Human-wildlife conflict: Tanzania opts for rapid-response measures instead of culling already endangered elephant species

Human-wildlife conflict: Tanzania opts for rapid-response measures instead of culling already endangered elephant species

Tanzania has ruled out elephant culling as a strategy to control rising human-wildlife conflict. Instead it is scaling up rapid-response measures to protect communities from destructive raids, Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has said. Addressing parliament in Dodoma on Thursday, Nchemba said the government would not adopt proposals to kill elephants...

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Transatlantic rifts: US allies tell Trump NATO ‘is not an interventionist alliance’ as they decline to join war against Iran

Transatlantic rifts: US allies tell Trump NATO ‘is not an interventionist alliance’ as they decline to join war against Iran

Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles told parliament that the United States and Israel “cannot be the ones who decide what rules apply in the world.” She described the military campaign against Iran as falling outside international law.

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Election jitters push presidency in Kenya to intensify citizen and voter registration led by senior state officials

Election jitters push presidency in Kenya to intensify citizen and voter registration led by senior state officials

GI-TOC investigation also blacklist frontier counties and towns in eastern and western Kenya, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Daadab Refugee Camp, Mombasa and UN offices in the capital, Nairobi, as the hubs where illegal national documents are given to foreigners at a fee – often hefty bribes.

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Solid gold-3: How stubborn persistence of love for Black man drove Elellanena to breach racial barriers, give birth to three mixed-race children

Solid gold-3: How stubborn persistence of love for Black man drove Elellanena to breach racial barriers, give birth to three mixed-race children

When Elellanena arrived, there were over 80 inmates crowded into cells meant for two or three. Most of the prisoners were there for minor offenses – theft, prostitution, public drunkenness. A few were there for violence. Elellanena was the only one there for loving across the colour line.

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David’s Sling: Israel’s capacity to land hammer blow in Middle East multiple wars wanes as missile stockpile thins out

David’s Sling: Israel’s capacity to land hammer blow in Middle East multiple wars wanes as missile stockpile thins out

In the following years, according to the Israeli military, the country has faced threats on “seven fronts” – from Palestinian factions in Gaza and the West Bank, armed groups in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, Houthi forces in Yemen, and its arch foe Iran.

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Portraying Iran as a threat is a ‘product of political and economic whims of the powerful’ – Iran president tells Americans

Portraying Iran as a threat is a ‘product of political and economic whims of the powerful’ – Iran president tells Americans

The Iranian people harbour no enmity toward other nations, including the people of America, Europe or neighbouring countries.

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US President Trump’s war escalation warning pushes Asian stocks down aand oil prices sharply higher

US President Trump’s war escalation warning pushes Asian stocks down aand oil prices sharply higher

rump again urged US allies to “build up some delayed courage” and take the lead in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting Washington may end the US-Israeli war with Iran without reopening the crucial global energy waterway, whose prolonged closure has fuelled a global energy shock and sent oil and gas prices sharply higher.

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Farmers in Homa Bay County diversify into beekeeping as LBDA and Hive Ltd roll out honey project  

Farmers in Homa Bay County diversify into beekeeping as LBDA and Hive Ltd roll out honey project  

LBDA Managing Director Wyclife Ochiaga said the authority will spearhead the initiative by coordinating partners, providing infrastructure and ensuring farmers have access to reliable markets.

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Solid gold-2: How slavery created a system of whips, forced labour, destruction of families, denial of parenthood and love as a secret to hide, code and deny

Solid gold-2: How slavery created a system of whips, forced labour, destruction of families, denial of parenthood and love as a secret to hide, code and deny

Samuel continued his work as a blacksmith. He was essential to the plantation now. His skills had expanded beyond horseshoes and hinges. He repaired the cotton gin when it broke down. He built a new irrigation system for the rice fields. He designed tools that made the work more efficient.
Elellanena paid him nothing for this. Of course, slaves could not be paid, but she found ways to improve his conditions: better food, a larger cabin, medical care when he was injured.

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‘Who told you?’: It makes sense to say the spirit of Raila Odinga continues to thrive and bring joy in Linda Mwanainchi initiative

‘Who told you?’: It makes sense to say the spirit of Raila Odinga continues to thrive and bring joy in Linda Mwanainchi initiative

Ever since Jaramogi Oginga died on January 20, 1994, only three politicians from his geographical space have risen to a level qualified to be presidents of this country. All three are well known, respected nationally and internationally, and are ideologically rooted: They are Raila Odinga, Prof Nyong’o and James Orengo.

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