101 ivory chopsticks weighing nearly a kilo were seized yesterday at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. The contraband was discovered amongst ten cartons destined for Milan, Italy, by sniffer dogs of the Kenyan Wildlife Service Canine Unit which has a permanent presence at the airport. The chopsticks were disguised as ornaments and handicrafts. Two [...]
The world watched earlier this year as one of the most significant human interest stories in years took place in Chile. The trials and tribulations of 33 miners, trapped underground for 69 days and then eventually rescued in an ambitious collaboration between the Chilean government and international agencies, was a story which even the most [...]
Negotiators arriving at the UN summit on climate change in Cancun must bring with them a renewed urgency in light of a year of weather-related disasters, a new report from charity Oxfam has said. The report, titled ‘More than ever: Climate talks that work for those who need them most.’ Calls for the establishment of [...]
The situation in the Niger Delta needs a political, not military solution, says John Campbell; former US ambassador to Nigeria. Speaking on his blog for US think tank ‘The Council on Foreign Relations’, Campbell expressed his scepticism over the Nigerian government’s extant scheme for tackling repeated attempts from militants to disrupt the region’s oil production. [...]
Rolling blackouts hit California hard in ’02 and ’03. It came out later that the power failures in the USA were deliberately engineered by energy traders at Enron who wished to drive up their profits. Electricity rates rocketed. At huge risk to the economy and great hardship for the ordinary public, an unscrupulous band of [...]
The world watched earlier this year as one of the most significant human interest stories in years took place in Chile. The trials and tribulations of 33 miners, trapped underground for 69 days and then eventually rescued in an ambitious collaboration between the Chilean government and international agencies, was a story which even the most [...]
It’s a sight many people dream about. Whether visiting Africa for the first time, or being at home in the bushveld, coming face to face with one of the continent’s legendary ‘Big Five’ animals is an experience quite unlike any other. Of these awesome animals, perhaps the most ancient and singular, around in its current [...]
It will no doubt be the biggest royal wedding since the last one back in 1981, and when it takes place in April next year, London will no doubt grind to a standstill as the worlds press gather to get a glimpse of the future king and his new bride. In fact, asides from swapping [...]
The African Carbon Asset Development Facility (ACAD), a partnership between the UN Environmental Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), the German Government and Standard Bank, has announced the launch of seven green financing initiatives. The announcement follows a second round of successful fund raising at the African Banker’s Carbon Finance and Investment forum, which took place [...]
Three suspected poachers have been killed in the last week, along with five elephants in two separate incidents in Isiolo and Tsavo. Last night Kenyan Wildlife Security (KWS) rangers ambushed a group of men as they attempted to hack the tusks off a dead elephant with axes. One of the poachers was killed in the [...]
