ADF STAFF Despite an amazing array of natural resources, the Central African Republic (CAR) has endured years of civil war,…
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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…
ADF STAFF Since entering the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2018, Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries have ruthlessly exploited the country’s…
The war-weary people of Casamance are desperate for peace, but timber and cannabis trafficking continue to fuel conflict. An agreement…
ADF STAFF Ghana has become the first West African country to join an international call for banning the trade of…
ADF STAFF Forests cover just one-tenth of Sudan and are shrinking, the victim of governmental neglect that has allowed militia…
ADF STAFF Since early 2020, Mali has banned the export of rosewood, also known as kosso. Despite that, nearly 150,000…
ADF STAFF Founded in 1925, Virunga is Africa’s oldest national park. It is one of the continent’s most biologically diverse conservation…