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Blairites take on Brussels – POLITICO

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BRUSSELS — The Brits are making a comeback in the EU capital. Exhibit A: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s international policy shop is wrapping up a hiring spree in Brussels. In just a year, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) went from virtually non-existent in the Brussels bubble to recruiting some half-dozen … Read more

Kenya Embarks on its Biggest Rhino Relocation Project; Previous Attempt Was a Disaster

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nairobi, kenya —  Kenya has embarked on its biggest rhino relocation project and began the difficult work Tuesday of tracking, darting and moving 21 of the critically endangered beasts, which can each weigh over a ton, to a new home. A previous attempt at moving rhinos in the East African nation was a disaster in … Read more

India International Science Festival 2023 Starts On Wednesday, Here’s A Snapshot of Events

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Home Education India International Science Festival 2023 Starts On Wednesday, Here’s A Snapshot of Events The aim of this science festival is to celebrate the achievements of India in the frontier areas of science and technology. The central theme of IISF 2023 is “Science and Technology Public Outreach in Amrit Kaal”. IISF 2023: The India … Read more

Malawi Bans Maize Imports From Kenya, Tanzania Over Disease

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BLANTYRE, MALAWI —  Malawi, which already is suffering from food shortages, this week banned the import of unmilled maize from Kenya and Tanzania over concerns that the spread of maize lethal necrosis disease could wipe out the staple food. The ministry of agriculture announced the ban in a statement that said the disease has no … Read more

Scientists Aim to Save Northern White Rhino From Extinction

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Nairobi —  Kenyan and international researchers are hoping to save the northern white rhino species from extinction by implanting eggs from an older female northern white rhino into a female surrogate rhino from another species. Samuel Mutisya, head of research and species at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya, says his team used 29 … Read more

Why Africa’s Mount Kenya risks becoming as polluted as Kilimanjaro, as access to its peaks is made easier for visitors

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None of us has succumbed to altitude sickness but members of the few climbing parties below us don’t seem to have been so fortunate; some are throwing up violently. A morning view of Nelion, the second highest peak of Mount Kenya at 5,188 metres, from Point Lenana. Photo: Kang-Chun Cheng It takes nearly three days … Read more

Five Countries in East and Southern Africa Have Anthrax Outbreaks, WHO Says

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa —  Five countries in East and southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the anthrax disease, with more than 1,100 suspected cases and 20 deaths this year, the World Health Organization said Monday. A total of 1,166 suspected cases had been reported in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. … Read more