Baobab trees may be a proxy for measuring long-term use of land by humans. They live long, have economic benefits, and are used as shrines and markers on landscapes. Archaeologists have long suspected ...

It has been weeks of tension among the residents of Dar es Salaam who have, over the years, got very fond of the giant baobab (mbuyu) tree at Oysterbay Mbuyuni, after it seemed set to fall as it ...

Baobabs are the most iconic trees on the savannah; and also the longest-lived. Its size is so impressive that its hollow stem can measure more than 20 meters in diameter and can store up to 120 ...

If you’re a fan of annuals and short-lived perennials, you probably won’t be eager to install a baobab tree. Individuals of these fascinating trees – still hale and hearty – were already growing when ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania -- The tree, being a baobab, is a huge and ancient thing, its massive trunk maybe 30 feet around and tapering hardly at all as it ascends. It is as much wall as tree, and ...

In northern Tanzania, a Swedish team of architects, engineers and a non-profit collaborated with local workers to complete the Econef Children’s Center, a self-sustaining facility for orphans in the ...

During his trip to Tanganyika (now Tanzania), Elisofon visited the Kondoa Irangi Hills region. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa ...