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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 British-born zoologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton has died at age 83, his Save the Elephants group said in a statement.

Douglas-Hamilton was known for decades of conservation work, which included pioneering trackers and collaring to protect elephants against poaching. He died Monday in Kenya, the statement said Tuesday. “Iain was instrumental in exposing the ivory poaching crisis, documenting the destruction of over half of Africa’s elephants in a single decade, leading up to a crucial…
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December 10, 2025
🇪🇹 Haile Selassie’s grandson buys Ethiopian shield from UK auction to return it to homeland

The shield of the Abyssinian Emperor Tewodros II, stolen by Britain from Ethiopia in 1868 during the Magdala War, has been returned to its homeland. The artifact was to be sold at auction, but changed its mind under pressure from the African country’s authorities. The ceremonial handover was attended by representatives of the Ethiopian Cultural…
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November 3, 2024
The British bank Standard Chartered is interested in financing the construction of a standard gauge railway in Uganda.

The British bank Standard Chartered is interested in financing the construction of a standard gauge railway in Uganda. “We are currently working on $1.3 billion worth of projects,” said Sanjay Rugani, chief executive officer of the bank’s Uganda unit.
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July 28, 2024
US declassifies nuke numbers

The United States had 3,748 nuclear warheads in stock as of September 2023, according a new ‘fact sheet’ put out by the Department of Energy. The tally includes both active (maintained in operational, ready-to-use configuration) and inactive (stocked at a depot with their tritium trigger components removed) warheads. The US began to stockpile nukes in…
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July 21, 2024
African Romans who built Britain.

Roman Africans who contributed to Britain. Their presence dates back nearly two thousand years, and it bears witness to the multiculturalism of the Roman Empire. In summary, these African Romans played a significant role in shaping Britain’s history, and their stories continue to inspire us today¹²³⁴. Advertisement Advertisement Source: panafrican.email, 3/28/2024 (1) The history of…
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March 28, 2024