27-Jun-2018 to 13:23

APA-Gaborone (Botswana) — Botswana’s Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism is in the process of developing a National Elephant Action Plan (NEAP), APA learnt here Wednesday.

26-Jun-2018 to 17:34

APA-Maputo (Mozambique)  — Mozambique is losing at least $60 million a year due to illegal fishing and is seeking international assistance to a crackdown on illicit fishing in its waters, Fisheries Minister Agostinho Mondlane said on Tuesday.

22-Jun-2018 to 10:01

APA-Gaborone (Botswana) — Botswana’s parliament has adopted a motion requesting the government to consider lifting the ban on the hunting of elephants in areas that are not designated as game reserves and national parks, APA learnt on Friday.

20-Jun-2018 to 18:23

APA-Brazzaville (Congo) — Congo will be among the 15 countries that will benefit from the €30 million generated by the French Development Agency (AFD) to support the Paris Agreement (France) in the fight against climate change, APA learned Wednesday from media sources.

18-Jun-2018 to 14:51

APA-Banjul (The Gambia) — Three people have been shot dead ostensibly by paramilitaries during a standoff with protesters demonstrating against sand-mining operations near a Gambian town.

14-Jun-2018 to 10:02

APA-Nairobi (Kenya) — Kenya is home to the cleanest air in the world, according to a ranking done by the International Energy Association and the World Health Organization.

12-Jun-2018 to 12:20

APA-Cape Town (South Africa) — South Africa’s Ministry of Water and Sanitation on Tuesday said last week’s rains in the Western Cape Province had brought some relief as major dams have steadily improved, thereby pushing back “Day Zero” for the region’s water woes supplies.