HANOI—Vietnamese authorities on Monday seized seven tonnes of ivory smuggled from Angola, the largest seizure of wildlife products in years, the government said. Trade in ivory is illegal in Vietnam but wildlife trafficking remains widespread. Other items often found smuggled into the country include pangolin scales, rhino horns, and tiger carcasses. Customs authorities in Haiphong…
Vietnam Seizes 7 Tonnes Ivory in Largest Wildlife Smuggling Case in Years
Gunmen Kill 9 Chinese at Mine in Central African Republic
BANGUI, Central African Republic—Gunmen stormed a Chinese-operated gold mining site that had recently been launched in Central African Republic, killing nine Chinese nationals and wounding two others Sunday, authorities said. However, the rebel coalition initially blamed by some for the attack put out a statement later in the day. Without providing evidence, it accused Russian…
Government to ‘Get Cracking’ With Sending Illegal Immigrants to Rwanda If Policy Clears Legal Hurdle, Minister Says
Ministers will “get cracking straight away” if the courts determine that it’s lawful to send illegal immigrants to Rwanda, the UK’s Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Dowden said on Sunday. It comes as Home Secretary Suella Braverman expanded the two governments’ refugee resettlement deal to include all illegal immigrants during her weekend visit in Rwanda….
US-Congo Agreement Can Help Fix African Country’s Corrupted China-Dominated Cobalt Industry: Experts
News Analysis The United States signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Zambia late last year. The agreement was intended to facilitate the development of electric vehicle battery supply chains, which involve the mining of critical minerals such as cobalt and copper. The agreement has raised concerns…
US-Congo Agreement Can Help Fix African Country’s Corrupt China-Dominated Cobalt Industry: Experts
News Analysis The United States signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Zambia late last year. The agreement was intended to facilitate the development of electric vehicle battery supply chains, which involve the mining of critical minerals such as cobalt and copper. The agreement has raised concerns…
PREMIERE – Journalists Hunted: True Stories of Reporting In the Field
March 18, 2023
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Every year journalists are killed in the line of duty. At home or venturing into war zones and areas of conflict. Sometimes they end up in jail, detained for years on end, or exiled from their countries, forced into hiding. Some go missing, disappear. In this episode of International Reporters Roundtable we explore what it…
Journalists Hunted: True Stories of Reporting in the Field
March 18, 2023
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Every year, journalists are killed in the line of duty, at home or venturing into war zones and areas of conflict. Sometimes they end up in jail, detained for years on end, or exiled from their countries, forced into hiding. Some go missing, disappear. In this episode of International Reporters Roundtable, we explore what it…
Discarded Explosives in South Sudan Kill 10, Including Kids
JUBA, South Sudan—At least 10 people in South Sudan, including three children, have been killed after mistaking unexploded ordnance for scrap metal, an official said Friday. The commissioner of Jur River county, James Bak, confirmed Thursday’s accident in Western Bahr el Ghazal and said two other children were injured. He said people in Jebel-Mille area…
UN Nuclear Watchdog: 2.5 Tons of Uranium Missing in Libya
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Some 2.5 tons of natural uranium stored in a site in war-torn Libya have gone missing, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Thursday, raising safety and proliferation concerns. However, forces allied to a warlord battling the Libyan government based in the capital of Tripoli claimed on Thursday night that they recovered the…
MP Says Big Game Hunting Trophy Ban ‘Virtue Signalling at Expense of African Wildlife’
A Conservative MP has told the House of Commons a private member’s bill that would ban the importation of big game hunting trophies was a “classic case of virtue signalling at the expense of African wildlife and the conservation efforts of African people.” The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill—which is supported by actors Charles Dance,…
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