They love their pork! Africa's highest consumer per capita of pork is Malawi - 12.3 kg/person/year (with world average about 14.5kg/person/year).
Malawi, Nigeria and South Africa are also Africa's largest producers of pork.

As the sun sets over the Mauritania desert with a fiery red display, two camels silhouetted below seem to transport pyramids across the level expanse.

Malawi has one of world's lowest levels of electricity access. Only 14% of Malawians (5.6% in rural areas) are connected to grid. So, forests are cut, burned - 20% of forests lost in last 20 years. Biogas production is proposed as solution, burning farm waste to make electricity.

Discover the drama and triumph from May 3 in Africa's past on May 2 on my website The Calendar of African History here: africatodayyesterday.org/days/02-may. Every day of the year is a revelation.

They risk their lives so we might know, in war and against despots. We must honour professional journalists on today's #WorldPressFreedomDay . Not the gossips on social media safe in their chairs or the propagandists on political 'news' platforms, but those who seek facts, truth.

Immense but calm. The mighty Congo River flowing through Central African Republic as the sun sets (5:51pm today) mirrors two boys in a dugout canoe.

Mother adores her child. There's no such thing as a black panther species. Like the leopard cub in this pic some regular panthers and cheetahs are born with black fur due to melanism. They have no problems with acceptance or mating, and pass on the recessive genetic condition.

Good news, and how they did it. East African fishermen using dynamite were a serious problem. Blasts killed all marine life, including coral reefs. But first Tanzania followed by Kenya and Mozambique stopped it. How? Restriction on dynamite, with big fines for illegal possession.

Is the sand trap a patch of green grass? In a few months, Burkina Faso's only golf course turns 50 years old: the Ouagadougou Golf Club. Its fairways are pure dirt. No water for irrigation. But the game's the same. (A typical golf course uses 757 million litres of water a year.)

TODAY in 1898, Babemba Traoré, king of the 250 year-old Kénédougou Kingdom of Mali orders his guards to kill him rather than be captured by the French army as France militarily conquers West Africa - an act of defiance celebrated in Malian folklore. See africatodayyesterday.org/days/01-may

They like their seafood! This country consumes more fish per capita than any country in Africa. It's Gabon, on the Atlantic Coast . The average Gabonese eats 30 kilos (66 pounds) of seafood per year. These dishes explain why.🇬🇦🐟🦞🦐

Congrats Zambia (and congrats to you and me who've made it to May of this tumultuous year 2024): May's birthstone is the emerald. Zambia is now the WORLD'S #1 producer of the rare, beautiful green gem, surpassing Chile, the old #1, this past year. 🇿🇲

Homesick. Mauritania's long Atlantic shoreline is one of the world's largest ship graveyards. This much-photographed beached ship appears to be looking wistfully to the sea as if longing to sail again.

Recalling Lufuno Mavhunga, South African girl who took her life today in 2021 after video of her being assaulted by classmate (pic: as she is about to be slapped) is 'liked' by much of school, sparking international discussion on bullying and social media africatodayyesterday.org/days/30-apr

Congrats Nigeria: has become world's 1st country to dispense the new anti-meningitis vaccine, described as WHO as 'revolutionary.' Meningitis cases rose 50% last year in 26 African countries. In Nigeria, 153 people died of meningitis in last six months.🇳🇬💉❤️‍🩹

Che & Fidel woo Ben. Today 60years ago, Algeria's Pres Ben Bella was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union, which wanted him as a Cold War ally. Ben wanted to be the King of Third World Countries. See my website the Calendar of Africa History for April 30: africatodayyesterday.org/days/30-apr

Africa is unified this morning in our concern about flooding in Kenya after massive rains. Headlines: Kenyans urged to stay off roads and abandon homes in endangered areas - schools are closed - 40 die after dam bursts. Photo: dramatic flood rescue in Nairobi.

International Dance Day today - and a diversity and wealth of dancing to be had around the continent:
*Traditional Dance
*Street Dance
*Theatrical/Chorus Line Dance
*Modern/Interpretive Dance
Many more.
Africa talent and movement always.

The sun has set over South Africa, and a glider wings silently through the sky. Glider? They're called Sailplanes now, and SA is a growing world leader in their manufacturing. Improving electric engines for motor-gliders is today's goal.

Remembering the worst maritime disaster in Kenya’s history, 30 years ago today: the ferry MV Mtongwe capsized just 40 metres from Mombasa’s shore. 272 of 400 passengers died. See my website the Calendar of African History for April 29 here: africatodayyesterday.org/days/29-apr