‘The Elephant Queen’ to screen on Citizen TV this Easter Sunday

By Citizen Team,

The internationally acclaimed feature documentary, The Elephant Queen, filmed in Tsavo East National Park and the Greater Amboseli Tsavo ecosystem wil...

Easter Sunday , Mark Deeble , The Elephant Queen , Victoria Stone

Harry and Meghan, Africa doesn’t want you

By CNN,

Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, may be considering a move to Africa sometime after the birth of their child. Just as with thei...

Meghan Markle. , Prince Harry , queen elizabeth ii , royal family , south africa

Tanzanian court sentences Chinese ‘Ivory Queen’ to 15 years for smuggling

By Reuters,

A Tanzanian court sentenced a prominent Chinese businesswoman dubbed the “Ivory Queen” to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for smuggling the tusks of...

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Kenyan conservationist Daphne Sheldrick dies

By Reuters,

Dame Daphne Sheldrick, a well-known Kenyan conservationist who helped protect the East African country’s wildlife for 60 years, has died. Her org...

daphne sheldrick , David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust , DSWT , Kenyan conservationist

World’s oldest ‘captive hippo’ dies at 65

By CNN,

Manila Zoo's oldest resident, fondly referred to as Queen Bertha, passed away Friday of natural causes at the age of 65, according to zoo authorities....

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Tanzanian couple jailed over haul of poached ivory

By Reuters,

A Tanzanian court has sentenced a married couple to 20 years in jail each for illegal possession of 210 pieces of ivory from nearly 100 poached elepha...

Tanzanian president Magufuli tells forces to go after poachers

By Atieno Mboya,

Tanzania's president John Magufuli, on Saturday, October 29 ordered the security forces to go after top criminals financing organized networks behind ...

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First Lady launches anti-poaching campaign

By PSCU,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta on Saturday launched a conservation campaign to save elephants. The East Africa Grass-Root Elephant Education Campaign...

Tanzania denies elephants could disappear from reserve within six years

By Reuters,

Tanzania on Wednesday rejected findings by conservationists who said elephants could disappear from a reserve there within six years due to "industria...

Dar es Salaam , elephant , Elephants , Tanzania

Tanzania jails 2 Chinese men for ivory smuggling

By Reuters,

Tanzania has sentenced two Chinese men to 35 years each in jail for ivory smuggling, local media reported on Saturday, the latest conviction of Chines...

china , chinese , Ivory , ivory smuggling , Tanzania

Tanzania launches manhunt after poachers kill British pilot

By Agencies,

Tanzanian authorities have launched a manhunt after poachers shot down a helicopter and its British pilot during an operation to track down elephant k...

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2 people arrested, elephant tusks worth Ksh67M recovered

By Agencies,

Tanzanian authorities seized tusks from about 45 elephants and arrested two suspects at their home in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, police off...

Elephants , kenya , Poaching , Tanzania , Wildlife

Tanzania court jails four Chinese men for rhino horn smuggling

By Agencies,

Tanzania has sentenced four Chinese men to 20 years in jail each after they were convicted of smuggling rhino horns, part of a crackdown in sub-Sahara...

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4 Chinese citizens charged for rhino horn smuggling in Tanzania

By Agencies,

A Tanzanian court has charged four Chinese nationals for smuggling rhino horns, a senior police official said on Wednesday, pointing to further gains ...

Chinese ‘Ivory Queen’ to fight smuggling charges – lawyer

By Agencies,

A prominent Chinese businesswoman, dubbed the "Ivory Queen", is innocent of Tanzanian charges that she financed a criminal network responsible for smu...

chinese ivory queen , Elephant Tusks , Ivory , justice , Poaching , Tanzania

Why rapper Moustapha could soon convert to Christianity

By Brian Okoth,

Kenyan artiste Colonel Moustapha says he is now considering converting to Christianity to facilitate his marriage with his new flame, a gospel singer ...

Colonel Moustapha , Moustapha's girlfriend

Meet Africa’s most beautiful First Ladies

By Brian Okoth,

They appear alongside Africa’s most powerful men, but often little is known about them. Save for being the wives of African Presidents, First Ladies...

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Meet Africa’s most beautiful First Ladies

By Brian Okoth,

They appear alongside Africa’s most powerful men, but often little is known about them. Save for being the wives of African Presidents, First Ladies...

Aisha Buhari , Chantal Biya , first ladies , Margaret Kenyatta , Princess Salma

Lupita: Commitments Kept me away from home

By Maureen Murimi,

Oscar Winning Actress Lupita Nyong'o has said that work commitments prevented her from coming home sooner. The actress, who just finished filming t...

Elephants , Ivory , Kenyan Actress Lupita Nyong'o , Lupita , Wildlife

Hilarious reactions by Kenyans to the Ksh 10K Lupita Nyongo meet

By Joy Chelagat,

While many Kenyans would be excited about the prospect of dining with a global celebrity, reactions to Oscar-award winning actress Lupita Nyongo’s c...

Lupita Nyongo