Lost fynbos seeds from underground ‘time capsules’ in South Africa can grow again – new study
Hundreds of ancient fynbos species could regrow and restore a former pine plantation on Cape Town’s Table Mountain, but only ...
The first fossil thrips in Africa: this tiny insect pest met its end in a volcanic lake 90 million years ago
This is the first time that a fossil thrips has been recorded anywhere in Africa, or the entire southern hemisphere.
An ingredient in Coca-Cola may be funding Sudan's war
Global trade in gum arabic centres on the African nation – and proceeds bankroll conflict between the army and paramilitary ...
The Africa Report17d
Kush, the drug devastating West Africa, now ‘made’ in Sierra Leone
A highly addictive cheap drug called kush, originating in Sierra Leone, is rapidly spreading in West Africa, according to a report by the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime ...
AllAfrica on MSN17d
Initiative Against Transnational Crime, Netherlands Institute Warn On Deadly Synthetic Drug
The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime (GI-TOC) and the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, Clingendael, have alerted stakeholders on the rising cases of a synthetic ...
Sporting News17d
Who will win the England vs South Africa Champions Trophy match in Karachi? Betting odds and prediction for ENG vs SA clash
The top two teams from both groups would qualify for the semifinals. England would face South Africa in their final Group B game at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on Saturday, March 1.
The Independent18d
The war on kush: The synthetic drug sweeping through parts of Africa
“We believe kush is the first case of nitazenes penetrating West Africa’s drug markets. This reflects global trends, which show nitazenes and associated fatalities surging globally since late ...
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Sierra Leone's 'kush' made using ingredients imported from abroad
Kush is a cheap and deadly drug that has swept through at least six West African countries in recent years ... and likely the United Kingdom. Once in Sierra Leone, they are then combined in labs in ...
Africanews19d
Sierra Leone's 'kush' made using ingredients imported from abroad
Kush is a cheap and deadly drug that has swept through at least six West African countries in recent ... and likely the United Kingdom. Once in Sierra Leone, they are then combined in labs in ...
TheHour20d
The main ingredients in Sierra Leone's kush are synthetic opioids and cannabinoids, report finds
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A new report released Tuesday by an anti-transnational crime group has identified the core chemical components of kush, a synthetic drug that has swept through Sierra Leone and ...
NL Times20d
Netherlands is the main source of synthetic drug Kush in Sierra Leone
The Netherlands and the United Kingdom are the main suppliers of Kush ... organizations that conduct research into organized crime. Kush is causing havoc in the West African country to the point that ...
AllAfrica20d
Egypt: It's the Biggest Egyptian Tomb Discovery in a Century. Who Was Thutmose II?
Analysis - Archaeologists in Egypt have made an exciting discovery: the tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II, a ruler who has long been overshadowed by his famous wife and half-sister, Queen Hatshepsut.