Niger Youth Embrace Eco-friendly Practices for Eid to Protect Trees
Niger’s “Eco Eid” campaign, backed by Save the Children, engages youth to combat deforestation and air pollution during Tabaski by promoting sustainable grilling with mineral and organic charcoal, reaching 3,700 people and distributing 1,000 tree seedlings in 2024 to protect Niamey’s environment.
Gambia, Others Seize Over 83 Tons of Drugs in 2023 – Report
In 2023, law enforcement in The Gambia and ten other West African countries seized over 83,734 kg of drugs and 31,000 drug tablets, with Senegal and The Gambia leading in cocaine seizures, highlighting the region’s growing drug trafficking problem and the need for enhanced prevention and enforcement measures, as detailed in the 2024 WENDU report.
