Fort Wood , one of South Africa's most successful sires of the past two decades, has died. The son of Sadler's Wells was 25 and had been active at Mauritzfontein Stud until his death. A superbly bred ...

Afrormosia, also known as African teak (as well as assembla, ayin, egba, kokrodua and assamela), is an African species that has been harvested during the last 50 years almost to extinction. The main ...

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The working properties of African Redwood, or Mukulungu, make it ideal for decks, siding and other outdoor applications. African Redwood, or Mukulungu, is an exotic hardwood ideally suited for ...

Over half of future oil and gas capital expenditure in Africa will be directed toward fast-tracking the development of undeveloped gas resources in the short-to medium-term, according to energy market ...

African wood carving of a lion and its cub. [Photo/VCG] African wood carving enjoys an international reputation of having a bold, passionate and unadorned style. The art of wood carving in China's ...

A survey of 10,000 east and west African wood processing micro-businesses found that sourcing legal materials and legal compliance to be key difficulties in maintaining environmentally-ethical and ...

The air is hazy, filled with a powdery wood and metal mist and loaded with the mind-numbing noise of heavy machinery. Sawdust litters the concrete floor of the cold, cavernous factory. Large spiraling ...

The world’s violins are mostly made of spruce and maple tonewood, trees grown in the northern hemisphere. But what if indigenous African woods from the southern hemisphere were used to create an ...