Report: Time for West African Nations to Rethink Fishing Deals
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West African governments should consider renegotiating deals with foreign distant-water fishing companies that often offer little benefit to either party, according to a maritime expert at Duke University.
Analyzing 2017…
Experts Say Resurgent Islamic State Group Is Expanding in Africa
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Recent media campaigns by the Islamic State group have encouraged fighters to pursue hijra, or migration, to Africa and foster extremism.
Experts predict more terrorism on the continent.
Since the Islamic State terrorist…
K-9 Units Help South Africa’s Park Rangers Sniff Out Poachers
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Highly trained dogs recently helped arrest three poachers suspected of killing rhinos in South Africa’s Kruger National Park.
Rangers in helicopters spotted one dead rhino and an injured rhino after tourists alerted them to…
COVID-19 Set Back South African Girls’ Education
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From early childhood development to primary and secondary education, the impact of COVID-19 on the basic education system will be felt for years to come.
In South Africa, the pandemic has reversed 20 years of gains made by the…
Kenya Opens Medical Oxygen Plant in Nakuru
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As Kenya grappled with its sixth wave of COVID-19 infections, it opened an oxygen plant that will supply health care facilities in Nakuru, about 160 kilometers northwest of Nairobi.
Launched in early July, the plant will…
Pandemic Worsens Nigeria’s Educational Crisis
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Even before the onset of COVID-19, Nigeria had the world’s highest number of school-age children who did not attend school.
The pandemic has made everything worse.
Lockdown measures to prevent the pandemic’s spread…
South Africa Lifts Fifth Wave Restrictions, But Warns They Could Return
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With South Africa’s fifth wave of COVID-19 infections now passed, Minister of Health Dr. Joe Phaahla has lifted the latest round of public health restrictions. But experts warn that those restrictions could return if infections…
Sea Change: Collaboration Aims to Strengthen Fisheries Intelligence
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A collaboration of organizations is bringing more data, technology and analytics to the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Global Fishing Watch, the International Monitoring, Control, and…
Hostility from Mali’s Junta Raises Questions About MINUSMA Future
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Hostility from Mali’s ruling junta toward the United Nations is making it more difficult for the country’s peacekeeping mission to fulfill its mandate.
Mali’s military leaders expelled the spokesman for the United Nations’…
South Africa Tries to Avoid Repeat of 2021 Violence
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The violence that engulfed South Africa in July 2021 shocked and traumatized the country. Many fear it could happen again if societal root causes are not addressed.
President Cyril Ramaphosa called the wave of violence that hit…