African articles Tag

Kenya: 3 Good Reasons to Choose This Destination

To admire the roof of Africa. Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest point of the African continent, is located in Tanzania but can be easily seen from the Amboseli National Park across the border in Kenya. The view of this legendary mountain and its eternal snows is the first great reason to choose this ...

27
Mar
2024

Scrabble: 75 years of success.

jugated verbs). It includes words from common dictionaries, such as Larousse and Robert, as well as many words from Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, and African countries. In the 2004 edition, 369,085 words are accepted, including 75 two-letter words, 571 three-letter words, 2,364 four-letter words, 7 ...

21
Mar
2007

On May 3rd: World Press Freedom Day.

bly in December 1993, following the recommendation adopted by UNESCO in 1991 during the Seminar for the Development of an Independent and Pluralistic African Press in Windhoek, Namibia. This seminar led to the adoption of the Windhoek Declaration on the promotion of independent and pluralistic medi ...

26
Apr
2011

The photographic excitement: a festival in Angoulême.

il in the city of Angoulême and its large metropolitan area. This photographic event has chosen Africa as a recurring subject of its programming: the African continent is honored, either by the subject matter or by the origin of the photographers. However, this young festival is open to all kinds ...

04
Apr
2014

10 Sausages to Spice Up Your Barbecue

barbecue or if you're short on time to cook. Mutura, the Kenyan Ceremonial Sausage Snacking, on the go, on the way home from work is common in many African cities. In Kenya, the favorite snack is the mutura sausage. Mutura is a sausage made by stuffing goat intestines with a mixture of ground me ...

10
June
2022

The batik fabric: definition, origin and technique

aces of this traditional art have been found by archaeologists in several parts of the world. Even today, the batik technique can be found in many African countries such as the Ivory Coast, Togo or Burkina Faso as well as in Madagascar, China, India and Sri Lanka. Each country perpetuates this cr ...

17
Nov
2022

Weather: why meteorologists are concerned about the return of El Niño

ther, increasing the risk of drought and forest fires. It is also causing a lack of water in the Amazon rainforest, the Australian rainforest and parts of the African forests. In the United States, its impact varies by region: the climate becomes wetter in the Southwest, warmer in the Northwest, ...

16
Feb
2023

The Animals of Light: a unique light show in Brittany

park is already supporting six associations working for the conservation of the binturong (or bearcat), Sri Lankan panthers, lemurs, red pandas, large African felines, and Lafresnaye's macaw. Until January 7, 2024, the park is hosting a festival of lights which is a first in Brittany. As its name s ...

05
Dec
2023

Cashew: Benefits and Uses

he fruit of this tree, a yellow pear-shaped fruit called cashew apple, but it is attached to its end and protected by a very hard shell. Most often, African countries that cultivate cashew trees export the raw nuts to India, Vietnam, or Brazil where these nuts are sorted and shelled. This whole pro ...

25
June
2024