Africa

Yabba dabba dudes! Ancient tools reveal 500,000-year-old migration routes of human ancestors in ‘cradle of humanity’

During excavations in Eastern Sudan, the scientists from the Wrocław University’s Institute of Archeology found remnants of the humanoids’ presence which tell the untold story of the different phases of human species migration from half a million years ago. Instytut Archeologii Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego/Facebook

Wrocław archeologists found that Homo Erectus travelled outside of Africa not only along the Nile river, but also through what is now a desert which used to be a humid area with plants and rivers leading to the Red Sea.

Polish UNICEF collects EUR 349,308 to aid Africa

UNICEF Poland collected over PLN 1.5 mln (EUR 349,308 ) for children in South Sudan, the organisation announced on Friday. The money will be used to treat children suffering from malnutrition.

As controversial as he was inspirational, Ryszard Kapuściński remains one of the greatest war correspondents of all time, says TFN’s Jacek Borowski

The Polish Press Agency’s only communist-era correspondent covering Africa, South America and Asia, Kapuściński, who died 12 years ago today, reported on 27 revolutions and coups before being fired for his support of Poland’s Solidarity movement. He is also one of the most translated Polish writers of all time.

Africa a strong market, good for Polish firms - PM

Africa is a strong market, interesting to Europe and also very good for Polish companies; contacts established here by Polish businesspeople are very promising, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki declared at a press conference in Vienna on Tuesday.

Polish PM to attend Africa-Europe High-Level Forum in Vienna

Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki is leaving for Vienna later on Monday to take part in an Africa-Europe High-Level Forum on Tuesday, planned to focus on current and future innovation and digital cooperation between Europe and Africa.

Into Africa: NGO helps vulnerable local communities build eco-houses

With a population of 20 million people, 77 percent of the Burkina population don’t have the basic hygiene and security living standards set by the UN. The eco social housing project has created jobs for 30 local builders, in turn giving an opportunity for 120 trainees to learn how to construct resilient houses in a sustainable way.

“Another Day of Life” in the heart of darkness

For the first time, Ryszard Kapuściński’s prose hits the big screens in an extraordinary hybrid of animated action film seamlessly mixed with classic documentary.

Out of Africa - in an electric car: The Polish explorer who drove across Africa in search of clean energy

His grandfather was a renowned explorer, prolific writer and author of the film-inspiring book Squadron 303. But after taking 97 days to drive 15,176km across Africa in an electric car, Arkady Fiedler (jnr) is pretty impressive too. The First News went to meet him.

I recommend Ethiopian market - President

The Ethiopian market is promising and worth a closer look. I recommend considering it as an investment site, President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday in Warsaw after talks with visiting Ethiopian state head Mulatu Teshome Wirtu.

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