McGrath photos: Can trophy hunting help Africa conservation?

 

Global wildlife charity urges US and EU governments to ban trophy imports and lion hunting

Following the tragic and reportedly illegal killing of Cecil the lion, Born Free Foundation and Born Free USA today called on the US Government and European Union to take urgent steps to end the import of lion trophies and for an international moratorium on lion hunting.

The global outcry following Cecil’s death has sent shock waves across the world...

Satirist considers if Zambia should have lifted hunting ban

STORY BY ABDUL HAI & PICTURES BY  SAYED FAIQ Machine and drivers’ skills were put to rigorous tests in a sprint rally organized by Mzizima Motor Sports Club in Bagamoyo on Sunday afternoon. Although the dusty track length was only 1.5 kms but it was up and down the hill with tricky turns and twists to be covered in less than ninety seconds.Out of 37 entries, less than ten drivers just managed to cover the track in less than ninety seconds, one car experienced front wheel tyre burst (the only...

The national golf team will undergo a two-week residential training camp in Arusha ahead of the 2014 Africa Zone Five Challenge Trophy opening next month in Kampala, Uganda, it has been revealed.

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UN condemns surge in hunting and killing of albinos in East Africa
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NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At least 15 people with albinism, mostly children, have been killed, wounded, abducted or nearly abducted in East Africa in a surge in violence against albinos in the past six months, the United Nations (U.N.) said on ...
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Surge in 'stunningly vicious attacks' on albino children in East Africa,...

Police in South Africa release images of two men suspected of killing footballer Senso Meyiwa, shot after intruders entered his girlfriend's home.

TPF stylist Silvia Njoki defied recent cloth stripping tide to dress in a micro mini-skirt , the fashion stylist decided to mock the dunderheads in Nairobi and Mombasa who have decided to strip women perceived to dress “inappropriately” .
When news about Embassava touts stripping a woman hit the headlines, the like of Robert Alai supported the move and this ignited a fierce battle with the ladies and they aggressively launched attack on him, one Esther Passaris in particular was engaged in...

Tanzania is appealing to the US government to drop its ban on sport-hunted trophies from the country. Authorities here say the decision was made in haste.

World Water Day marked on Saturday was a poignant reminder that fresh water is increasingly becoming scarce around the globe, setting the stage for a doomsday scenario in the next few decades. Access to water is at the centre of conflicts in some parts of Africa, and this serves to underscore the magnitude of the problem and its potential to slowly but steadily spiral out of control.