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Source: The Emirates Group | Dec 15, 2025

Emirates launches new collection of keepsake amenity kits to highlight endangered species

Emirates’ new reusable amenity kits celebrate the diverse wildlife of the world, in four natural environments: the sea, sky, forest and desert

Emirates (www.Emirates.com) Premium Economy and Economy Class customers on long haul flights globally will be treated to a new range of complimentary amenity kits, onboard in December. The buttery-soft new pouches incorporate bio-based materials including cactus and form a collectible range designed in partnership with United for Wildlife (www.UnitedForWildlife.org), to highlight…

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Source: Regional One Health Conference Eastern and Southern Africa | Dec 12, 2025

Regional Leaders Launch One Health Action in High-Level Ceremony in Lusaka

The inaugural Eastern and Southern Africa Regional One Health Conference is being hosted by the Government of Zambia and co-organized by SADC, the World Bank Group, and the Quadripartite Alliance

Government Ministers from Zambia and their counterparts from across the region have launched a landmark One Health Regional Call to Action in a special signing ceremony during the first-ever Eastern and Southern Africa Regional One Health Conference (www.ESAfricaOneHealth.com) in Lusaka, Zambia. During the ceremony, Ministers of Health, Agriculture and the Environment…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Senegal | Dec 05, 2025

Rift Valley Fever in Senegal: On the Frontline to Protect Communities

The Organization also provided 850 kg of medical supplies and medicines, enough to treat more than 10,000 patients over four months, and trained 138 health professionals on triage and care protocols

Since September, Senegal has been facing an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF), a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes or through contact with infected animals. Affecting both humans and livestock, it spreads mainly in pastoral areas and transhumance zones. As of November 23, three months after the outbreak was declared,…

Source: Ministry of Information, Eritrea | Dec 03, 2025

Eritrea: Livestock vaccination in Molqui sub-zone

Commending the efforts the Government is undertaking to ensure the health of their livestock, the farmers called for the sustainability of the program

During a livestock vaccination program conducted in November, around 100 thousand livestock were vaccinated in the Molqui sub-zone, according to Mr. Leul Gaim, head of livestock resources in the sub-zone. In the program, which was carried out in 19 administrative areas of the sub-zone, 65 thousand livestock were vaccinated against…

Source: Ministry of Information, Eritrea | Dec 03, 2025

Forests and wildlife in Molqui sub-zone

The people engaged in forestry and wildlife preservation activities in the Faulina administrative area indicated that the coordinated effort is significantly contributing to the preservation initiative

Mr. Goush Tewolde, representative of the Forestry and Wildlife Authority, reported that the strong efforts to preserve and develop forest and wildlife resources are registering encouraging results. Mr. Goush indicated that, as a result of the active control mechanisms put in place, coupled with awareness-raising activities to enhance public understanding,…

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO): Regional Office for Africa | Dec 02, 2025

Africa rallies around forest innovation as African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC25) opens in The Gambia

25th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission opens in Banjul

The 25th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC25) has opened in Banjul, The Gambia, with a clear call for African countries to scale up innovation and reinforce political commitment to protect and restore Africa’s forests and wildlife. Delegates from across the continent are attending the week-long meeting, organised by…

Source: The African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) | Nov 25, 2025

Eastern Africa Confronts Endemic Foot and Mouth Disease Threat as Regional Stakeholders Validate Long-Term Control Strategy

Without a harmonised regional approach, national initiatives alone cannot effectively manage the transboundary nature of FMD or mitigate its cascading impacts on livelihoods, nutrition, and national economies

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) remains one of the most persistent threats to livestock production, food security, and trade across Eastern Africa. Despite being routinely ranked among the top three priority diseases by governments and livestock keepers, the region continues to experience widespread outbreaks, significant economic losses, and constrained market access due…

Source: The African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) | Nov 17, 2025

Strengthening Veterinary Product Regulation in Africa

Africa continues to lose over USD 4 billion annually due to preventable animal diseases, with weak access to quality veterinary products being a major contributor

From 17 to 19 November 2025, AU-IBAR, AU-PANVAC, GALVmed, the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, and their partners are convening a consultative meeting in Nairobi to advance the harmonisation of veterinary product regulation across Africa. The meeting has gathered national regulatory authorities, Chief Veterinary Officers, regional bodies, manufacturers, and technical organisations to address long-standing challenges in…

Source: The African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) | Nov 07, 2025

African Pastoral Markets Development (APMD) advances market coodination and investment matchmaking in Kenya's livestock sector

Feed costs emerged as a particularly significant constraint, with calls for targeted subsidies on livestock feed and inputs to stabilize production costs and enhance profitability

Through a demonstrated market coordination and investment matchmaking forum, the African Pastoral Markets Development (APMD) Platform continues to play a critical role in strengthening coordination, investment and private sector integration across Africa's livestock value chains. Representing the AU-IBAR Director, Mr. John Oppong, the Economics, Markets and Trade Coordinator, emphasized the…

Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda | Oct 31, 2025

Uganda: Parliament directs compensation of family after baboon attack on child

Parliament urged the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities to find lasting interventions to protect communities living in the district and other parts of the country from attacks by wild animals

Parliament has directed that a family whose four-month-old child snatched by baboons and later found dead in a forest is compensated. The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, gave the directive to the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities during plenary on Thursday, 30 October 2025. He observed that children in Kagadi…