ADF STAFF | Photos by Reuters Recent seizures of illegal drugs in the Sahel indicate that the conflict-riddled region is becoming…
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ADF STAFF The Miombo Woodlands covers parts of eight African countries, stretching from Burundi to Angola to southern Mozambique. Yet…
ADF STAFF Massive redwood trees tower above the floor of central Kenya’s Aberdare National Park, home to an array of…
ADF STAFF Mozambique has eclipsed other African countries as China’s primary supplier of rosewood, a material coveted for its use…
ADF STAFF A new four-part investigation by the Pulitzer Center Rainforest Investigations Network and The Africa Report shows how trees…
ADF STAFF Mozambican authorities are worried that timber smuggling in Cabo Delgado province is funding terror groups such as Ansar…
ADF STAFF Despite an amazing array of natural resources, the Central African Republic (CAR) has endured years of civil war,…
ADF STAFF The Tanzania Forest Agency (TFA) is adding drones to the tools it uses to protect dwindling woodland areas,…
ADF STAFF Ghana banned rosewood logging in 2019. Despite that, logging continues, driven by China’s insatiable appetite for the lumber…
ADF STAFF A new study reveals how a Chinese logging company is illegally leveling rainforests in the Democratic Republic of…