Ethiopian Airlines comes under scathing criticism as key perpetrator of illicit and cruel global wildlife trade
Ethiopian Airlines is accused of shipping live wild animals around the world for luxury use. The exotic pets from mainly West Africa pose huge biosecurity and disease risks, besides the threat they pose to wildlife welfare and conservation, World Animal Protection says in a report published on August 31. Ethiopia...
Arsenal forward Eddie Nketiah faces season without playtime, risks being forgotten completely
Danny Mills has blasted Eddie Nketiah after a report revealed the reason why the Arsenal striker failed to seal a transfer to Crystal Palace. The 22-year-old is one of several players whose exits from the Emirates Stadium were on the cards. But while the likes of Joe Willock and Lucas...
IFAW secures 30,000 acres in environmental easement deal with landowners in Amboseli ecosystem
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has entered a five-year environmental easement deal with about 3,600 landowners in the Amboseli ecosystem. In a statement, IFAW says it has secured 29,035 acres of land as habitat for wildlife in Amboseli in the south of Kenya. Chairman of the Olgulului Ololarashi Group...
Conservation agency IFAW hires eight woman rangers to beef up security in Kenya’s Amboseli ecosystem
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has hired eight woman rangers to support protection of animals and people in the vast community lands of Kenya’s Amboseli ecosystem has eight new recruits. Known as Team Lioness, the cadre’s number will rise to 16. IFAW says the eight new rangers will be...
‘Messi pressure’ on young Ansu Fati shoulders as Barcelona hands him magical No10 jersey
Ansu Fati has been handed Lionel Messi’s No 10 shirt at Barcelona after the Argentine left the Nou Camp for Paris Saint-Germain this summer. The 18-year-old, a product of the club’s famed La Masia academy, has been out of action since November 2020 after suffering a ruptured meniscus in a...
Cristiano Ronaldo reveals Sir Alex Ferguson played role in Man United return
Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson was the “main key” behind his decision to re-join Manchester United. The 36-year-old made a sensational return to the club on deadline day by signing a two-year deal at Old Trafford following three years with Juventus. Ronaldo spent six years at Old...
Fighting between community militias in South Sudan creates high levels of food insecurity
South Sudan is also one of the most dangerous countries in the world for those trying to help – 17 aid workers have been killed since January, according to the Aid Worker Security Database. “Life this year is worse ,” Abuk Kat, a mother of six from the conflict-affected...
Food securityGene-edited wheat cleared for first field trial in the United Kingdom
Scientists have been given the greenlight to grow the UK’s first field trial of gene-edited wheat. According to Farmers Review, UK gave the go-ahead on August 24 following an application by Rothamsted Research, which announced that it had run a series of field trials that had consequently been approved by...
It’s hurray and gunfire celebration for Taliban Islamists as last American soldiers leave Afghanistan
Celebratory gunfire resounded across the Afghan capital on Tuesday as the Taliban took control of the airport following the withdrawal of the last US troops, marking the end of a 20-year war that left the Islamist group stronger than it was in 2001. Shaky video footage distributed by the Taliban...
Egypt frees comedian, journalist and political activist to clean image of being among world’s top jailers
Egypt has released an online comedian, a journalist and a political activist after they spent months in pre-trial detention, two lawyers say. It was the latest in a series of recent releases amid concerns by the United States and international rights groups over the arrest and harassment of rights advocates...