Burkina Faso has achieved a remarkable economic milestone, recording a trade surplus of 354.5 billion CFA francs in the first quarter of 2025. This marks a dramatic turnaround from the 69.3 billion CFA franc deficit reported during the same period in 2024. For the first time in history, the capital city, Ouagadougou, is exporting more than it imports—a strong signal of economic progress. This positive shift is largely driven by a surge in processed gold exports and strong performance in agricultural trade, reflecting a strategic move toward value addition and self-sufficiency. This development is not just a national achievement, it’s a continental wake-up call. Africa must understand that no one is better positioned to manage and benefit from her vast resources than Africa herself, provided there is unity, vision, and discipline. The road to economic sovereignty begins with believing in our own potential and acting upon it with determination. Moral lesson: Self-reliance and disciplined management of local resources are essential for sustainable economic growth. By adding value to exports and making strategic choices, countries can transform trade deficits into surpluses. More broadly, it reminds Africa that true progress comes from believing in its own potential and managing its wealth with unity and vision.

Dracula Simia Orchid (Dracula simia) This stunning orchid, commonly known as the Monkey Orchid, captures attention with its unique and whimsical flower shape that resembles a monkey's face. The deep purple and cream-colored speckled petals create a striking contrast, making it a true conversation starter in any collection. Light: Low to medium, indirect. Water: Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged. Soil: Well-draining, orchid mix or sphagnum moss. Temperature: 50-70°F (10-21°C). Humidity: Very high, around 70-100%. Fertilizer: Use a balanced orchid fertilizer, diluted, every 2 weeks during the growing season. Perfect for adding an exotic and rare touch to your indoor garden!

"You may choose a Hyena over a Dog because a dog barks, while a Hyena laughs. But in the end, we will see which is more dangerous"

"Never be ashamed of being African." Thomas Sankara

Thomas Fuller the African maths genius also known as "Negro Tom" and the "Virginia Calculator", was an enslaved African born in today Benin 🇧🇯 1710 and died in 1790 USA renowned for his mathematical abilities. Also known as a mental calculator. shipped to America as a slave in 1724. He had remarkable powers of calculation, and late in his life was discovered by antislavery campaigners who used him as a demonstration that blacks were superior not inferior to whites in academics. In this report, Rush stressed the credibility of Hartshorne and Coates. Rush retold how Hartshorne and Coates tested Fuller's mathematical abilities as follows: First. Upon being asked, how many seconds there are in a year and a half, he answered in about two minutes, 47,304,000. Second. On being asked how many seconds a man has lived, who is seventy years, seven- teen days and twelve hours old, he answered, in a minute and a half, 2,210,500,800. One of the gentlemen, who employed himself with his pen in making these calculations, told him he was wrong, and that the sum was not so great as he had said-upon which the old man hastily replied, “top, massa, you forget de leap year.” On adding the seconds of the leap years to the othrs, the amount of the whole in both their sums agreed exactly. Third. The following question was then proposed to him: suppose a farmer has six sows, and each sow has six female pigs, the first year, and they all increase in the same proportion, to the end of eight years, how many sows will the farmer then have? In ten minutes, he answered, 34,588,806. The dfference of time between his answering this, and the two former questions, was occasioned by a trifling mistake he made from a misapprehension of the question. Despite Fuller's perfect answers, it appeared to Hartshorne and Coates that his mental abilities must have once been greater. Rush wrote: He was grey-headed, and exhibited several other marks of the weakness of old age. He had worked hard upon a farm during the whole of life but had never been intmperate in the use of spirituous liquors. He spoke with great respect of his mistress, and mentioned in a particular manner his obligations to her for refusing to sell him, which she had been tempted to by offers of large sums of money from several persons. One of the gentlemen, Mr. Coates, having remarked in his presence that it was a pity he had not an education equal to his genius, he said, "No, Massa, it is best I had no learning, for many learned men be great fools." No one could challenge his abilities in mathematics. Credit Goes To The Respective Owner

Nature’s Enigma: The Bocydium Treehopper You’re not looking at a sci-fi prop. This is real. Meet the Bocydium treehopper — a bizarre insect straight out of an alien design lab. Its helmet-like orb and hooked antennae aren’t just for show — they’re part of a stunning defense strategy to confuse predators and survive in the treetops of South America. Small in size, massive in mystery. Evolution didn’t just make it strange — it made it spectacular. 🔍 Explore the weird. Celebrate the wild. #Treehopper #MacroPhotography #WeirdNature #InsectWorld #animalswildlife

He doesn't hunt. He waits for the dead. Then drops their bones from the sky. Meet the Bearded Vulture, nature’s bone collector. Unlike other raptors, this hauntingly beautiful bird doesn't care for flesh — it craves calcium. With crimson eyes, a mohawk of feathers, and a face dipped in blood-stained dust, the Bearded Vulture doesn't kill... it cleans up. High in the mountains, when it finds a carcass, it lifts bones into the air, drops them onto rocks, and feasts on the shattered marrow within. No other bird dares such rituals. No other bird can. In the silence of the Alps, Himalayas, and Ethiopian peaks — he soars. Not a hunter. Not a scavenger. But something far stranger. A sky-borne undertaker with a taste for skeletons. #WildLife #BeardedVulture #Birds #Nature #Photography

It doesn’t spin webs. It doesn’t climb walls. It runs you down. This is a wolf spider — nature’s version of a sprinting tank with eight eyes, eight legs, and zero mercy. No ambush. No traps. Just raw power and speed. It hunts on foot, chasing prey across dirt, bark, or leaf litter like a miniature cheetah. And when it catches up? Those massive fangs crush and inject venom. Game over. It doesn’t need a web. It is the weapon. Zoom in on that face — this is what insects see right before everything fades to black. — #WolfSpider #Nature #Wildlife #Amazing