Cats Are Fueling a Global Eco-Crisis, Pushing Birds and Other Species to Extinction

On the hunt, cat and great tits in winter landscape (1881), by Bruno Liljefors (Wikimedia Commons) While there are rare (and very cute) exceptions, cats and birds do not get along. Cats are predatory by nature; their hunting instinct never goes away. Birds are one of their primary targets—and the fatality statistics are staggering. “There…

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Mali and Algeria Close Airspace Amid Rising Diplomatic Tensions – West African Voice Network

Mali and Algeria have mutually closed their airspace to all flights between the two countries, marking a dramatic escalation in tensions fueled by accusations of terrorism sponsorship and a recent border military incident. On Monday, April 7, 2025, Mali’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure announced the immediate closure of its airspace to all Algerian civil…

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ECOWAS says Africa loses $88.6 billion yearly to illicit financial flows

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said that illicit financial flows cost Africa a whopping $88.6 billion yearly. Abdel-Fatau Musah, the ECOWAS commissioner for political affairs, peace, and security, said this during a training on financial investigation for anti-corruption institutions across its member-states. The training wad held in Zuba, Niger State on…

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