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In a region facing one of the worst droughts in a century, Zimbabwe, like many countries in Southern Africa, faces severe water scarcity. The relentless El Nino-induced drought has taken a toll on livelihoods, economies, and biodiversity, with…

Nicholson, S.K., Dickman, A., Hinks, A., Riggio, J., Bauer, H., Loveridge, A., Becker, M., Begg, C., Bhalla, S., Burnham, D., Cotterill, A.,  Dolrenry, S., Dröge, E., Funston, P., Hazzah, L., Ikanda, D., Gebresenbet, F., Henschel, P.,…

On Friday, rangers from Tanzania’s Wildlife Division and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) graduated alongside their four-legged partners—eight ivory detection dogs—following two months of intensive training under African…

Visit the African Wildlife Foundation website and sign up to receive messages from AWF about how you can support our mission to ensure that wildlife and wild lands thrive in modern Africa. After signing up, you will receive a text message from 87767…

Patience Bongole Bolumbu, a 49-year-old mother of four, stands beside a chalkboard in her modest workshop in Bongandanga, a town within the Maringa-Lopori-Wamba Landscape north-central of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Dressed in a…

Six countries in Africa have established the world's first international task force to combat poaching and other wildlife crimes.The Republic of Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia agreed in March to empower the "African Interpol," as…

With rampant poaching threatening the survival of Africa’s rhinos, an all-star team of Chinese celebrities and global wildlife ambassadors led by Sir Richard Branson is speaking out against the sale of rhino horn — by chewing on their…

Our comprehensive landscape-level approach treats problems as opportunities for innovative conservation solutions that strengthen Simien Mountains communities.

September 22, 2018 is World Rhino Day, a day that celebrates all the five species of rhino: black, white, greater one-horned, Sumatran and Javan rhinos. This day has grown to be a global phenomenon celebrated by governments, animal-rights…

A new film highlights the plight of rhinos in Africa as it explores how two people from the same circumstances, community, and even the same family can end up on opposite sides of the war against poaching.Sides of a Horn's promoters say the short is…