Published by TDPel Media Starting on February 3rd, 2022, the Cultural Engineering and Anthropology Research Unit (URICA) (https://URICA.org/) of Cheikh Anta Diop University will present
Dubai, A planned $3.4 billion coal-fired power plant in Dubai will instead be converted to use natural gas. The move was announced, amid the United Arab Emirates’ wider pledge to have net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The announcement Thursday came in…
LOS ANGELES — A man who allegedly threatened the University of California, Los Angeles, and detailed potential violence against the prominent university over hundreds of pages has been taken into custody in Colorado following a standoff Tuesday.The man…
SYDNEY, An international team of conservation scientists, including researchers from Australia, believe, they have finally unearthed the answer as to, how many tree species are there in the world.Details of their tally of about 73,000 species, publishe…
The U.S. National Football League’s Washington franchise announced Wednesday it will now be known as the Washington Commanders, 18 months after dropping its previous name following years of complaints it was derogatory and racist.The team, founded as t…
Published by TDPel Media Following yet another tragic death in Sierra Leone due to female genital mutilation (FGM), women’s rights organizations across the country and
In late-January 2022, the Tropical Storm Ana weather system brought winds, heavy rains, damage and destruction to parts of Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, affecting several hundred thousand people.• In Madagascar, the Tropical Depression c…
NAIROBI, The enhanced protection of African wetlands is key to boosting the resilience of local communities in the face of climatic shocks, poverty and food insecurity, a green lobby said.Mithika Mwenda, the executive director of Nairobi-based Pan Afri…
Cairo, Egypt has filed a complaint with the African soccer confederation against the appointment of a Gambian referee for the Pharaohs’ game against Cameroon in the African Cup of Nations semi finals on Thursday. The Egyptian Football Association did n…
SALY, SENEGAL — When pro golfer Oumou Dieye first started competing against men, she felt intimidated. They didn’t want to play with her, she says, and they didn’t take her seriously.But then, in her first match, she won.After that, she had all the con…