In October 2025, as the Lake of Stars Festival unfolded on the shores of Lake Malawi, South African musicians performed ...

The Namib Desert in Namibia is famous for its gigantic dunes and constant winds, making it a perfect spot for land sailing. The desert's expansive terrain gives you the opportunity to cover long ...

"Sex for fish." That unlikely phrase is used in some lakefront communities in sub-Saharan Africa and other parts of the world where men catch the fish and women sell the catch to local customers. In ...

On the shores of Lake Malawi, a crowd eagerly awaits the arrival of a white and yellow cedarwood boat carrying its haul. The crew of six deliver a single net of chambo, sardine and tiny usipa fish ...

Africa is home to many beautiful places, from the beaches of Zanzibar to the safari parks of South Africa. But beyond these well-known spots, the continent also has lesser-known gems that seem to be ...

Women do laundry on the banks of the Rukuru River in Malawi's Karonga district. (Photo by Nicole Johnston / Oxfam) KARONGA, Malawi, November 25, 2014 (ENS) – Paladin Africa Ltd, which mines uranium ...

Malawi, in southeastern Africa, is often confused with Mali, or even the Maldives in the Indian Ocean — but it is working hard right now to change that. On my one visit there about 20 years ago I ...

Researchers have found that chunks of "flipped" DNA can help fish quickly adapt to new habitats and evolve into new species, acting as evolutionary "superchargers." CABI has published a "Guide to the ...

Night in the African bush falls like a portcullis. Dusk is a leisurely curtain call of deep reds and glowing umber but then, as if a switch were flicked, the light exits stage west, sucking every drop ...