NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Somaliland opposition leader Abdirahman Cirro defeated incumbent president Muse Bihi Abdi in last week’s election, the electoral commission said on Tuesday, setting up a handover ...

With its open-ended segmentary system, the clan is an enduring political tool in Somali society. The elite uses the clan factor to bargain for power, thus inadvertently hindering the process of state ...

This beloved zoo favourite is on the brink of joining the endangered species list. Giraffe numbers in Africa’s wild savannas have plunged to alarming levels, leading to action from the US government ...

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has announced a proposal to list three subspecies of giraffe as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and a further two species as threatened.

Giraffes, the world’s tallest animals, are facing a serious crisis. From urbanization to poaching, habitat loss and climate change-induced droughts, the long-necked wonders have been encountering ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife is proposing adding five giraffe subspecies to the endangered or threatened species list. Populations of three northern giraffe subspecies dropped 77%, with just 690 West ...

(WBFF) — The giraffe herd at the Maryland Zoo has a brand-new member! A three-year-old female arrived from another Association for Zoos and Aquariums and is quietly settling into her new home.

Giraffe populations are in trouble — and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday proposed listing three subspecies of the tall animals as endangered and two species as threatened under ...

It’s game-rich: in addition to the Big Four (no rhino) there is the Reteti Elephant Orphanage, managed by the local Samburu ...