Home Conflicts in Africa Author and Page information by Anup ShahThis Page Last Updated Saturday, September 27, 2014 14 articles on “Conflicts in Africa” and 1 related issue: Conflicts in Africa—Introduction Last updated Wednesday, May 12, 2010. There have been over 9 million refugees and internally displaced people from conflicts in Africa. Read “Conflicts in Africa—Introduction” to learn more. East Africa Food Crisis 2011 Posted Sunday, July 31, 2011. Into mid-2011, the world’s worst food crisis is being felt in East Africa, in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. Despite successive failed rains, the crisis has been criticized as avoidable and man-made. As the international organization Oxfam describes: 12 million people are in dire need of food, clean water, and basic sanitation. This page also presents news coverage from Inter Press Service on this crisis. Read “East Africa Food Crisis 2011” to learn more. Middle East and North Africa Unrest Last updated Thursday, May 12, 2011. Crisis in Libya Posted Monday, April 04, 2011.
Poison-Arrow Killings Surge in Africa Elephant Poaching February 25, 2009 Poachers on the hunt for ivory have stepped up their use of poison arrows and spears to kill elephants in southern Kenya, according to conservationists who say the techniques are harder to trace than gun attacks. The surge is part of a nationwide increase in attacks on the animals, according to a report issued earlier this month by the Amboseli Trust for Elephants. Since the start of 2008, 19 elephants have been killed and another 25 wounded by spears, arrows, and bullets in the Amboseli region near Mount Kilimanjaro, the report says. Of those killed, ten animals had had their tusks removed—the first time in many years that ivory has been taken from Amboseli elephants, the group said. In the last six weeks, poachers have also killed five elephants in the nearby Tsavo National Park region. "Our security team is on full alert and is going full force to ensure that the poachers are deterred." "Soft" Killing
Africa - International News NATURE: The Elephants of Africa - The Poaching Problem The Elephants of Africa Home Life of an Elephant | Tale of the Trunk | The Poaching Problem | Resources Between 1979 and 1989, the worldwide demand for ivory caused elephant populations to decline to dangerously low levels. During this time period, poachings fueled by ivory sales cut Africa's elephant population in half. Recently, that number has stabilized, due in large part to the 1990 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) ban on international ivory sales. But in June, 1997, CITES voted partially to lift trade sanctions and to allow Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia to sell stockpiled ivory to Japan, where there is a major ivory market. Even though it is illegal to kill an elephant in Africa, people continue to slaughter the mammoth beasts -- if not for ivory, then for revenge. Scientists are working on remedies to suit both parties. Still, elephant poaching remains a problem in some parts of Africa. Photos: Diane C. The Elephants of Africa Home
Roll Back Malaria Partnership: Malaria in Africa Malaria in Africa The vast majority of malaria deaths occur in Africa, south of the Sahara, where malaria also presents major obstacles to social and economic development. Malaria has been estimated to cost Africa more than US$ 12 billion every year in lost GDP, even though it could be controlled for a fraction of that sum. There are at least 300 million acute cases of malaria each year globally, resulting in more than a million deaths. Around 90% of these deaths occur in Africa, mostly in young children. There are several reasons why Africa bears an overwhelming proportion of the malaria burden. In In Africa today, malaria is understood to be both a disease of poverty and a cause of poverty. One of the greatest challenges facing Africa in the fight against malaria is drug resistance. Growing political commitment by African leaders for action on malaria was given a boost by the founding of the Roll Back Malaria global partnership in 1998. Considerable progress has been made since Abuja.
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