The northern white: A glimmer of hope
When Sudan, the last known male northern white rhino died the March before last, the subspecies was declared effectively extinct, the two remaining northern whites being female. However, in a startling…
Remembering Johnny Clegg
As a fellow South African I was incredibly sad to hear that music legend Johnny Clegg had passed away this week. For those of you who don’t…
Pregnant again: a rare white giraffe is in calf – for the second time
Among all the difficult and pressing issues facing conserving African wildernesses and wildlife, news last week that a Kenya-based leucistic Rothschild (Nubian) giraffe is once again in calf provides…
Gay rights win: Botswana decriminalises same-sex relations
Last week the Botswana High Court ruled in favour of decriminalising same-sex sexual activity. Three judges came to the decision unanimously, decreeing that ‘human dignity is harmed…
Africa House is wowed by Circus Abyssinia
Last Thursday, a large part of the Africa House team decided it was time to pack up and have a tipple in the sun, followed by one…
Rhino Charge: rallying for Aberdare
Tomorrow morning, 65 4x4s will set off from a currently undisclosed location in Kenya to race to thirteen check points across demanding terrain. The team to have…
South Africa: Banyana Banyana receives equal pay
Just a quick and delighted note announcing that members of the South Africa’s national women’s football team – the Banyana Banyana – are to receive the same…
Omo Valley to Pool Valley: Lale visits Brighton
Last week I had the great fortune of spending time with one of the most unlikely people imaginable: Lale Biwa of the Kara Tribe, whose population is…
Cyclone Kenneth in Mozambique
More than two metres of rain have fallen in Pemba, the capital of the Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique since Cyclone Kenneth arrived just under two weeks ago….
Sudan: the fight for democracy goes on
A while ago I wrote about the the independence of South Sudan (2011) and the conflict that’s occurred since. More recently I introduced you to Peter Marsden…
From panhandle to Maun: Mike Carter of the Financial Times travels the length of the Okavango Delta
Just a quick note to alert you to the Financial Times’s Mike Carter’s most recent piece Water world, which sees him traverse the 160-mile length of the…
Catch the Drift: Conde Nast Traveller’s Peter Browne sails the Lamu blue
Peter Browne’s Catch the Drift has just come out in Conde Nast Traveller‘s April edition. It’s a long and languorous piece about sailing the Lamu Archipelago. Journeys…