Natural Variation Film
Elephant herd chasing cheetach mother and 3 cubs in the Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana.
An elephant and its calf pass by on a grassy bank. Three cheetah rest on the savannah. Three cheetah rest on the savannah until one is distrubed and alerts the others to an approaching elephant with its three young calves. Cheetah run...
Curated Video
I WONDER - How Tall Is Mount Kenya?
This video is answering the question of how tall is Mount Kenya.
Curated Video
Mansa Musa part 1: Rise to Power
Mansa Musa is remembered as one of the wealthiest rulers in history. He was of the Mandinka people and a ruler of the Mali Empire. Musa rose to power in 1312, at the height of the Mali empire and a time when the vast gold supply of...
Global Health with Greg Martin
The Ebola Virus Epidemic - where to from here...
Greg Martin takes a look at the factors that could lead to the Ebola Virus Epidemic spreading out of Africa and into other parts of the world like the USA and Europe. Dr Martin highlights the fact that front line medical workers might be...
The Economist
How to stop the ivory trade
If ivory poaching continues at its current rate the African elephant could be extinct within decades. Science is being used to better map ivory-trafficking routes, but will it be enough to save the iconic animal?
Step Back History
The Kingdom of Kongo
The Kingdom of Kongo was an indigenous African kingdom in modern Day Angola and the Republic of Kongo. The story of its unstable life and eventual decline show the heavy damage the slave trade had upon this continent.
SWPictures
Nigeria: Dealing with Kidney Disease
The video explores the growing problem of kidney disease in Africa, particularly in Nigeria. The lack of resources and facilities to treat the disease, coupled with a shortage of medical experts, means that many people are left untreated...
Natural Variation Film
Exploring the diverse nature and wildlife around the waterholes of Etosha National Park in Namibia.
A row of zebra drink from a waterhole as a kudu passes behind them. A kudu male and group of females drink from a waterhole. A male lion sits amongst tall grasses. A male lion prowls by a waterhole. A male lion walks across grassland. A...
Curated Video
Tanzania, Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park is one of Tanzania's smaller and most underrated parks.The park is governed by the Tanzania National Parks Authority. The majority of the land area of the park is a narrow strip running between the Gregory Rift...
The Africa Channel
Behind the Words: Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche talks about her book 'Purple Hibiscus'
Go, Behind the Words of some of Africa’s literary icons and hear what inspired their writings. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of bestselling novel, Americanah the soon to be produced HBO Max series starring Lupito Nyong’o, and Half of...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Global Inequality is a Threat to Democracy
Every year, tax evasion in Africa keeps 4 million children from having healthcare. These are the stakes for fighting offshore tax shelters, explains Winnie Byanyima, INET Global Commissioner and Executive Director of Oxfam International....
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Astronaut and Microbiologist
Kate Rubins, NASA astronaut and flight engineer for the upcoming Expedition 64 mission on the International Space Station, details her passion for science, and her previous experience on the station, and her anticipation of conducting...
The Africa Channel
Behind the Words: Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche speaks about her families influence on her work
Go, Behind the Words of some of Africa’s literary icons and hear what inspired their writings. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of bestselling novel, Americanah the soon to be produced HBO Max series starring Lupito Nyong’o, and Half of...
Curated Video
Azure Data Factory for Beginners - Build Data Ingestion - Setting Up an Azure DevOps Git Repository
This video demonstrates setting up an Azure DevOps Git repository. This clip is from the chapter "Metadata-Driven Ingestion" of the series "Azure Data Factory for Beginners - Build Data Ingestion".Introduction to Metadata-Driven Ingestion
The Guardian
Murder, corruption and cattle barons in Kenya
The Guardian investigates the causes behind the murder of Tristan Voorspuy, a former British army officer shot on his ranch by nomadic herders in March. The central Kenyan county of Laikipia has become the epicentre of a bloody conflict...
Curated Video
Lactose Intolerance: Why Many Asians Cannot 'Digest' Milk?
Lactose intolerance is quite common, especially in Asian countries. The reason behind this is “gene-culture co-evolution”. Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose in milk because they lack the lactase enzyme. A 1981 study...
XKA Digital
Don't expect a western approach to work in Africa
Stefano is a financial services professional with expertise gained in bulge bracket investment banking, strategy consulting and serial entrepreneurship. He currently leads ALTVEST's international capital raise and investor relations...
The March of Time
1953: GOA ARMY
MOT 1953: GOA ARMY: Angled WS Goan Elite Corps from Portuguese colony of Mozambique, practicing grenade throwing (no grenades), various positions, crouching, kneeling, prone, VS Portuguese Second Sergeant Antonio Sabino giving orders,...
The March of Time
1940s: CAPE TOWN PORT: VS Crates being lifted onto cargo ship docked in port, lumber being lifted, loaded, various cranes loading cargo, supplies, unloading boxes from trucks & cargo train, crates marked 'SDO PORT SAID.' Exporting, exports, war effort
MOT 1940s^ CAPE TOWN PORT: VS Crates being lifted onto cargo ship docked in port, lumber being lifted, loaded, various cranes loading cargo, supplies, unloading boxes from trucks & cargo train, crates marked 'SDO PORT SAID.' Exporting,...
The Guardian
Healing the scars of war: the women rebuilding Mozambique's national park
In the heart of central Mozambique, Gorongosa park was destroyed in the crossfire of the country's civil war. Now women are leading the way in its restoration, helping to heal the scars left by the conflict and inspiring young girls from...
Food Farmer Earth
Becoming a New Family Farmer
From the archives: Michael Paine (Gaining Ground Farm) did not come from a farming background nor any prior agriculture experience when he decided to go into farming. Learning what tools to buy and how to actually go about growing food...
SWPictures
The Plant that Cures Malaria: The True Impact of Malaria in Uganda
The Plant that Cures Malaria part 1/5: This video discusses the devastating impact of malaria on African communities, particularly on young children. It explores the efforts of local farmers and community medicine distributors to provide...
The Africa Channel
Currency of Wealth: The diversity of Ancient African Currencies
Host Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube introduces the unusual yet fascinating forms of ethnographic African currencies; from personal adornments such as beads, shells, jewelry and even massive iron forms weighing as much as 100 pounds, to the...
AllTime 10s
10 Archaeological Discoveries That Rewrote History
These 10 amazing archaeological discoveries changed the way we think about the modern world! From finding the first ever computer to finding ancient humans the size of Hobbits.