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South Africa Floods Kill 39

Matt Cantor — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:25:05 CST

Floods in South Africa have left 39 dead or missing after downpours this weekend followed heavy rains that began last month. The army is on standby to lead evacuations and “all disaster management structures in the country have been put on high alert,” authorities said. Farming officials expressed fears for...

Scientists Discover Forest by Searching Google Earth

Katherine Thompson — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:44:01 CST

British scientists have stumbled upon an unexplored forest in northern Mozambique—without taking a step. A conservationist for the Royal Botanic Gardens was scanning for a new project site on Google Earth when he came across the untouched area known as Mount Mabu, and an expedition later discovered hundreds of...

Man's New Best Friend: Rats Ferret Out Land Mines, TB

Wesley Oliver — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:00:01 CST

Move over, Rover: Man has a new best friend that is helping to combat two scourges plaguing the developing world. Rats, normally reviled as filthy vermin, are sniffing out land mines and detecting tuberculosis bacteria. "Rats are usually considered pests or enemies of humanity,” said one Mozambican handler, but they’re...

Africa Braces for Zimbabwe Refugees

Rob Quinn — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:40:19 CDT

Zimbabwe's neighbors are preparing for a flood of refugees after next week's election, the London Times reports. About 3 million have already fled Robert Mugabe's regime to South Africa, Zambia, and Botswana. As it becomes increasingly clear that Mugabe will not give up power even if he loses the election,...

Catholic Leader: Condoms in Africa Carry HIV

Jason Farago — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:19:27 CDT

Catholic opposition to condom use as an AIDS preventive in Africa took a bizarre turn yesterday when a respected archbishop in Mozambique charged that condoms imported from Europe had been deliberately infected with HIV. Maputo Archbishop Francisco Chimoio made his comments at an Independence Day celebration and reiterated them to...

Philanthropist Bets $40M on Eco-Tourism

J. Kelman — Tue, 22 May 2007 18:21:55 CDT

Philanthropist Greg Carr wants to turn an African ecosystem around—and he’s willing to pay to do it. The tech-bubble whiz kid will spend $40 million over the next 30 years to restore Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park, destroyed during the country's 16-year civil war. Stephanie Hanes follows Carr as he...