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Large carnivores, like tigers or leopards, are considered “umbrella species” because conserving their populations in healthy numbers also provides protection to large areas of their habitat that many other species depend on for homes and resources. They also serve as important indicator species to understanding the impacts of human activities on the surrounding ecosystem. Healthy populations of umbrella species often indicate a healthy overall ecosystem and vice versa. In an effort to better understand them, placing radio collars on large carnivores can provide scientists with valuable d...

WFP Angola Country Brief, February 2021 Format In Numbers 194 mt food assistance distributed in January to 6,740 DRC refugees in the province of Luanda Norte 228 mt of supplementary foods procured for the COVID-19 acute malnutrition response in Luanda Province US$ 3.21 million six-month (March–August 2021) net funding requirements 4.8 million people with insufficient food consumption (mVAM data from March 2021) Operational Updates Refugee Response • Since March 2020, WFP has reduced the frequency of distributions to minimise COVID-19 risks. Increased ration was distributed in January to c...

Celebrating the AU Year of Arts, Culture and Heritage By Opinion Nathi Mthethwa During the 33rd Summit of the Heads of State and Governments of the AU held last year, that African Patriot, HE President Keita of Mali proposed that this year be declared as the “Year of Arts, Culture and Heritage”. The Assembly adopted the theme and stressed the importance of arts; culture and heritage in the achievement of the objectives set out in AU agenda 2063. In 2013, the AU reviewed 50 years of its existence and developed a programme for the next 50 years, popularly known as AU agenda 2063. Aspiration...

Africa: Why Community Engagement is Critical in Fight Against Malaria March 5, 2021 By Sethi Ncube Johannesburg — Partners in malaria elimination have come together on community engagement in malaria control and elimination, and shared tools and experiences on fighting the parasitic disease. The gathering on February 19 included researchers, community leaders, academics and international partners. Opening remarks were by Kelly Harvard, a researcher at Malaria Elimination Initiative, the University of California, who presented results from a background paper on community engagement, on be...

I first met Rre [Mr] Mogwe in 1976 when I was in Botswana as a Peace Corps volunteer. By then he had already made his mark as the first Permanent Secretary to the Office of President Sir Seretse Khama and had been part of negotiations with De Beers to ensure that the people of Botswana benefited fairly from the nation’s newly discovered diamond wealth.  He had also been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on the eve of independence in 1966 for his service as an education officer in the Bechuanaland Protectorate, an honour he seldom mentioned. His greatest challenge, though, came ...