Essential The Africa the Media Doesn't Tell You About

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Secure Da Bag said:
And when Facebook decides to shut off the internet, what will happen then?

China does not have this problem. :francis:
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The 2Africa project upon completion might be one of the biggest game changers as it concerns connectivity in Africa.

But yes, the fact it's been spearheaded by a private company is worrying. But African nations need to hold that L. When other countries were developing their own systems what were the African nations doing? Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
 
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phcitywarrior said:
The 2Africa project upon completion might be one of the biggest game changers as it concerns connectivity in Africa.

But yes, the fact it's been spearheaded by a private company is worrying. But African nations need to hold that L. When other countries were developing their own systems what were the African nations doing? Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
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African nations having they tech/ Silicon Valley/Internet be owned and controlled by the US, EU , Israel, and saudi arabia is not just another permanent L but stupid in the long run. African leaders been leading they people to death
 
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African nations having they tech/ Silicon Valley/Internet be owned and controlled by the US, EU , Israel, and saudi arabia is not just another permanent L but stupid in the long run. African leaders been leading they people to death
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A lot of African nations are so far behind the 8 ball it isn't funny. When you don't build/invest in your own, then you have to ask for handouts.
 
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24 June 2020

Leading Scientists Conclude Elephant Poaching in Africa Has Not Decreased in Past Decade

By Environmental Investigation Agency

A new scientific paper warns that the world cannot lower its guard on protecting elephants.

The paper, published yesterday (24 June), presents rigorously peer-reviewed analysis showing that while elephant poaching has declined in East Africa, it has not diminished in the rest of the continent since 2011.

Poaching levels remain high in West, Central and Southern Africa – and are likely unsustainable in West and Central Africa, meaning some elephant populations in these regions are at risk of extinction.

The sobering news comes as there appears to be a creeping, unsubstantiated and arbitrary perception that elephant poaching is in decline across Africa. Indeed, certain governments in southern Africa – Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe – support the resumption of commercial international trade in ivory and last year attempted to sell their ivory stockpiles despite increasing poaching in the region and the risk of such trade further exacerbating it.

Mary Rice, EIA’s Executive Director, said:

“This is a reminder to those who think we have solved the problem of elephant poaching that it is a reckless belief. Let us be clear – elephant poaching is not declining across Africa and in fact remains high and unsustainable.”




EIA investigations and engagement with wildlife traffickers show that elephant poaching and ivory trafficking continue to pose a serious threat to elephants, particularly in West and Central Africa. EIA is also very concerned about increasing poaching in in countries such as Botswana and South Africa, previously considered safe havens for elephants.

In 2019 alone, more than 44 tonnes of ivory were seized, representing at least 6,500 dead elephants, with more ivory seized last year than in the previous three years (2016-18); this includes the world’s largest ivory seizure of 9,120kg of ivory, in Vietnam in March 2019.

Rice added:

“While certain developments such as the ivory ban in China and improvements in enforcement in East Africa are having a positive impact on elephant populations in East Africa, we cannot ignore the onslaught of poaching in all other regions across the continent.

“We cannot afford to take our collective eye off the ball and must continue to enhance our efforts to tackle wildlife crime and the associated corruption and poor rule of law which facilitates such crime.”
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The original source of this article is Environmental Investigation Agency
 
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Hundreds of Elephants Found Dead in Botswana


1 July 2020
BBC World Service

Mystery surrounds the "completely unprecedented" deaths of hundreds of elephants in Botswana over the last two months.

Dr Niall McCann said colleagues in the southern African country had spotted more than 350 elephant carcasses in the Okavango Delta since the start of May.

No one knows why the animals are dying, with lab results on samples still weeks away, according to the government.

Botswana is home to a third of Africa's declining elephant population.

Dr McCann, of the UK-based charity National Park Rescue, told the BBC local conservationists first alerted the government in early May, after they undertook a flight over the delta.

"They spotted 169 in a three-hour flight," he said. "To be able to see and count that many in a three-hour flight was extraordinary.

"A month later, further investigations identified many more carcasses, bringing the total to over 350."

"This is totally unprecedented in terms of numbers of elephants dying in a single event unrelated to drought," he added.

Back in May, Botswana's government ruled out poaching as a reason - noting the tusks had not been removed, according to Phys.org.

There are other things which point to something other than poaching.

"It is only elephants that are dying and nothing else," Dr McCann said. "If it was cyanide used by poachers, you would expect to see other deaths."

Dr McCann has also tentatively ruled out natural anthrax poisoning, which killed at least 100 elephants in Bostwana last year.

But they have been unable to rule out either poisoning or disease. The way the animals appear to be dying - many dropping on their faces - and sightings of other elephants walking in circles points to something potentially attacking their neurological systems, Dr McCann said.

Either way, without knowing the source, it is impossible to rule out the possibility of a disease crossing into the human population - especially if the cause is in either the water sources or the soil. Dr McCann points to the Covid-19 pandemic, which is believed to have started in animals.

"Yes, it is a conservation disaster - but it also has the potential to be a public health crisis," he said.

Dr Cyril Taolo, acting director for Botswana's department of wildlife and national parks, told the Guardian they had so far confirmed at least 280 elephants had died, and were in the process of confirming the rest.

However, they did not know what was causing the animals' deaths.

"We have sent [samples] off for testing and we are expecting the results over the next couple of weeks or so," he said.
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Some Good News

  • Lowa chocolate factory, the first locally-owned producer in Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Lacking sophisticated modern equipment, their output is meagre, only 2 kg (4.40 lb) per day, but the bars have found a devoted following in Goma. At a local supermarket Baritegera Nikuse Gloria grabbed a $5 bar. She likes it because it's local, and organic.
  • In 2014 Kalinda's grandfather, Kalinda Salumu, had a dream of turning plantations abandoned after Congo's independence into productive cooperatives that could export beans abroad.
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Packaged bars of chocolate are displayed at the Lowa Chocolate Factory in Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo June 23, 2020.
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A worker holds a packaged bar of chocolate at the Lowa Chocolate Factory in Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo June 23, 2020.
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