Africa
Poacher stomped to death by elephant in South African national park
Environment
October 26, 2021
Poacher stomped to death by elephant in South African national park
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Apparently, a presumed poacher got stomped to death by an elephant following the male suspect’s crushed body being discovered in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, a…
Malawi court sentences Chinese wildlife trafficking kingpin to 14 years in jail
Crime News
October 2, 2021
Malawi court sentences Chinese wildlife trafficking kingpin to 14 years in jail
by Charles Mpaka – MongaBay – Creative Commons A court in Malawi has sentenced a Chinese national to 14 years in jail for masterminding an illegal wildlife trafficking cartel that operated…
Nigeria seizes scales from 15,000 dead pangolins
Crime News
August 11, 2021
Nigeria seizes scales from 15,000 dead pangolins
by Mongabay.com – MongaBay – Creative Commons Authorities at the Nigeria Customs Service have announced the seizure of 7.1 tons of pangolin scales that smugglers were attempting to ship out of…
Gabon becomes first African country to get paid for protecting its forests
Environment
July 22, 2021
Gabon becomes first African country to get paid for protecting its forests
by Jim Tan – MongaBay – Creative Commons Gabon recently received the first $17 million of a pledged $150 million from Norway for results-based emission reduction payments as part of…
Nigerian Authorities Searching For 317 Schoolgirls Kidnapped By Armed Bandits
Crime News
February 26, 2021
Nigerian Authorities Searching For 317 Schoolgirls Kidnapped By Armed Bandits
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Nigerian authorities are looking for hundreds of schoolgirls who have been kidnapped by unidentified armed bandits in an early Friday morning raid, authorities in the northwestern…
Gunmen kidnapped “hundreds” of schoolboys in central Nigeria
Crime News
February 17, 2021
Gunmen kidnapped “hundreds” of schoolboys in central Nigeria
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Gunmen believed to belong to a criminal gang have kidnapped hundreds of schoolboys from their hostels together with some teachers in central Nigeria, according to what…
16 years in prison for American missionary who abused underage girls at his Kenyan orphanage
Crime News
February 5, 2021
16 years in prison for American missionary who abused underage girls at his Kenyan orphanage
(The AEGIS Alliance) – An American missionary was sentenced to almost 16 years in federal prison for abusing underage girls at a Kenyan orphanage, which he ran together with his…
U.S. Plastic Bag Bans are Nothing Compared to Steep Fines and Prison for it in Africa
Our News
February 18, 2020
U.S. Plastic Bag Bans are Nothing Compared to Steep Fines and Prison for it in Africa
(The AEGIS Alliance) – KENYA, AFRICA – Three produce traders in Kenya were arrested for using plastic bags, social media users in the region are showing support for those vendors.…
At Top Africa Wildlife Park – Zero Elephants Poached in a Year
News
June 17, 2019
At Top Africa Wildlife Park – Zero Elephants Poached in a Year
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – One of the biggest wildlife preserves in Africa has marked one year without any elephants being discovered to have been killed by poachers. This is an…
A First for Africa – Cannabis Expo… With No Cannabis!
Our News
December 13, 2018
A First for Africa – Cannabis Expo… With No Cannabis!
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Andre Kruger displayed a stand at the first ever cannabis exposition in Africa. His stand included an indoor growing tent that has state of the art…