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Task Force Dismantles Ivory Smuggling Ring
LUSAKA AGREEMENT TASK FORCE
The Lusaka Agreement Task Force (LATF) has shut down an international syndicate that was smuggling ivory from Africa to Asia.
The six-month operation led to the arrest of seven suspects believed to be…
Ethiopia’s Tedros Takes the Helm of WHO
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, WIRE REPORTS
The World Health Organization (WHO) elected Dr. Tedros Adhanom of Ethiopia as its director general, the first person from Africa to lead the global health organization.
The election came after a…
Chadian Official Takes Helm of AU
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Moussa Faki Mahamat, former foreign minister of Chad, assumed office as head of the African Union Commission, pledging to reform the institution and tackle the continent’s crises.
Faki took over leadership of the…
Tunisia Prevents 27,000 from Joining Terror Groups
ADF STAFF
Tunisian authorities announced they have stopped more than 27,000 young people from joining terror groups since 2012. Interior Minister Hadi al-Majdoub said the young people have been prevented from traveling to foreign…
Tanzania Puts Poaching ‘Devil’ Behind Bars
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Tanzania sentenced its most notorious poacher, nicknamed “The Devil,” to 12 years in prison for running an ivory trafficking network across five African countries.
Boniface Matthew Maliango, 47, was arrested in…
Nigeria-Morocco Pipeline Opens New Possibilities
REUTERS
Nigeria and Morocco have signed a joint venture to construct a gas pipeline that will connect the two nations and other African countries to Europe.
The agreement was reached during a visit by Morocco’s King Mohammed to the…