A calf of the nearly extinct African Wild Ass was presented to the Chilean public on Thursday, 17 days after being born. African Wild Asses are in the category of “Critically Endangered” species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The latest calf was born in Buin Zoo in Chile, part of an international programme designed to avoid… Read More

Tunisian authorities are coming under heavy criticism following the expulsions of Sub-Saharan migrants. On Friday (Jul. 07), the head of the country’s main opposition coalition said the maltreatment of migrants ‘a disgrace’. Hundreds of migrants including children from sub-Saharan Africa have been left stranded in dire conditions in the south of Tunisia since being driven out of the port city… Read More

Unconfirmed reports cited by French news agency, AFP, suggest that Russian paramilitary group, Wagner, have been leaving the Central African Republic in recent days. The agency cites several foreign sources.  The reports however are denied by Fidèle Gouandjika, a special minister and adviser to President Touadéra. Contacted by AFP on Friday, Gouandjika denied the allegations and  accused the media of… Read More

Kubik is proud of its pioneering, climate-friendly technology that recycles one of the world’s environmental curses — plastic waste  into construction blocks. But for the award-winning Ethiopian startup to achieve liftoff has been no easy task. It has had to fight tooth and nail to raise funds, says its youthful boss. Kubik takes in bundles of discarded plastic and sorts… Read More

International NGO, Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), called on Friday for the “immediate” resumption of food aid distribution in Ethiopia. The call comes after the US government and the UN Food Programme (WFP) suspended food aid in May to the northern region of Tigray later applying this decision to the rest of the country. According to the NGO, Ethiopia is experiencing… Read More