Seaweed farmers along Kenyan coast of the Indian Ocean battle distance, poverty and climate change to restore marine ecosystems

Seaweed farmers along Kenyan coast of the Indian Ocean battle distance, poverty and climate change to restore marine ecosystems

Jimbo Youth Group says mangrove restoration has already transformed local communities. The group, which began conserving mangroves in 2004, says carbon financing projects have generated millions of shillings used to renovate schools, madrassas and community facilities across Vanga, Jimbo and Kiwegu villages.

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Nine members of UN Security Council vote to renew sanctions against South Sudan as three African nations abstain

Nine members of UN Security Council vote to renew sanctions against South Sudan as three African nations abstain

To be adopted, a Security Council draft resolution needs at least nine votes in favour and no veto from any of the council’s five permanent members – Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States.

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US considers relocating Ebola-exposed Americans to Kenya as Uganda shuts border with Congo

US considers relocating Ebola-exposed Americans to Kenya as Uganda shuts border with Congo

A local Ebola taskforce made the decision to close the border after a rise in Ugandan health workers exposed to the virus by Congolese patients who crossed before the outbreak was declared on May 15.

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UAE, which like Kenya is said to be backing RSF, now accused of training Colombian mercenaries to fight in Sudan war

UAE, which like Kenya is said to be backing RSF, now accused of training Colombian mercenaries to fight in Sudan war

Human Rights Watch said it verified videos showing mercenaries, apparently Colombian, fighting alongside the RSF when it captured the Darfur city of el-Fasher in October in an offensive the UN-commissioned experts said bore “the hallmarks of genocide.” At least 6,000 people were killed in three days, according to the UN.

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‘We have to slow the virus down’: How Arsenal manage Mikel Arteta lifted Gunners to from the depth of rot to EPL champions

‘We have to slow the virus down’: How Arsenal manage Mikel Arteta lifted Gunners to from the depth of rot to EPL champions

So here we are, 22 years on. As Arsene Wenger so poignantly put it in 2014, “happiness and suffering are linked to the time you’ve had to wait”.

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Why East and Central Africa are on red alert following latest outbreak bola in eastern Congo

Why East and Central Africa are on red alert following latest outbreak bola in eastern Congo

Jean-Jacques Muyembe, director of the DRC’s National Institute of Biomedical Research, said the country has recorded 17 Ebola outbreaks since 1976, most caused by the Zaire strain.

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Rapid spread of Ebola in eastern Congo worries WHO chief as new outbreak kills at least 135

Rapid spread of Ebola in eastern Congo worries WHO chief as new outbreak kills at least 135

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “deeply concerned about the scale and speed of the epidemic,” and pointed to the emergence of cases in urban areas, the deaths of healthcare workers and significant population movement.

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Schools and state functions in Africa stall in wake of Iran war despite continent’s rich oil resources

Schools and state functions in Africa stall in wake of Iran war despite continent’s rich oil resources

Across Africa, from north to south and from east to west, the war waged by the US and Israel on Iran is wreaking havoc, bringing to life the old cliché, “When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.”

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Back to the Nile: How fishermen in Sudanese capital are recovering from ravages of war

Back to the Nile: How fishermen in Sudanese capital are recovering from ravages of war

Boats disappeared from river docks, markets shut down and thousands fled amid shelling and collapsing services. For months, Ali could not reach the river.

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CIA whistle-blower fears retaliation as Rand Paul promises more Covid cover-up news next week

CIA whistle-blower fears retaliation as Rand Paul promises more Covid cover-up news next week

CIA whistle-blower James E. Erdman III, who testified Wednesday that Dr Anthony Fauci led a multi-agency cover-up of evidence that Covid-19 leaked from a lab, is afraid the agency will retaliate against him, his attorney said.

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