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Unveiling the Enchanting Bwindi Impenetrable National Park: A Realm of Gorillas and Untamed Beauty

International Business Times 09 May 2024

The 333 sq km medium altitude habitat is one of the ancient tropical rain forests believed to have survived the ice age and one of Africa's richest ecosystems ... that wind through the ancient forest.

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From fossils to fuel: Energy potential of Mozambique's Maniamba Basin

Phys Dot Org 07 May 2024

Its layers of Permian to Early Triassic rocks hold the secrets of the earth's ancient past, now thought to be ripe with organic material capable of producing natural gas ... Zambia and South Africa.

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How to get the cheapest flights for summer 2024

Daily Press 07 May 2024

That way, I can find the cheapest places to visit ... ___ Africa. Whether travelers dream of safaris or traversing ancient tombs, Africa and its 54 countries — including Egypt, Morocco, Kenya, Senegal, and Malawi — promise mystery and adventure ... Friday ... .

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Why Fasset is focused on financial opportunities for all

The National 06 May 2024

About 22 per cent of the GCC's population is unbanked, compared with 60 per cent in North Africa, research by consultancy Strategy& has found ... Hakbah adapts ancient savings model for the digital age.

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Enigmatic Dark-skinned, Light-Colored Eyes Western Hunter-Gatherers (Video)

Ancient Origins 04 May 2024

... green eyes, challenging prevailing notions of ancient appearances ... A genetic tapestry woven from ancient DNA reveals their complex heritage, with roots stretching from Northern Africa to the Balkans.

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Cleopatra, Caesar, and a Temple in Egypt

Greek Reporter 01 May 2024

It’s fascinating how Hellenes feature prominently not only in European and Western civilization history but also in ancient Egypt and Africa, with these temples serving as tangible expressions of this connection.

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Phoenicians: The First Rulers of the Mediterranean

Greek Reporter 30 Apr 2024

The ancient Greeks named the Phoenicians the “purple people” because of ... They traded with the Greek islands, across southern Europe, the Atlantic coast of Africa, and up to ancient Britain.

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Rock Art Discoveries in Eastern Sudan Tell a Tale of the Once ‘Green Sahara’

Ancient Origins 29 Apr 2024

The hyper-arid desert of Eastern Sudan, the Atbai Desert, seems like an unlikely place to find evidence of ancient cattle herders ... The Sahara As We Know It Today Versus The Green Sahara It Once Was! The Ancient Tuareg.

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Persian Gulf security to be ensured with participation of littoral states only: Iran FM

Press TV 29 Apr 2024

“The Persian Gulf, as a unique transit route between Europe, Africa, South and Southeast ... The strategic inland sea is an international trade route connecting the Middle East to Africa, India, and China.

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Are Byzantine Monuments from Constantinople being Covered up in Modern Istanbul?

Greek Reporter 29 Apr 2024

Credit ... At its peak, the Byzantine Empire commanded territory extending from the Balkans to North Africa, and it played a crucial role in connecting Christian and Islamic civilizations and conserving ancient Greek and Roman culture to the present day.

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An African History of Africa by Zeinab Bedawi: A richly rewarding sweep that challenges preconceptions

The Irish Times 27 Apr 2024

An African History of Africa ... “Africa is the birthplace of humankind itself, yet little of its ancient and modern history is widely known,” writes Zeinab Badawi in her ambitious new book ... there is only the history of the Europeans in Africa.

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Researchers find oldest undisputed evidence of Earth's magnetic field

Phys Dot Org 24 Apr 2024

In the future, researchers hope to expand our knowledge of Earth's magnetic field prior to the rise of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere around 2.5 billion years ago by examining other ancient rock sequences in Canada, Australia, and South Africa.

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An exquisite musical twilight with Abdullah Ibrahim

Mail Guardian South Africa 20 Apr 2024

It was as if the sky and the light echoed the event that I’d just had the privilege of attending, the second of two concerts that Abdullah Ibrahim gave in South Africa as part of his Water from an Ancient Well world tour ... “Africa far, far away.

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"Oracle Bone Script Art Showcase" kicks off in South Africa

Xinhua 19 Apr 2024

... South Africa ... In her opening speech, Fahrnaaz Johadien, acting executive director of Iziko Museums of South Africa, noted that rock art appeared in both ancient civilizations of China and South Africa.

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LensToLens | Feel the pulse of ancient civilization from Luxor to Yin Ruins

Xinhua 19 Apr 2024

BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Luxor, the ancient city of Thebes in southern Egypt, was the pharaohs' capital at the height of their power during the New Kingdom from the 16th century BC to the 11th century BC.