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Botswana launches five-year strategy to combat wildlife poaching

Botswana's government unveiled a comprehensive five-year anti-poaching strategy on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, aimed at protecting the country's wildlife through enhanced law enforcement collaboration...

World Wildlife Day: Ondo, stakeholders condemn wildlife poaching

The Ondo State Government has decried poaching and illegal killing of wild animals for bush meat, warning that the practice could lead to extinction...

Kenya’s elephant number rises at 2.8% annually as poaching declines

 Kenya’s elephant population has gradually increased at an annual rate of approximately 2.8 per cent over the last three decades. This is as poaching is...

Six lions killed in western Uganda in suspected poisoning

Six lions were found dead in Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda, a national conservation agency said on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Uganda Wildlife...

Tanzanian police seize 160 firearms, arrest 68 poachers in forest reserve

Tanzanian Police, on Monday, February 8, 2021 said they have seized 160 firearms and arrested 68 suspected poachers in the last two months in...

Convicted wildlife offenders tell their side of the story

A non-governmental organisation working globally on trade in wild animals and plants, TRAFFIC, has said that it obtained valuable new insights into the organisation,...

Cecil: Poachers slay five endangered elephants in Kenya

While the world mourned Cecil, the 13-year-old lion that was allegedly shot by an American hunter in Zimbabwe, an even more devastating poaching incident was...

Wildlife poaching linked to Boko Haram funding

Illegal wildlife trade, including poaching has been identified as a major source of funding for the deadly terrorist organisation Boko Haram, a new report by...

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AfDB, Nedbank Group sign multi-billion-rand funding partnership to transform housing access, boost African trade

The African Development Bank Group and Nedbank Group have signed a landmark deal to boost access to affordable housing...
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Yuletide: Nigerians brave high fares, security concerns to travel

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have continued to brave rising transport fares and security concerns to...

Okonjo-Iweala hails Abia Electric Bus Scheme as climate-friendly initiative

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has commended the Abia State Government for introducing...

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Yuletide: Nigerians brave high fares, security concerns to travel

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