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Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Bucknell University Associate Professor of Biology DeeAnn Reeder made a surprising discovery recently while conducting research in South Sudan. Collaborating with Fauna & Flora International (FFI) Programme Officer Adrian Garside, her discovery led to the identification of a completely new genus of bat found while on a mission to conduct general field research and pursue conservation efforts in this remote region of Africa....
ESA [ Watch The Video Hidden Treasures ] Looking down from orbit is an attractive way of monitoring historical sites in remote or politically unstable regions – and can even help archaeologists to make new discoveries. The ancient city of Samarra was a powerful Islamic capital during the ninth century, located in what is today Iraq. It is the only surviving Islamic capital that retains its original plan, architecture and arts, although only about 20% of the site has been excavated....
MUMBAI, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With the spectre of war looming over Egypt and Ethiopia due to discord on the Nile River Comprehensive Framework Agreement, a new report, Blue Peace for the Nile, proposes a novel political architecture for salvaging the unity of the Nile Basin. The report by Strategic Foresight Group, an independent international think tank in Mumbai, draws input from 100 leaders and experts from the Nile region. It will be released on World Water Day...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A long-standing belief that ancient Egyptian governors and rulers lived the high life is being called into question. A recent excavation of the Qubbet el-Hawa necropolis, in the region of Aswan, has offered up evidence that not even the wealthy rulers of the time could avoid hunger, malnutrition, disease and high infant mortality rate. Researchers from the University of Jaen, along with anthropologists from the University of...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The statement released by the State Department on January 22, 2013 accusing Sudan of violating the fundamental principles of the September 27th agreements is unsubstantiated and contains false accusations. Negotiations were urgently resumed in order to calm hostilities and address matters of security, which necessitated the creation of a demilitarized buffer zone along the border of Sudan and South Sudan. An agreement was reached...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan: In just a little over a year after it bombed two civilians, Israel has yet again carried out another terrorist attack against Sudan. This latest brings the total of such unprovoked attacks to four, all of which occurred within just the recent past. The target this time was the Yarmouk Industrial complex, a well-known facility that produces only lawful weapons...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan: Another milestone towards peace was achieved yesterday in Addis Ababa with the conclusion of the extensive negotiations which brought to bear a monumental agreement between Sudan and South Sudan. The document signed by President Bashir and President Kiir makes, among other things, key provisions for border security, nationality and financial and economic...
FIVE POINTS, Calif., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- S&W Seed Company (Nasdaq: SANW) today announced an important step in increasing its presence in sub-Saharan Africa. In partnership with the company's longstanding representative in Sudan, the company is hiring an agronomist dedicated to supporting sales of S&W's alfalfa varieties, and any other forage products S&W may also offer in the future. The agronomist will work with existing and potential customers throughout...
Former Sudan Lost Boy to Join Team World Vision on Trip to Africa In Effort to Help Children Living in Poverty LONDON, Aug. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- He may have finished 10(th) in the men's 5,000 meters at the London Summer Games Saturday night but former Sudan Lost Boy Lopez Lomong remains committed to helping children. Lomong, who led near the end of the race, is tentatively planning a trip early next year to Kenya and South Sudan to help children living in poverty. The...
Former Sudan Lost Boy to Join Team World Vision on Trip to Africa In Effort to Help Children Living in Poverty SEATTLE, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After qualifying Wednesday for this weekend's final in the men's 5,000 meters, former Sudan Lost Boy Lopez Lomong is ready to use his Olympic fame to help kids back home in Africa. After Saturday's final, Lopez will focus on a partnership with international Christian charity World Vision, including a trip, tentatively planned...
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The Nile lechwe (Kobus megaceros), a species of antelope, is also known as Mrs Gray's lechwe, the waterbuck, or the wasserbock. It can be found in Ethiopia and Sudan, where it prefers a habitat within grasslands, steppes, wetlands, coastal areas, or swamplands with water reaching a depth between 3.9 and 16 inches. Leopold Fitzinger first described this antelope in 1855. The Nile lechwe varies in size depending on sex, with males typically reaching a weight of up to 260 pounds and females...
Symbol: RASU8 Group: Monocot Family: Arecaceae Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons Subclass Arecidae Order Arecales Family Arecaceae – Palm family Genus Raphia P. Beauv. –...
Symbol: DAGE Group: Monocot Family: Poaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Graminoid Native Status: L48 I Distribution: DactylocteniumgerminatumHack. distribution:USA(MD) Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons...
The Taita Fiscal (Lanius dorsalis) is a member of the shrike family. This is an African species. It is found from southeastern Sudan and southern Ethiopia to northeastern Tanzania. Its habitat is dry open thornbush and acacia and other dry open woodland. The Taita Fiscal is 8.25 inches in length and is fairly unique. It has white underparts and a black crown, hind neck and wings. The back is gray, the rump is white, and there is a characteristic white V-shape on the back. The tail is...
The Gray-backed Fiscal (Lanius excubitoroides) is a species of bird found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
