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Illegal mining, smuggling threaten Ghana cocoa industry
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» ACCRA - Ghana, the world's second biggest cocoa producer, faces a growing risk to its harvest — and blow to its crisis-hit economy — from illegal mining and smugglers, industry officials, farmers and activists warn.
70,000 migrants intercepted by Tunisia in 2023: official
AFP, Published on 10/12/2023
» TUNIS - Close to 70,000 migrants were intercepted trying to cross the Mediterranean from Tunisia to Italy this year, more than double the 2022 figure, the Tunisian National Guard told AFP on Saturday.
Intel unit to help curb illegal wildlife trade
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/10/2023
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has set up an intelligence unit to help suppress the illegal trade in wildlife.
West African mission lands in coup-hit Niger
AFP, Published on 19/08/2023
» NIAMEY, NIger: A delegation from the West African Ecowas bloc arrived in Niger on Saturday seeking a peaceful rather than military solution after senior army officers seized power in a coup.
Help save our Jumbo friends from abuse
Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 14/08/2023
» After 22 years in Sri Lanka, the ailing Plai Sak Surin came home last month. His arrival at Chiang Mai International Airport was a joyful moment for all Thais.
Uganda urged to reject 'appalling' anti-gay bill
AFP, Published on 22/03/2023
» KAMPALA: The United Nations and the United States led calls Wednesday for Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni to reject what has been labelled an "appalling" anti-gay bill.
Macron: French interference in Africa 'over'
AFP, Published on 02/03/2023
» LIBREVILLE, Gabon: President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said the era of French interference in Africa was "well over" as he began a four-nation tour of the continent to renew frayed ties.
France's Macron set for four-nation tour of Africa
AFP, Published on 01/03/2023
» PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron kicks off a tour of Central Africa on Wednesday in a diplomatic drive to test out a new "responsible relationship" with the continent as anti-French sentiment runs high in some former colonies.
Mother Nature's still crying
News, Published on 28/12/2022
» From floods and extreme weather, to climate change and the adoption of the Bio-Circular-Green economy, the environment was uppermost in the minds of many in 2022.
I.Coast seeks life for four suspects over 2016 attack
AFP, Published on 22/12/2022
» ABIDJAN - An Ivory Coast prosecutor Wednesday urged life in jail for four suspects over one of West Africa's bloodiest jihadist attacks -- a 2016 machine-gun assault on a beach resort that killed 19.