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More than 1,600 families who lost their homes during devastating floods in Benguela, Angola are moving back into their neighborhoods just weeks after the disaster. Local officials are working to help families rebuild their lives, including replacing lost documents free of charge.
Wildlife photographers captured a world record 304 individual humpback whales feeding together in a massive "supergroup" off South Africa's coast. The ocean spectacle shows how whale populations are thriving after nearly being wiped out by commercial whaling.
Belgium has proposed a 60-kilometer medical drone system to deliver life-saving medicines and blood to Angola's hardest-to-reach regions. Three innovative health technologies could transform emergency care across the nation.
Eight Angolan heritage professionals are learning cutting-edge 3D digitization techniques in Paris this week, strengthening their ability to preserve ancient archaeological treasures. The partnership between Angola and France is creating new ways to protect cultural history for future generations.
The world's two largest whale species are slowly coming back to life in waters where they were nearly wiped out. New research shows blue and fin whale sightings off Africa's coast have surged since 2012, offering hope that decades of protection are finally paying off.
The world's two largest whale species are slowly reclaiming their historic ocean home off South Africa and Namibia, six decades after industrial whaling nearly wiped them out. Scientists say the increasing sightings prove these ocean giants can recover when we give them a chance.
Namibia just became one of Africa's first nations to officially recognize small-scale fishers, ending decades of legal limbo for 1,500 coastal workers. The new policy lets artisanal fishers legally sell their catch and access support that could transform their communities.