In contrast to North Africa, East Africa was never subject to one wide, sweeping Muslim takeover. Islam came to the East African coast in many waves and at different times. There is no single date ...

“Governments, like South Africa, are failing to protect these environmental defenders – often ordinary people – who face overwhelming odds.” To a surprising extent, the escalating war for the Wild ...

off the coast of east Africa) in 2018 and have since begun to reproduce on their own, according to The Conversation. The conservationists running the program hope to see 500 wild tortoises in ...

Other must-visit places include the Seychelles, an archipelago of pristine islands 800 miles (1,287 kilometers) off the coast of East Africa, and culturally rich Ethiopia, which some believe is ...