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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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June 5, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Polio is Back in the Horn of Africa
In April, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported the new presence of wild polio virus type 1 (WPV1) in the Banadir region of Somalia. The initial victim was a thirty-two month old girl. By the …
December 4, 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa’s Rhino Horn Moratorium
This is a guest post by Allen Grane, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. Last week, South African High Court Judge Francis Legodi ruled against the Zuma a…
January 16, 2018
Egypt
Is War About to Break Out in the Horn of Africa? Will the West Even Notice?
Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia are close to armed conflict over a Nile dam project; so far the United States is ignoring them.
April 28, 2016
South Africa
No Legal Rhino Horn Trade for South Africa
This is a guest post by Allen Grane, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. The South African government has announced that it will not petition the Conventi…
February 5, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Tracking the Traffickers: The Debate over Legalizing Trade in Rhino Horn
This is a guest post by Emily Mellgard, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. 2014 has had a bad beginning with respect to the preservation of Africa’s rema…
