The government in Ogun state, which owns the forest, said in a statement to AP that the “menace of cocoa farming” in the reserve dates back decades and that “all the illegal farmers were forcefully evicted” in 2007 before they found their way back.
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Zambia, already facing its worst anthrax epidemic in more than a decade, has recorded new deaths caused by cholera, health authorities in the southern African country reported on Tuesday.
The representative of imprisoned Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko was prevented on Tuesday from collecting the documents needed for his 2024 presidential candidacy, despite his reinstatement by the courts on the electoral roll.
"Over the past five years, we have seen serious destruction on cocoa farms due to the activities of illegal miners,"
"Any child who joins my circle, my musical circle, stops hearing the sound of the airplanes, and this is one of the best things I'm doing. They ignore the sound of the airplanes to listen to the sound of the oud, and they sing along with the oud." Roya Hassouna, Oud player
"The Secretary-General is very concerned about reports of fighting between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the vicinity of Wad Madani, in the state of al-Jazira," said Stéphane Dujarric.
"Yes, I've been here since 6.30am (0400-0430GMT). We're here, but the offices aren't open yet. We're still waiting to do our civic duty. That's true."
Sosthene Munyemana was on Wednesday found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and participation in a conspiracy to prepare these crimes.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed the "convincing" victory of his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, who was unsurprisingly re-elected for a third term with 89.6% of the vote.
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