Tag Archives: Africa

Namibia is auctioning off 170 wild elephants

An increase in the incidence of human-elephant conflict is driving sales, the state-owned daily New Era said in an announcement. Namibian elephants are one of the many species that are at risk of extinction due to poaching, illegal wildlife trade and ecological factors. The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism …

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‘Stop madness’ Tigre leader urges Ethiopian PM

Nairobi, Kenya (AP) – Ethiopia’s notorious Tigre region’s fugitive leader on Monday called on Prime Minister Abiya Ahmed to “stop madness” and withdraw troops from the region as he insisted fighting two days after Abiya was “on every front”. Declared victory. Debrecen Gabremischel said in a phone interview with the …

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Malaria at risk from COVID-19 epidemic: WHO | Asia

The World Health Organization says disruptions to treatment could lead to thousands of additional deaths. Lack of funding and barriers to treatment in sub-Saharan Africa, the risk of an epidemic of Kovid-1p malaria has claimed thousands of lives, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned in its annual report on mosquito-borne …

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Suspected extremists have killed at least 40 farmers in Nigeria

MAIDGURI, Nigeria (AP) – Suspected members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram have killed at least 40 rice farmers and fishermen while harvesting crops in Nigeria’s northern Borno state, officials say. The attack took place on Saturday in Garin Kwashebe, a Borno community known for its rice farming, the …

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