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Climate change is also disrupting the weather patterns that help animals know when to begin their migration. How can we save wild animals from extinction? The CMS or Bonn Convention, signed in 1979, helps countries coordinate efforts to protect migratory species on their routes. The parties meet every two to three years to monitor progress […]
“I look at Bubu as an artist and I look at her as a pioneer of craftsmanship in a way, you know, she goes out of her comfort zone to travel into communities.” Increasingly, Nigeria’s creative industries are making their mark around the world, with Afrobeats music stars Burna Boy and Sek filling stadiums and […]
Nearly 300 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck Morocco on Friday night, according to preliminary government counts, as terrified residents of Marrakesh screamed “unbearable” after the 6.8-magnitude shock. “According to a provisional report, the earthquake killed 296 people in the provinces and municipalities of Al-Hauz, Marrakesh, Ouarzazate, Azilal, Chichoua and Taroudant,” Morocco’s interior […]
‘cat and mouse’ Niger’s former colonial ruler France has denied the junta’s accusation that it was trying to destabilize the country or that it had violated its airspace. It has said it supports ECOWAS efforts to restore constitutional order. French troops, along with US, German and Italian forces, are present in Niger as part of […]
“We are seeing many North African countries, such as Morocco or Egypt, taking up the issue of hydrogen, and announcing ‘hydrogen strategies’ there just a few years after the EU and the United States,” Dougette explained. AFP. “Morocco has very strong potential for wind power that is often overlooked, and a huge potential for solar […]
Migrant deaths have risen in recent years as thousands try to cross the Mediterranean in the hope of finding a better life in war-torn or poverty-stricken Europe. The central Mediterranean migrant route from North Africa to Europe is the world’s deadliest route with more than 20,000 deaths since 2014, according to the International Organization for […]
The demand from refugees has caused food prices to skyrocket in local markets, and cases of malnutrition have increased in health centres. “This is an additional strain on the entire Chadian population,” said Pierre Honorat, WFP director in Chad. “It’s getting very difficult.” A similar scene is also unfolding in South Sudan, where around 35,000 […]
Since it was established over 30 years ago, Umoja has provided refuge for women from the Samburu community and survivors of female genital mutilation, domestic abuse or child marriage. “I used to be treated unfairly, but now I feel free,” said Christine Sittian, a 26-year-old mother of four who left her marriage because her husband […]
“The Somaliland army is shelling civilian areas using mortars and heavy artillery,” Las Anod mayor Abdirahim Ali Ismail said by phone. “The general practitioner treating the wounded in the war died in the hospital.” Doctor Mohammad Farah of Las Anod Hospital confirmed the death toll and the shelling. Somaliland government officials were not immediately available […]
Pope Francis ends an emotional visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday and leaves for neighboring South Sudan, which has been struggling to overcome decades of conflict and poverty. The 86-year-old pontiff, on his third visit to sub-Saharan Africa since the beginning of his papacy in 2013, was greeted by huge crowds […]
