Every year huge numbers of African primates - including chimpanzees, lemurs and gorillas - are being traded, dead or alive. It’s a very lucrative business, driven by the pet trade as well as demands for bushmeat. Marilyn Norconk describes the devastating impact the trade has on individual animals, as well as their wild population numbers.
The late Daniel arap Moi kept Kenya firmly under his control as president from 1978 to 2002. On taking office Moi began a process of state consolidation with the aim of breaking up centres of political competition. And as George Ogola writes, a tight grip on the media played a major role in the former president’s quest to achieve near-total control of the country.
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Barbary macaque and its trainer in Marrakesh square (Jemaa El Fnaa), Morocco.
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Marilyn A. Norconk, Kent State University
Wildlife crime is difficult to track but of deep concern since about 60% of primate species are now threatened with extinction.
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Kenya’s second president, Daniel arap Moi, now deceased.
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George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire
The former president's stranglehold on the press made it very difficult for journalists to do their jobs.
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Health + Medicine
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Paul O'Toole, University College Cork
Our research found that following a Mediterranean diet was linked with less frailty, inflammation, and maintaining better cognitive function.
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Laura Brown, Teesside University; Kelly Rose, Teesside University
Eating plant-based proteins is linked with lower risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
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Business + Economy
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Mulubrhan Amare, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Smallholder avocado farmers in Kenya face several barriers to participating in export markets.
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Thomas Hastings, Queen's University Belfast
Labour can use networks to create public pressure to protect workers' rights.
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Diana Cooper-Richet, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines – Université Paris-Saclay
La trajectoire de cet ancien mineur devenu un photographe reconnu à l’international est exceptionnelle à plus d’un titre.
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Christophe Barat, Agence française de développement (AFD); Hélène Ehrhart, Agence française de développement (AFD)
L’Afrique a besoin d’investissements massifs. Mais ceux-ci se réalisent à travers la montée de l’endettement public, ce qui est porteur de certains risques.
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