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10 May 2025

Choir protects indigenous seeds in Nakuru area

In Makongo Village near Nakuru, farmers formed the Eden Indigenous Seed Farm Choir to protect local seeds and teach seed saving. They record songs, run a community seed bank and test and store many seed varieties.

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7 May 2025

Temirlan Yensebek sentenced in high‑profile case

Satirical journalist Temirlan Yensebek was arrested in January 2025 and later sentenced to a non‑custodial term with bans on journalism. Supporters campaigned, but court access and livestreams were restricted during the trial.

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30 Apr 2025

Mayor of Chișinău Meets Donald Trump Jr. in Bucharest

Ion Ceban, the mayor of Chișinău, posted a photo on April 28 showing him with Donald Trump Jr. The image and caption sparked debate while Moldova deals with a recent suspension of USAID programmes and energy concerns.

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28 Apr 2025

Modern kilns reduce fish losses at Lake Malawi

Researchers developed enclosed fish-smoking kilns to help processors on Lake Malawi. The kilns use less firewood, speed smoking and aim to cut post-harvest losses and help hundreds of processors by 2026.

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25 Apr 2025

Banana stems made into fibre for textiles

Researchers at Busitema University are turning banana stems into a spinnable fibre for cloth, hair extensions and sanitary pads. The project has funding and industry partners but faces technical, legal and market challenges.

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19 Apr 2025

Grima: the machete fencing of Puerto Tejada

In Puerto Tejada, masters keep alive grima, an ancestral machete fencing art from Afro-Colombian history. They train at the House of Cacao while campaigning for formal recognition and facing challenges from cultural change.

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17 Apr 2025

Kenyan science journalist Ochieng’ Ogodo dies

Ochieng’ Ogodo, former head of SciDev.Net’s English Africa desk and Africa editor at Mongabay, died in the early hours of Thursday (17 April). Colleagues paid tribute to his work and his support for younger journalists.

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17 Apr 2025

Climate change may raise arsenic in rice

A study by Columbia Mailman School and the Chinese Academy of Sciences finds that warmer temperatures and higher CO2 may increase inorganic arsenic in paddy rice, raising cancer and heart disease risks for regular rice eaters.

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16 Apr 2025

Documentary on Igor Kon wins Artdocfest prize

A new film about Igor Kon, the first Soviet sexologist, won the best director prize at Artdocfest in March 2025. The documentary was made by Berlin-based Narra and the cooperative Bereg and released on Meduza's YouTube channel.

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15 Apr 2025

Creole gardens support food and resilience in Guadeloupe

Creole gardens in Guadeloupe are small home gardens that supply food and medicine. They strengthen community ties, helped people during crises and are now used to adapt agriculture to climate change with scientific support.

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15 Apr 2025

Traditional African Diet Reduces Inflammation

A trial in Tanzania found that a traditional plant-based African diet lowered inflammation within two weeks, while a short-term Western diet increased inflammation and weakened immune responses. The results matter for rising non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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14 Apr 2025

Online archive preserves censored modern Chinese history

A new online archive collects books, films, blog posts and other banned material about modern China. The project, started by historian Ian Johnson in late 2023, aims to keep these works available in Chinese and English.

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