With very few exceptions, Africa’s Sahel—a strip of Africa that lies just south of the Sahara Desert—is a barren, devastated place populated largely by semi-nomadic Fulani herdsmen who keep watch over ...

TOBOR, Senegal (AFP) – Crabs scuttle among mangrove roots in a dense riverbank forest in southern Senegal, where a major reforestation project is reviving wildlife and boosting the west African ...

By Elodie Toto There are only about 350 mature leopards left in West Africa, according to the latest regional assessment by ...

The reserve is home to a variety of fish species and other marine life. Visitors can take guided tours to learn about the ...

In March 2023, temperatures in eastern Senegal soared to 40°C, with the cooling rains still months away. Yet, for the dedicated field team from the NGO Panthera - committed to global feline ...

The House of Slaves museum and memorial site on Goree Island off the coast of Dakar, Senegal. The building was the largest slave-trade center during the transatlantic slave trade and now serves as a ...

Chad has withdrawn a mandate held by African Parks to manage key wildlife reserves, accusing the conservation group of not ...

Chad has revoked the mandate of African Parks, a non-profit conservation group associated with Prince Harry, to manage ...

Senegal has one of the most threatened elephant populations in Africa, with the population in the Niokolo-Koba park diminishing from 450 in the late 1970s to between 5 and 10 currently, according to t ...