PAARL, South Africa — Freya, a 6-month-old lion cub rescued from the wildlife commerce in Lebanon, poked a curious nostril out of her transport crate and sniffed the air. Happy, she took her first cautious steps in her new perpetually residence in a sanctuary in South Africa. Freya’s relocation to the Drakenstein Lion Park is simply…
A brand new report from the Worldwide Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reveals that Jap and Southern Africa is midway to reaching the protection objective of the World Biodiversity Framework (GBF) Goal 3. The area has protected 17.24 per cent of its terrestrial space, encompassing 5,544 protected and conserved areas over 2,618,967 sq. kilometres….
Almost a 12 months in the past, West Africa appeared alarmingly on the verge of struggle. The Financial Neighborhood of West African States (ECOWAS) was threatening “navy intervention” in Niger if the leaders of the nation’s July 26 coup didn’t instantly relinquish energy and free President Mohammed Bazoum. After the navy authorities in Niamey failed…
Local weather change’s outsized impression on North Africa Globally, North Africa is among the areas most affected by local weather change (File/AFP) North Africa is among the areas most affected by local weather change globally, with summer season temperatures predicted to rise by 4 levels Celsius over the following 50 years. Conventionally uncovered to greater…
Photographs from digicam traps in Udzungwa. From the left: Feminine leopard, hyena, male leopard. Credit score: Rasmus W. Havmøller Who’s stronger? A solitary leopard or cackle of hyenas? And which is finest at getting together with people? College of Copenhagen researchers intently studied this in a big East African pure space surrounded by rural settlements….
The green-brown savannahs of the Nairobi Nationwide Park, teaming with iconic East African wildlife that bask within the skyline of one among Africa’s most bustling cities, was the setting for the launch of a crucial publication by IUCN and the Regional Useful resource Hub. The State of Protected and Conserved Areas (SOPACA) report represents an…
In a transfer of unprecedented geopolitical consequence, the Brics grouping of countries has made the landmark resolution to broaden past its 5 founding members. Introduced on Thursday on the conclusion of the Brics summit in Johannesburg, host South Africa together with Brazil, Russia, India and China invited six nations to hitch the bloc – Egypt,…
On this month’s streaming information, suspense meets drama, comedy finds a spot subsequent to melancholic tales, and each established and rising voices from the West African cinema scene shine as vibrant as ever. This month’s checklist is crammed with movies and tv sequence from Cote d’Ivoire to Ghana and Nigeria. Nadia Buari makes a putting…
A view of a broken highway connecting the 2 cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe following heavy rains attributable to Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, Tuesday, March 14 2023. The U.N. climate company mentioned Tuesday, July 2, 2024 that Tropical Cyclone Freddy, a lethal Indian Ocean storm that lashed japanese Africa final yr, was confirmed…
The Tanzania Fintech Affiliation (Tafina) introduced the East African Funding Discussion board (EAIF) 2024, a pivotal occasion aimed toward reworking the area’s monetary expertise panorama. Held on September twelfth and thirteenth in Dar es Salaam, the two-day discussion board brings collectively key gamers within the fintech sector – business leaders, buyers, policymakers, and innovators. The…