Tag Archives : Tanzania

Global Warming Melts Kilimanjaro Glaciers At A Fearsome Pace

Global Warming Melts Kilimanjaro Glaciers At A Fearsome Pace

A recent study on the drastic effects of global warming has stated that, the ice covered mountain peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa are rapidly melting and could be completely eroded in the next 20 years. The study has blamed the green house gasses and the exponential increase in global warming for the continuing meltdown. Since the year [...]
Chimpanzees do develop AIDS, study debunks previous thought

Chimpanzees do develop AIDS, study debunks previous thought

It was generally thought that apes acquire the infection but do not have the syndrome. A new study reveals that simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) bears the same results as when the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) develops into full-blown AIDS. A study published in the latest edition of the journal nature dismantles the theory that African primates [...]
African poor farmers: victims of arable land purchases and leases by other countries

African poor farmers: victims of arable land purchases and leases by other countries

International investors continue to cast their sights on farmlands, especially the best ones, in the African continent. These arable lands constitute the livelihood of local people who are likely to lose access, but African governments pay little attention to them. This phenomenon was analyzed in detail for the first time by experts from the International [...]