indigenous people Stories

Black wattle as firewood: How South African communities are putting invasive species to work
The Conversation  |  Sep 13, 2025

The black wattle is an invasive Australian tree that arrived in South Africa in 1871. It was originally introduced in plantations to create shade and...

Finnish court jails Nigerian-born activist Simon Ekpa for six years on terror charges
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 01, 2025

The Päijät-Häme District Court in southern Finland delivered the unanimous ruling, finding that Ekpa attempted to advance the Biafra cause through unl...

Antonio Guterres leads global commemoration of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 09, 2025

According to the United Nations, indigenous peoples are inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of relating to people and the environ...

Human rights commission launches inquiry on business impact on indigenous people
Terry Muriuki  |  Jul 20, 2024

The commission has encouraged members of the public, civil society organisations, business actors, and other stakeholders to participate in the inquir...

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