In this week’s newsletter: nature’s last stand against the DRC capital’s rampant development, plus looking back on last year’s stories of hope ...

Calling something the “tree of life” may conjure up a lush arboreal species with mouth-watering fruit. Yet on the African continent, this moniker is reserved for the baobab tree. Upon first glance, ...

Kaya elders have over the years performed rites inside the over 30 shrines across Coast region to deter people from cutting down indigenous trees. "Baobab trees are sacred. We use them when conducting ...

X has recently seen a claim about the world's oldest tree said to be in Tanzania, Africa. The tree appears ancient, with a ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania -- The tree, being a baobab, is a huge and ancient thing, its massive trunk maybe 30 feet around and tapering hardly at all as it ascends. It is as much wall as tree, and ...

Some of the Baobab trees at Bofa Jetty in Kilifi County. The trees are sold to investors between Sh150,000 and 350,000 to a Georgian investor. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] Kaya elders, Mijikenda ...