcision on HIV in ... Read More
Zimbabwe Repeals Colonial Witchcraft Law
Tuesday July 4, 2006
Zimbabwe has repealed a witchcraft law from 1899 reports BBC News. The "new Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act will demand proof that a person has supernatural powers and that ... Read More
Country Profiles and Histories of Algeria
Monday July 3, 2006
The Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria achieved independence on 3 July 1962, after 130 years of French rule. The country has had a bloody history -- both through the ... Read More
Photo Feature: Camel Trek for Salt from Danakil Depression
Sunday July 2, 2006
In the highlands of Ethiopia there's a source of salt that's been mined for hundreds of years. Traders still trek to it with their camels every year. The hardship lies ... Read More