#african — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #african, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/411225/ Africa bigger and US smaller as UN adopts new map #adopt #Adopts #Africa #African #America #and #as #assembly #back #bigger #continent #countries #Europe #friday #General #makes #map #Nations #new #north #resolution #several #shrinking #smaller #spearheaded #that #Their #UN #united #US #voted #while
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/410367/ SMALL-CAP MOVERS: Angola, the Falklands and deep-sea data centres #02p #14 #28 #28August #AdonisPouroulis #African #AfricanMineralsLtd #aim #angola #Block14 #BWEnergy #Chariot #Chevron #Company #Eroxon #EtuEnergias #falklands #FRA:GHA0) shares #FuturaMedical #OrcadianEnergyPLC #partnership #PeekoLiveCommerce #plymouth #PlymouthFisheries #ProspectiveResources #Southern #SouthernPetroleum #SuttonHarbourHoldings #SuttonHarbourMarina #TIKTOK #TikTokLiveAndTikTokAuctions
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I help Americans with #genealogy research to obtain 2nd #citizenship
Many Americans with #European #ancestry and *nearly all* with #African ancestry (#ECOWAS) are either entitled to apply for citizenships, or already have that citizenship, even if they're unaware (e.g. Italian, Canadian)
Many (e.g. Croatia, Italy, Canada or several African countries) only require one ancestor unlimited generations back.
I offer a free consultation.
Just reach out to me directly. Or:
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Tens of Thousands in Spain Protest Ceuta Border Crisis https://www.byteseu.com/2335373/ #2 #a #african #annual #border #BY #celebrates #ceuta #city #coast #Crisis #holiday #ignored #in #Islam #its #largely #mainland #normally #northern #of #official #on #perched #protest #Sept #Spain #spanish #speck #Tens #territory #the #thousands #times #Tiny
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Tens of Thousands in Spain Protest Ceuta Border Crisis
Islam Times – The city of Ceuta, a tiny speck of Spanish territory perched on the northern African…
#Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #2 #a #African #annual #border #by #celebrates #ceuta #city #coast #crisis #Holiday #ignored #in #Islam #its #largely #mainland #normally #Northern #of #official #on #perched #protest #sept. #spanish #speck #Tens #territory #the #thousands #Times #tiny
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I'm playing records on the internet again.
Kalimera!
#owncast #streaming #music #dub #hiphop #reggae #jazz #prog #triphop #folk #african #middleeastern #acid #bleeps #jungle #electronica #onusound #liotia #soundmakers #voso #theassemblyworker #inpc #onemanandhisturntable
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I'm playing records on the internet again.
Kalimera!
#owncast #streaming #music #dub #hiphop #reggae #jazz #prog #triphop #folk #african #middleeastern #acid #bleeps #jungle #electronica #onusound #liotia #soundmakers #voso #theassemblyworker #inpc #onemanandhisturntable
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I'm playing records on the internet again.
Kalimera!
#owncast #streaming #music #dub #hiphop #reggae #jazz #prog #triphop #folk #african #middleeastern #acid #bleeps #jungle #electronica #onusound #liotia #soundmakers #voso #theassemblyworker #inpc #onemanandhisturntable
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I'm playing records on the internet again.
Kalimera!
#owncast #streaming #music #dub #hiphop #reggae #jazz #prog #triphop #folk #african #middleeastern #acid #bleeps #jungle #electronica #onusound #liotia #soundmakers #voso #theassemblyworker #inpc #onemanandhisturntable
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Andalusian agricultural sector concerned over massive influx of North African olive oil
The olive oil sector of Andalucía is facing a critical situation due to the impact of the massive increase in impor…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #African #alarm #andalusian #countryside #influx #Massive #Mediterranean #North #Oil #Olive #over #the
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Andalusian agricultural sector concerned over massive influx of North African olive oil
The olive oil sector of Andalucía is facing a critical situation due to the impact of the massive increase in impor…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #African #alarm #andalusian #countryside #influx #Massive #Mediterranean #North #Oil #Olive #over #the
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Andalusian agricultural sector concerned over massive influx of North African olive oil
The olive oil sector of Andalucía is facing a critical situation due to the impact of the massive increase in impor…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #African #alarm #andalusian #countryside #influx #Massive #Mediterranean #North #Oil #Olive #over #the
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Andalusian agricultural sector concerned over massive influx of North African olive oil
The olive oil sector of Andalucía is facing a critical situation due to the impact of the massive increase in impor…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #African #alarm #andalusian #countryside #influx #Massive #Mediterranean #North #Oil #Olive #over #the
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Andalusian agricultural sector concerned over massive influx of North African olive oil
The olive oil sector of Andalucía is facing a critical situati…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #African #alarm #andalusian #countryside #influx #Massive #Mediterranean #North #Oil #Olive #over #the
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Andalusian agricultural sector concerned over massive influx of North African olive oil
The olive oil sector of Andalucía is facing a critical situati…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #African #alarm #andalusian #countryside #influx #Massive #Mediterranean #North #Oil #Olive #over #the
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Andalusian agricultural sector concerned over massive influx of North African olive oil https://www.diningandcooking.com/2798846/andalusian-agricultural-sector-concerned-over-massive-influx-of-north-african-olive-oil/ #African #alarm #andalusian #countryside #influx #Massive #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #North #Oil #Olive #OliveOil #over #the
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Andalusian agricultural sector concerned over massive influx of North African olive oil https://www.diningandcooking.com/2798846/andalusian-agricultural-sector-concerned-over-massive-influx-of-north-african-olive-oil/ #African #alarm #andalusian #countryside #influx #Massive #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #North #Oil #Olive #OliveOil #over #the
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Andalusian agricultural sector concerned over massive influx of North African olive oil https://www.diningandcooking.com/2798846/andalusian-agricultural-sector-concerned-over-massive-influx-of-north-african-olive-oil/ #African #alarm #andalusian #countryside #influx #Massive #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #North #Oil #Olive #OliveOil #over #the
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/408752/ Pharmaceutical Company In Senegal Produces First African-Made Clinical Treatment For Sickle Cell #AfricaNews #African #Sénégal #senegalese
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#African #Amapiano #SouthAfrica
南アフリカのタウンシップから世界へ広がったAmapianoを、低音・リズム・反復・空間・身体・デジタル文化の科学から読み解く
monumental-movement.jp/column-the-s...
【コラム】 Amapianoの秘密――なぜ「遅いビート」が世... -
#African #Amapiano #SouthAfrica
南アフリカのタウンシップから生まれたAmapianoは、なぜ世界へ広がったのか。そして、それは本当に最後の新しい世界的ジャンルなのか。音楽史、ダンス、ストリーミング、SNS、アフリカの文化産業からAmapianoの意味を考える
monumental-movement.jp/column-amapi...
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/408053/ Migrant plight, local anger divide Ceuta one month after influx #afp #African #AntonioSempere #Ceuta #Ceuta:"We #Ianaya #Morocco #NorthAfrican #OtmanIanaya #Spanish #thousands
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I'm playing records on the internet again.
Kalimera!
#owncast #streaming #music #dub #hiphop #reggae #jazz #prog #triphop #folk #african #middleeastern #acid #bleeps #jungle #electronica #onusound #liotia #soundmakers #voso #theassemblyworker #inpc #onemanandhisturntable
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I'm playing records on the internet again.
Kalimera!
#owncast #streaming #music #dub #hiphop #reggae #jazz #prog #triphop #folk #african #middleeastern #acid #bleeps #jungle #electronica #onusound #liotia #soundmakers #voso #theassemblyworker #inpc #onemanandhisturntable
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I'm playing records on the internet again.
Kalimera!
#owncast #streaming #music #dub #hiphop #reggae #jazz #prog #triphop #folk #african #middleeastern #acid #bleeps #jungle #electronica #onusound #liotia #soundmakers #voso #theassemblyworker #inpc #onemanandhisturntable
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I'm playing records on the internet again.
Kalimera!
#owncast #streaming #music #dub #hiphop #reggae #jazz #prog #triphop #folk #african #middleeastern #acid #bleeps #jungle #electronica #onusound #liotia #soundmakers #voso #theassemblyworker #inpc #onemanandhisturntable
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Thousands protest in Spain as Ceuta’s migration crisis festers a month on
Thousands of protesters have rallied across Spain against the ongoing migrant crisis in Ceuta, a small Spanish territory…
#Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #African #ceuta #CeutaDay #NorthAfrican #spanish
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1183320/ Thousands protest in Spain as Ceuta’s migration crisis festers a month on #African #ceuta #CeutaDay #EU #Europe #NorthAfrican #Spain #spanish
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/404592/ Thwarted Niger mutiny exposes junta’s Russia dependence #Abdourahmane #Africa #AfricaCorps #African #BertrandGUAY #france #Jihadist #Mali #Niamey #niger #Niger's #ochieng #Osborn #Russia’s #Russia'sAfricaCorps #Russian #russians #Saturday's #wagner #WestAfrican
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The Sun’s Beloved – Àsùnmọ́ (Embrace the Sun)
a half dragon born to Ashuton, Nari and Niccolo
a dragon of the moon and stars, worshipped in the modern day
he was stolen from them and marked as a divine envoy
forced to join the proto-Sun Devourer cult
he is forced to telepathically connect to an emotionally distant serpent god
it is painful for him, but he feels himself growing closer to the seemingly cold god
his followers await his reappearance
even in his absence, they still beg for his guidance under the Big Dipperday after day he completes tasks meant to appease the serpent
writing constant devotions, praises and affirmations
but sometimes he fights against it
he writes his resistance against the serpent
as punishment for his insubordination,
the serpent cursed him to become his divine representative
forsaking his own divinity of the stars and pledging only to him
linking them for as long as he livesbut at the end of his service, Àsùnmọ́ is fated to be devoured
brought before the serpent and eaten, his power stolen in the process
he values his life, he values waking up every morning
he values the moon, the stars, the sky, grapes, the friends he once had
he doesn’t want to die…
he still dreams of having his first kissName meaning
A common Yorùbá oríki, likely meaning someone that you like to be with or be around. (Source)
Read about the Sun Serpent here
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#African #Anime #AnimeArt #BlackFemboys #Fantasy #Femboys #Fiction #FlashFiction #Gay #LGBT #LGBTQIAFiction #OC #OCArt #Poetry #ShortStories #ToxicYaoi -
Neues Tier in der Afrika-Serie ☺
Antilope Afrika
Tusche auf Bütten 28x23
Referenzfoto: Laura Branch
Verfügbar
Inkdrawing for sale
#antilope #antelope #africananimals #animalart #AnimalDrawing #artforsalebyartist #inkdrawing #artforsale #tuschemalerei #zeichnung #kleineKunstklasse
#art #african #tuschebild #tuschezeichnung #tierportrait #MastoArt #originalart #originalartforsalebyartist #ArtOnMasto #wildlifeart #wildlifedrawings #wildanimals -
1) "Big Beautiful B|ll" tries to screw "woke" degrees [3 yrs fail & Uni has to cancel that #degree path]
"MA in Social Justice & #HumanRights" "BA in Women's & #Gender Studies" "PhD in #African American Studies" were their targets
2) Religious #schools figure out their degrees will lose funding too
3) Chr|stian #Colleges cry foul, beg for rule to be removed
#fascist #USA #GOP #KKK #federal #education #loan #cap #nurse #shortage #nursing #private #lenders = #higher #rates
https://www.foxnews.com/media/student-loan-rule-would-penalize-graduates-enter-ministry-christian-college-leaders-say -
Afrikanischer Wildhund.
Ihre langen Beine, Fellmuster und großen Ohren gefallen mir sehr ☺
Referenz: Gareth Webb
Tuschezeichnung, 26x36 verfügbar
Ink drawing, available
#drawing #animaldrawing #dogs #africananimals #wildhund #wilddog #tierportrait #wildlifeart #kleineKunstklasse #artforsale #inkdrawing #inkpaint #wildlifedrawing #african #mastoarts #mastondonart #artonmasto #drawinganimals #artforsaleonline #originalart #originalartforsalebyartist #unikat #mastodonartists #drawingoftheday -
Just because Younger Bro forgot which maps are in Cabela's African Safari, that doesn't mean he won't forget what the missions are about regardless. Might as well be a new game... #XBox360 #Activision #Cabelas #African Safari #hunting #gaming #MondayGaming #TBGN
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@AlJazeera @africa-news-AlJazeera Does that include continuing #torture, #enslavement, #sexualabuse & other forms of #mistreatment of #African #migrants? The #EU wants #Libya to keep these migrants within its #borders, or return them to their home #countries. Under no circumstances are they to be allowed to cross the #Mediterranean & reach the EU.
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Hab einen großen braunen Löwen mit kleiner Löwin gezeichnet.🦁🦁
Tusche, 23x31cm
Wer mag ihn so dunkel 🤔☺️?
Das Bild ist verkäuflich#lion #afrika #african #predator #africananimals #inkdrawing #animaldrawing #wildlifeart #löwen #löwin #artforsale #art #kleineKunstklasse #MastoArt #artonmastodon #drawings #tierportrait #wildtiere #OriginalArt #originalartforsale
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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Russian FPV drone hits civilian bus in rush hour attack as strikes kill 9, injure 51 across Ukraine -- Counterattacking through the kill zone, Ukrainian troops brace for new Russian offensives -- Ukrainian partisans sabotage railway line in Russia's Belgorod Oblast -- Outdated treaties leave Ukraine exposed to wave of international arbitration by Russia ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/wednesday-april-8-2026/
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#African Union condemns #Israeli move against #Somalia
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc.html#IranUkrainians furious over #Olympian ban for memorial helmet
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/cities.html#12a#Portugal, #Spain on high alert as storms cause more
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/ireland.html#RTÉHR 7435 (IH) - #DHS Intelligence Transparency
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/news.html#12#Russia continues to be #Armenia's reliable partner in
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc.html#RussiaSaving Silverman (2001) - INTENSE Sexy Woman | #Moviecli
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Massive Ukrainian drone strike targets Russian railway station in Volgograd Oblast — Pokrovsk is the city of my childhood. Now I watch it die — Ukrainian soldier working as Russian ‘mole,’ sending GRU military positions — Zelensky says mercenaries from Asia and Africa fighting for Russia in northeastern Ukraine … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/tuesday-august-5-2025/
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A vibrant #art scene in #Uganda mirrors #African #boom as more #collectors show interest
#KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Lilian Nabulime hasn’t forgotten the time in the 1990s when the Ugandan capital had just one commercial #art #gallery, a small space that emerging #artists struggled to get into.Now, there are at least six in Kampala, including one whose #curator recently exhibited the sculptor’s contrarian work.
Nabulime’s show, which has attracted audiences for its conspiratorial take on the peculiarities of urban “gossip,” might never have happened if she hadn’t approached Xenson Art Space and asked for the opportunity to exhibit her work. Her work includes terracotta works topped with the deformed facial features of gossip bearers.
“Nobody ever comes to me and says, ’Oh, can we show your work?” she said, sitting amid her sculptures. “For me, I just decided and said, ‘Let me go and exhibit my work.’ I asked for the exhibition, and they gave me the space.”
Her solo show, which will last until Dec. 20, exemplifies an expanding #artistic landscape that allows more room for local artists who once struggled for space. Nabulime, who teaches #sculpture at a prestigious art school in Kampala, is among a growing list of artists whose body of work contributes to a feeling among curators of an exciting moment for #Ugandan art.
Their sense of cheer mirrors a similar trend across #Africa that’s fueled not just by an explosion of compelling new work but also by the growing ability of curators from the continent to reach new collectors at a time of rising global interest in modern African art.
There are fresh signs of this momentum. The #Ivorian #painter #Aboudia was the world’s bestselling artist in 2022, selling two more artworks than the popular #Damien #Hirst , according to the #Hiscox Artist Top 100 survey. And in November, an artwork by the #Ethiopian - #born artist Julie #Mehretu fetched $10.7 million at auction, a new record for an African artist.
In addition to the annual Art Auction East Africa in #Kenya — during which dead and living artists are valued if not rediscovered — the most ambitious curators from Africa are accredited to attend events such as the influential Art #Basel.
“Let us have more curators so that they can show other people’s work,” Nabulime said, speaking of the growing number of #gallerists in Kampala. “In Uganda, if we are to have more work on the international market, we have to have more curators who are well connected.”
English https://apnews.com/article/uganda-africa-vibrant-art-scene-8b301d9a80aae8e4f6c893a50b0d5032
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#Media WATCH: #JuliusMalema against #Uganda’s #AntiHomosexuality #Bill [Video]
Watch news in a minute for a summary of Anti-Homosexuality Bill contravenes the #African #CharteronHumanandPeople’sRights.
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/video/watch-malema-anti-homosexuality-bill-3-april-2023-video/
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CW: Violent scenes
In a #quest to #rediscover the #spiritual #values of his own people, an #African #filmmaker from the #Gourmantche tribe of #BurkinaFaso visits the #Atikamekw of Northern #Quebec . The resulting #documentary is a #dialogue between those who divine the future in the sand with those who use snow-encased #SweatLodges to reconnect with the spiritual world.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/tales_of_sand_and_snow/
#BlackFriday #CrossCultural #BIPOC #Indigenous #FirstNations #BlackCommunity #NativeCommunity #decolonize
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African Palm Civet Nandinia binotata
African Palm Civet Nandinia binotata
Red list status: Least concern (in 2016) but likely becoming endangered now.
Locations: Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
African Palm Civets Nandinia binotata are ecosystem-critical seed dispersers in Africa’s forests. Their spotted coats blend into the dappled forest shadows of #Liberia and #Gabon in #Africa. Although they were once widespread, the African palm civet now faces mounting pressure from palm oil-driven deforestation, mining, and relentless hunting for #bushmeat. Their survival hangs in the balance —fight for their survival every time you shop, be #Vegan for them and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFpLVDC6IM0
Vital seed dispersers in #African forests, African palm civets are hunted for #bushmeat in #Gabon 🇬🇦 #Liberia 🇱🇷 Say NO to #palmoil #deforestation and hunting. Fight for them! Be #Vegan 🫑🍆 #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🩸🚜☠️🔥❌ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/11/13/african-palm-civet-nandinia-binotata/
Share to BlueSky Share to TwitterAppearance & Behaviour
The African palm civet is a small, cat-like omnivore, their slender body and long, ringed tail perfectly adapted for life in the treetops. Their fur ranges from grey to dark brown, with distinctive dark spots decorating their back. Males are slightly larger than females, typically weighing between 1 and 3 kilograms and measuring 30 to 70 centimetres in length. Two scent glands beneath their abdomen allow them to mark territory and communicate with potential mates. African palm civets are nocturnal, spending most of their lives high in the canopy, where they forage, rest, and raise their young. They are nocturnal and spend the majority of their lives in the tree canopies of rainforests eating from fruit-bearing trees like banana, papaya, fig and corkwood.
Threats
The main threats to African palm civets are anthropogenic and include:
Large tracts of rainforest where African palm civets live are threatened by commercial logging and large-scale oil palm plantations owned by foreign multinational companies.
Hunting for bushmeat trade
Around 8,000 palm civets are hunted in the Nigerian and Cameroon part of the Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests. Throughout Africa these small animals are treated as hostile by locals and are killed for this reason. They are regularly found in bushmeat markets.
Palm oil deforestation: a major threat
The upper Guinean rainforests in Liberia are a biodiversity rich hotspot and they are rapidly being fragmented and destroyed by palm oil and timber deforestation, along with mining.
Habitat
The African palm civet’s range spans much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal and Gambia in the west, through Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Zambia, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. They inhabit deciduous forests, lowland rainforests, gallery forests, riverine peatlands, and swamplands. Once widespread, their habitat is now fragmented by deforestation, agriculture, and mining, leaving only scattered pockets of forest where the African palm civet can still be found.
Diet
African palm civets are omnivorous, their diet shifting with the rhythm of the seasons. Fruits such as persimmon, African corkwood, Uapaca, fig, papaya, and banana form the core of their diet. When fruit is scarce, they hunt rodents, lizards, birds, frogs, insects, and even raid farms for small livestock. Their foraging is a quiet, methodical search through the canopy, and they are vital seed dispersers, helping to regenerate the forests they call home.
Mating and breeding
African palm civets are mostly solitary, coming together only to mate. Males range over territories that overlap with those of several females. Breeding occurs year-round, with peaks during the rainy seasons, especially from September to January. After a gestation of about 64 days, females give birth in tree hollows to litters of up to four cubs. The young are weaned after about two months, remaining with their mothers as they learn to forage and navigate the treetops. Sexual maturity is reached at around three years, and the generation length is estimated at seven years. The bond between mother and cub is strong, forged in the safety of the canopy and tested by the dangers of the shrinking forest.
FAQs
Where do African palm civets sleep?
African palm civets are highly arboreal and seek shelter high in the treetops, where they find safety from predators and the elements. They commonly rest or sleep during the day in the forks of large trees, among lianas, or in tangled vines, blending into the foliage with their spotted coats. Occasionally, as forests shrink and human settlements expand, African palm civets adapt by sleeping in less typical places such as gutters, thick undergrowth at farm and village margins, woodpiles, old dead trees, piles of dead leaves, and even in thatched roofs or overgrown shrubbery in rubbish dumps. Their choice of sleeping site is always guided by the need for concealment and protection, reflecting their nocturnal and secretive nature.
Can African palm civets climb trees?
African palm civets are exceptional climbers, spending most of their lives in the forest canopy. Their bodies are built for agility among the branches: they have powerful limbs, long tails for balance, and sharp, retractile claws that allow them to grip bark and vines securely. African palm civets move swiftly and silently through the treetops, foraging, resting, and raising their young high above the ground, rarely descending except to cross open areas in search of food or new shelter. Their arboreal lifestyle is so pronounced that they are sometimes described as “tree cats,” and their climbing abilities are vital for evading predators and accessing fruit-laden branches.
Are palm civets carnivorous?
African palm civets are omnivores, with a diet that is more varied than simply carnivorous. While they do eat small mammals, birds, eggs, insects, and occasionally carrion or even raid farms for small livestock, fruit forms the largest part of their diet. They consume a wide range of fruits, including those from umbrella trees, sugar plums, corkwood, wild figs, and even the fleshy pulp from oil palms. African palm civets are opportunistic feeders, adapting their diet to what is available seasonally and in their environment, but they are not strictly carnivorous and play a significant role as seed dispersers in their forest habitats.
How big are African palm civets?
African palm civets are small to medium-sized mammals, with males generally larger than females. Adult males typically measure between 39.8 and 62.5 centimetres in body length, with tails adding another 43 to 76.2 centimetres, and can weigh from 1.3 to 3 kilograms. Females are slightly smaller, with body lengths of 37 to 61 centimetres and tails of 34 to 70 centimetres, weighing between 1.2 and 2.7 kilograms. Their long, muscular tails and compact bodies make them agile climbers, and their size allows them to navigate the dense forest canopy with ease.
Take Action!
The #Boycott4Wildlife offers a way for consumers to fight back against palm oil deforestation and other forms of animal cruelty and slavery. Please help us and raise your voice for African Palm Civets, join the #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife.
You can support this beautiful animal
There are no known formal conservation activities in place for this animal. Make sure that you #Boycottpalmoil and #Boycott4Wildlife in the supermarket and raise awareness of the plight of beautiful African palm civets in order to support their survival! Find out more here
Further Information
The IUCN has declared that this animal was of ‘Least Concern’ in 2016. However, their habitat is rapidly declining and they deserve more intensive protection and regular assessment.
Gaubert, P., Bahaa-el-din, L., Ray, J. & Do Linh San, E. 2015. Nandinia binotata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T41589A45204645. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41589A45204645.en. Accessed on 07 September 2022.
Kotelnicki, S. (2012). Nandinia binotata. Animal Diversity Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Nandinia_binotata/
Wikipedia. (n.d.). African palm civet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Palm_Civet
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