Mongabay News on MSN9d
Women in Ghana plant ‘diversion’ trees to protect shea trees and their livelihoods
As the growing demand for charcoal and firewood hastens the decline of shea trees in Ghana, communities living on the fringes ...
Tanzania’s Amazing Allure
Rolling up to the entrance of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Northern Tanzania, Festo, our knowledgeable guide/driver ...
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 ...
Mmegi9dOpinion
Camel thorn trees found to enhance lamb growth performance and meat quality
In the dry, sandy soils of southern Africa, a rugged survivor stands tall: Vachellia erioloba, more commonly known as the ...
Going beyond Kruger National Park to spot the big, the little, and the ugly five in South Africa
Rhinoceros are one of the 'Big Five' of African wildlife ...
Luxembourg Times2d
A genocidal militia in Sudan controls a key ingredient in Coke and Pepsi
After it’s sorted in warehouses in Port Sudan, Yagoub’s gum arabic is sent to clients in Europe and the US. Gum arabic, a ...
'Surrounded by an ocean of sand': Desertification pushes ancient city to the brink of oblivion
Chinguetti, Mauritania is home to some of West Africa’s oldest Quranic texts and manuscripts. It could soon be swallowed by the sand.
The Citizen on MSN14d
How a key ingredient in Coca-Cola, M&M's is smuggled from war-torn Sudan
Sudan produces around 80 percent of the world's gum arabic, a natural substance harvested from acacia trees that's widely used in mass-market products including L'Oreal, lipsticks and Nestle, petfood ...
Middle East Eye1d
Key Coca-Cola and Pepsi ingredient 'controlled by RSF paramilitary in Sudan'
Paramilitary group accused of of mass rights abuses and sexual assault holds a large monopoly over vital gum arabic supplies ...