My favorite Malagasy cryptid is the Mpaka Fo (Heart-Taker).
What does it do? Kills people and literally steals their hearts out of their chests.
What does it look like?
A white person.
Caucasian, if you wish.
Just… a normal white person.
🇲🇬
What does it do? Kills people and literally steals their hearts out of their chests.
What does it look like?
A white person.
Caucasian, if you wish.
Just… a normal white person.
🇲🇬
October 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
My favorite Malagasy cryptid is the Mpaka Fo (Heart-Taker).
What does it do? Kills people and literally steals their hearts out of their chests.
What does it look like?
A white person.
Caucasian, if you wish.
Just… a normal white person.
🇲🇬
What does it do? Kills people and literally steals their hearts out of their chests.
What does it look like?
A white person.
Caucasian, if you wish.
Just… a normal white person.
🇲🇬
Mpaka huku wewe ni hohehae 😂😂
May 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Mpaka huku wewe ni hohehae 😂😂
Umeshawahi chukia mtu sana mpaka inakuogopesha kiasi?
June 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Umeshawahi chukia mtu sana mpaka inakuogopesha kiasi?
A new study reveals that lions in Kenya’s Mara conservancies are avoiding rangelands shared with livestock.
Researchers found that lions are not just reacting to immediate encounters with herders; they are responding to past grazing pressure as a perceived long-term risk.
By Charles Mpaka.
Researchers found that lions are not just reacting to immediate encounters with herders; they are responding to past grazing pressure as a perceived long-term risk.
By Charles Mpaka.
Study finds livestock pushing lions away from shared rangeland in Kenya
Lions, Africa’s largest predators, are a near-universal source of fear for the continent’s wildlife. But in Kenya, it’s the king of the jungle that’s now becoming fearful — of domestic livestock. In K...
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March 16, 2026 at 2:42 AM
A new study reveals that lions in Kenya’s Mara conservancies are avoiding rangelands shared with livestock.
Researchers found that lions are not just reacting to immediate encounters with herders; they are responding to past grazing pressure as a perceived long-term risk.
By Charles Mpaka.
Researchers found that lions are not just reacting to immediate encounters with herders; they are responding to past grazing pressure as a perceived long-term risk.
By Charles Mpaka.
The Malawi government suspended the license of 'Coal & Minerals' after finding evidence of contamination of two critical rivers, affecting domestic & agricultural water supplies.
The suspension highlights the growing push for mining accountability in the region.
Charles Mpaka reports for #Mongabay.
The suspension highlights the growing push for mining accountability in the region.
Charles Mpaka reports for #Mongabay.
Malawi government suspends coal miner’s license over river pollution
The Malawi government has suspended the mining license of a coal company for dumping mining waste into two rivers that communities rely on for water. The suspension follows an uproar by one of the…
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April 21, 2026 at 1:58 PM
The Malawi government suspended the license of 'Coal & Minerals' after finding evidence of contamination of two critical rivers, affecting domestic & agricultural water supplies.
The suspension highlights the growing push for mining accountability in the region.
Charles Mpaka reports for #Mongabay.
The suspension highlights the growing push for mining accountability in the region.
Charles Mpaka reports for #Mongabay.
Cheetahs have returned to Zambia's Greater Luangwa Ecosystem nearly 30 years after their disappearance. Wildlife authorities translocated six cheetahs from South Africa to North Luangwa National Park, marking the first phase of a multiyear project to restore the species.
Charles Mpaka reports.
Charles Mpaka reports.
Cheetahs reintroduced to Zambia’s Greater Luangwa Ecosystem
Cheetahs are back in Zambia’s Greater Luangwa Ecosystem, nearly 30 years after the big cats’ last recorded presence in the massive landscape. Six cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), three males and three…
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July 28, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Cheetahs have returned to Zambia's Greater Luangwa Ecosystem nearly 30 years after their disappearance. Wildlife authorities translocated six cheetahs from South Africa to North Luangwa National Park, marking the first phase of a multiyear project to restore the species.
Charles Mpaka reports.
Charles Mpaka reports.
🚨 Obubenje obuva ku mpaka zino babunenyeza ani? Uganda Police Force #ffemmwemmweffe 🌐 Soma ebipya: #RadioSimba #Uganda #SimbaNews #UgandaPolitics
#RadioSimba #Uganda #Luganda
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#RadioSimba #Uganda #Luganda
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September 27, 2026 at 10:20 AM
🚨 Obubenje obuva ku mpaka zino babunenyeza ani? Uganda Police Force #ffemmwemmweffe 🌐 Soma ebipya: #RadioSimba #Uganda #SimbaNews #UgandaPolitics
#RadioSimba #Uganda #Luganda
https://www.radiosimba.ug
#RadioSimba #Uganda #Luganda
https://www.radiosimba.ug
Zambian authorities arrested 10 people and seized half-ton of ivory in a major strike against a cross-border criminal syndicate.
This operation highlights how international intelligence-sharing is critical to disrupting trafficking networks and protecting Africa's elephants.
By Charles Mpaka.
This operation highlights how international intelligence-sharing is critical to disrupting trafficking networks and protecting Africa's elephants.
By Charles Mpaka.
Zambia seizes half-ton of ivory in major illegal wildlife crime operation
On March 9, wildlife authorities in Zambia arrested 10 people in possession of 550 kilograms (1,212 pounds) of ivory, according to the U.K.-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), which…
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March 30, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Zambian authorities arrested 10 people and seized half-ton of ivory in a major strike against a cross-border criminal syndicate.
This operation highlights how international intelligence-sharing is critical to disrupting trafficking networks and protecting Africa's elephants.
By Charles Mpaka.
This operation highlights how international intelligence-sharing is critical to disrupting trafficking networks and protecting Africa's elephants.
By Charles Mpaka.
-- Kuanzia sasa Lissu atakuwa akijiwakilisha yeye mwenyewe mahakamani mawakili wake 30 amewaondoa mpaka atakapoona vinginevyo
June 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
-- Kuanzia sasa Lissu atakuwa akijiwakilisha yeye mwenyewe mahakamani mawakili wake 30 amewaondoa mpaka atakapoona vinginevyo
En #AfriqueDuSud, des manifestations xénophobes anti-migrants ont éclaté dans un contexte de crise humanitaire. Commentaire de Noma Masiko-Mpaka (HRW) sur CNN ⤵️
July 1, 2026 at 3:55 PM
En #AfriqueDuSud, des manifestations xénophobes anti-migrants ont éclaté dans un contexte de crise humanitaire. Commentaire de Noma Masiko-Mpaka (HRW) sur CNN ⤵️
A 110-kilo ivory seizure in Kenya has reignited concerns over law enforcement follow-through.
While arrests make headlines, critics warn that wildlife trafficking is rarely investigated to the "next level," leaving traffickers & buyers to operate with impunity.
Charles Mpaka reports for #Mongabay.
While arrests make headlines, critics warn that wildlife trafficking is rarely investigated to the "next level," leaving traffickers & buyers to operate with impunity.
Charles Mpaka reports for #Mongabay.
After 110-kilo ivory bust, familiar questions over Kenya’s follow-through
In late January, Kenyan authorities arrested two men in possession of more than a hundred kilos of ivory in the town of Namanga, on the border with Tanzania. According to Kenya’s Directorate of…
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April 24, 2026 at 4:52 PM
A 110-kilo ivory seizure in Kenya has reignited concerns over law enforcement follow-through.
While arrests make headlines, critics warn that wildlife trafficking is rarely investigated to the "next level," leaving traffickers & buyers to operate with impunity.
Charles Mpaka reports for #Mongabay.
While arrests make headlines, critics warn that wildlife trafficking is rarely investigated to the "next level," leaving traffickers & buyers to operate with impunity.
Charles Mpaka reports for #Mongabay.
Η μπακαλοταβέρνα του Σκυλοδήμου στη Γούβα του Βάβουλα...
Ακούγεται σαν να το έγραψε parody account του Λευτέρη Παπαδόπουλου ή ο θείος Αιμίλιος από τα Κουραφέλκυθρα.
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Ακούγεται σαν να το έγραψε parody account του Λευτέρη Παπαδόπουλου ή ο θείος Αιμίλιος από τα Κουραφέλκυθρα.
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Στο Μπακάλικο του Φίλιππα Σκυλοδήμου στον Πειραιά για κεφτέδες και αυγά με πατάτες, όπως παλιά
Μοιάζει να βγήκε από το χρονοντούλαπο για να μας θυμίσει πως η μπακαλοταβέρνα υπάρχει και είναι ακόμη εδώ, ολοζώντανη και απείραχτη όπως παλιά. Αν δεν ξέρεις …
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September 9, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Η μπακαλοταβέρνα του Σκυλοδήμου στη Γούβα του Βάβουλα...
Ακούγεται σαν να το έγραψε parody account του Λευτέρη Παπαδόπουλου ή ο θείος Αιμίλιος από τα Κουραφέλκυθρα.
cookout.skai.gr/out/to-mpaka...
Ακούγεται σαν να το έγραψε parody account του Λευτέρη Παπαδόπουλου ή ο θείος Αιμίλιος από τα Κουραφέλκυθρα.
cookout.skai.gr/out/to-mpaka...
Iaso kokla. Να στείλω mpaka pic😂
January 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Iaso kokla. Να στείλω mpaka pic😂
International border between Switzerland (foreground) and Italy (background).
📷: 1960s.
#Riigipiir #Confine #Border #国境 #边界 #Granica #Grenze #Fronteira #Frontière #Σύνορα #Кордон #Граница #Mpaka #Robeža #Landamæri #Kufiri #Sınır #Frontera #LagoMaggiore
📷: 1960s.
#Riigipiir #Confine #Border #国境 #边界 #Granica #Grenze #Fronteira #Frontière #Σύνορα #Кордон #Граница #Mpaka #Robeža #Landamæri #Kufiri #Sınır #Frontera #LagoMaggiore
December 6, 2024 at 6:11 AM
International border between Switzerland (foreground) and Italy (background).
📷: 1960s.
#Riigipiir #Confine #Border #国境 #边界 #Granica #Grenze #Fronteira #Frontière #Σύνορα #Кордон #Граница #Mpaka #Robeža #Landamæri #Kufiri #Sınır #Frontera #LagoMaggiore
📷: 1960s.
#Riigipiir #Confine #Border #国境 #边界 #Granica #Grenze #Fronteira #Frontière #Σύνορα #Кордон #Граница #Mpaka #Robeža #Landamæri #Kufiri #Sınır #Frontera #LagoMaggiore
While global hunger drops, 20% of Africans faced food insecurity in 2025, compared to 6% in Asia, according to @fao.org.
To counter climate shocks and aid cuts, experts urge African nations to move away from imported fertilizers and prioritize soil health and crop diversity.
Charles Mpaka reports.
To counter climate shocks and aid cuts, experts urge African nations to move away from imported fertilizers and prioritize soil health and crop diversity.
Charles Mpaka reports.
Global hunger levels fall but Africa still lags behind, UN report finds
In its latest report on food security and nutrition around the world, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization says the number of people facing hunger globally has declined for the third…
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August 5, 2026 at 7:18 PM
While global hunger drops, 20% of Africans faced food insecurity in 2025, compared to 6% in Asia, according to @fao.org.
To counter climate shocks and aid cuts, experts urge African nations to move away from imported fertilizers and prioritize soil health and crop diversity.
Charles Mpaka reports.
To counter climate shocks and aid cuts, experts urge African nations to move away from imported fertilizers and prioritize soil health and crop diversity.
Charles Mpaka reports.
At the temporary border between Italy and Yugoslavia, in 1946.
#Gorizia #Riigipiir #Confine #Meja #Border #国境 #边界 #Granica #Grenze #Fronteira #Frontière #Σύνορα #Кордон #Граница #Mpaka #Robeža #Kufiri #Sınır #Frontera #Transalpina #Slovenia @franchi1978.bsky.social @mediahistorynow.bsky.social
#Gorizia #Riigipiir #Confine #Meja #Border #国境 #边界 #Granica #Grenze #Fronteira #Frontière #Σύνορα #Кордон #Граница #Mpaka #Robeža #Kufiri #Sınır #Frontera #Transalpina #Slovenia @franchi1978.bsky.social @mediahistorynow.bsky.social
December 15, 2024 at 8:37 AM
At the temporary border between Italy and Yugoslavia, in 1946.
#Gorizia #Riigipiir #Confine #Meja #Border #国境 #边界 #Granica #Grenze #Fronteira #Frontière #Σύνορα #Кордон #Граница #Mpaka #Robeža #Kufiri #Sınır #Frontera #Transalpina #Slovenia @franchi1978.bsky.social @mediahistorynow.bsky.social
#Gorizia #Riigipiir #Confine #Meja #Border #国境 #边界 #Granica #Grenze #Fronteira #Frontière #Σύνορα #Кордон #Граница #Mpaka #Robeža #Kufiri #Sınır #Frontera #Transalpina #Slovenia @franchi1978.bsky.social @mediahistorynow.bsky.social
While the Rural Women’s Assembly amplifies the voices of 170,000 farmers pushing for sustainable agriculture, a lack of landownership restricts their decision-making power.
Securing land control for women remains essential to addressing systemic food security issues.
Charles Mpaka reports.
Securing land control for women remains essential to addressing systemic food security issues.
Charles Mpaka reports.
Movement gives African rural women farmers a voice, but still battles landownership
CHIRADZULU, Malawi — In Chiradzulu district in southern Malawi, 60 women who are members of the Rural Women’s Assembly grow fruits and vegetables alongside their staple crop, maize. In recent years,…
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June 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
While the Rural Women’s Assembly amplifies the voices of 170,000 farmers pushing for sustainable agriculture, a lack of landownership restricts their decision-making power.
Securing land control for women remains essential to addressing systemic food security issues.
Charles Mpaka reports.
Securing land control for women remains essential to addressing systemic food security issues.
Charles Mpaka reports.
⚽ Ttiimu y'Eggwanga eyabakyala ey'Omupiira ogwokubaka eya She Cranes bebanantameggwa ba Afirika oluvannyuma lwokuwqngula South Africa 56 ku 53 mu mpaka ezakamalirizo mu kikopo kya Africa Netball Cup 2026 ezibadde mu Kibuga Nairobi....
#RadioSimba #Uganda #Luganda
https://www.radiosimba.ug
#RadioSimba #Uganda #Luganda
https://www.radiosimba.ug
September 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM
⚽ Ttiimu y'Eggwanga eyabakyala ey'Omupiira ogwokubaka eya She Cranes bebanantameggwa ba Afirika oluvannyuma lwokuwqngula South Africa 56 ku 53 mu mpaka ezakamalirizo mu kikopo kya Africa Netball Cup 2026 ezibadde mu Kibuga Nairobi....
#RadioSimba #Uganda #Luganda
https://www.radiosimba.ug
#RadioSimba #Uganda #Luganda
https://www.radiosimba.ug
Yaani mambo za Ruto zinafanya mpaka unaamka na hasira.
January 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Yaani mambo za Ruto zinafanya mpaka unaamka na hasira.
Ykee Benda Welcomes Son With Wife Emily Nyawira
Ugandan singer Ykee Benda, real name Wycliff Tugume, has welcomed a baby boy with his wife, Emily Nyawira, and shared the first details about their new arrival. The Mpaka Records boss announced the birth on Saturday night, revealing that the couple…
Ugandan singer Ykee Benda, real name Wycliff Tugume, has welcomed a baby boy with his wife, Emily Nyawira, and shared the first details about their new arrival. The Mpaka Records boss announced the birth on Saturday night, revealing that the couple…
Ykee Benda Welcomes Son With Wife Emily Nyawira
Ugandan singer Ykee Benda, real name Wycliff Tugume, has welcomed a baby boy with his wife, Emily Nyawira, and shared the first details about their new arrival. The Mpaka Records boss announced the birth on Saturday night, revealing that the couple have named their son Ukwezi Hallelujah Benda. Ykee Benda shared the news on X alongside the baby’s birth date, writing:
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September 29, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Ykee Benda Welcomes Son With Wife Emily Nyawira
Ugandan singer Ykee Benda, real name Wycliff Tugume, has welcomed a baby boy with his wife, Emily Nyawira, and shared the first details about their new arrival. The Mpaka Records boss announced the birth on Saturday night, revealing that the couple…
Ugandan singer Ykee Benda, real name Wycliff Tugume, has welcomed a baby boy with his wife, Emily Nyawira, and shared the first details about their new arrival. The Mpaka Records boss announced the birth on Saturday night, revealing that the couple…
Nimekuwa nikirudi hapa kuangalia kama watu wameweza kuuona mchoro huu.
Nilifurahishwa sana na mchoro huu na nimeupenda sana mpaka ninataka tu watu wauone.
Ni sawa kama itanichukua muda kupata watu watakao furahia sanaa yangu.
Lakini sasa nina hamu nyingi ya watu kufurahia kazi yangu.
Nilifurahishwa sana na mchoro huu na nimeupenda sana mpaka ninataka tu watu wauone.
Ni sawa kama itanichukua muda kupata watu watakao furahia sanaa yangu.
Lakini sasa nina hamu nyingi ya watu kufurahia kazi yangu.
October 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Nimekuwa nikirudi hapa kuangalia kama watu wameweza kuuona mchoro huu.
Nilifurahishwa sana na mchoro huu na nimeupenda sana mpaka ninataka tu watu wauone.
Ni sawa kama itanichukua muda kupata watu watakao furahia sanaa yangu.
Lakini sasa nina hamu nyingi ya watu kufurahia kazi yangu.
Nilifurahishwa sana na mchoro huu na nimeupenda sana mpaka ninataka tu watu wauone.
Ni sawa kama itanichukua muda kupata watu watakao furahia sanaa yangu.
Lakini sasa nina hamu nyingi ya watu kufurahia kazi yangu.
2008 FI-NO-SE Soome-Norra-Rootsi Finlandia-Norvegia-Svezia
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#Riigipiir #Confine #Border #国境 #边界 #Meja #Robeža #Siena #Кордон #Granica #Grenze #Mpaka #Fronteira #Frontera #Perbatasan #Frontière #Finland #Soome #Suomi #Sweden #Norway
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#Riigipiir #Confine #Border #国境 #边界 #Meja #Robeža #Siena #Кордон #Granica #Grenze #Mpaka #Fronteira #Frontera #Perbatasan #Frontière #Finland #Soome #Suomi #Sweden #Norway
December 11, 2024 at 11:05 AM
2008 FI-NO-SE Soome-Norra-Rootsi Finlandia-Norvegia-Svezia
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#Riigipiir #Confine #Border #国境 #边界 #Meja #Robeža #Siena #Кордон #Granica #Grenze #Mpaka #Fronteira #Frontera #Perbatasan #Frontière #Finland #Soome #Suomi #Sweden #Norway
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#Riigipiir #Confine #Border #国境 #边界 #Meja #Robeža #Siena #Кордон #Granica #Grenze #Mpaka #Fronteira #Frontera #Perbatasan #Frontière #Finland #Soome #Suomi #Sweden #Norway