Western diplomats warn of growing insecurity ahead of Kenyan election
Western envoys have warned about growing insecurity in Kenya ahead of Thursday’s re-run election. President Uhuru Kenyatta insists the poll will go ahead and warns of tough action against would-be disrupters. Western diplomats in Nairobi say inflammatory rhetoric and attacks on the independent electoral commission are making a legitimate election difficult. 70 people have died […]
Nikki Haley looking to press Salva Kiir to return to peace talks South Sudan
US Ambassador Nikki Haley says the Trump Administration won’t cut aid to South Sudan despite the failure of the peace process in Africa’s youngest country. She was speaking in Addis Ababa at the start of her first safari as US envoy to the world organization. It will be interesting to gauge the mood at Nikki […]
Elephant poaching down, ivory seizures up
Could the record number of ivory seizures and the decline in poaching improve the long-term survival chances of elephants. Latest figures from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species are encouraging – but African elephant populations continue to drop. The CITES figures show elephant poaching down for the the fifth year. Nevertheless illegal killings, […]