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Mauritania to supply Senegal with nearly 300,000 rams for Eid al-Adha

Mauritania will supply Senegal with close to 300,000 rams for Eid al-Adha feast next month, Senegal’s minister of livestock said. Samba NDiobena Ka said the supply will make up for the shortage of rams for the religious celebration next month. Senegal will need for this year’s sacrifice festival 810,251 beasts including 260,000 for capital Dakar, […]

Namibia rhino poaching surges to record level, blame on cross-border syndicates

The number of endangered rhinos poached in Namibia reached the highest level on record in 2022, as twice as many animals — 87 compared to 45 — were killed in 2021, official government data showed on Monday (30 January). Africa’s rhino population has been decimated over the decades to feed demand for rhino horn, which, […]

“Clash of ignorances’ Continues to Engender Intolerance, Extremism, Radicalism –Morocco’s King

King Mohammed VI of Morocco has deplored the increasing inequalities and discrimination prevailing in the world and the ‘clash of ignorances’ that continues to engender intolerance, extremism and radicalism. The celebration this December of the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights comes at a time when humanity is facing […]