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Mahamadou Issoufou spoke at the opening of the Extraordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government on April 23, 2020, via videoconference. He was president of the…

REUTERS Rhino poaching fell 63% year-on-year in Namibia due to intensified intelligence operations and tougher sentences and fines for poachers. Elephant poaching also decreased, with two incidents reported as of August 2020 compared…

AFRICAN UNION The African Union has announced a new initiative that will help the continent better meet the health challenges of the future. The Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme is a new AU effort under the auspices of…

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Togo has received validation from the World Health Organization (WHO) for having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis, or “sleeping sickness,” as a public health problem, becoming the first African country…

BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS An abandoned quarry in Nigeria has become a tourist hot spot after images were posted on social media in August 2020. Photos of the rocky cliffs climbing into a blue sky, a moss-lined footpath, small green…

BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS Activists aiming to maintain traditional culture have pledged $1 million to help the people of central Mali’s Mopti region restore parts of their heritage, which has been threatened by armed conflict. The…