"Just a few decades ago, the country's rhino population had been drastically reduced. However, anti-poaching and conservation initiatives from the government have helped increase numbers over the last six years." #Nepal 

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Rising Voices' #DRIF21  panel on Apr. 12th will discuss the need to consider the how digital rights agendas on the continent should keep the effect on African languages in consideration. w/ @Tochiprecious3  @ZuZage  @bswitaba  @yobamoodua 

There are concerns for residents who have refused to leave their homes in the "Red Zone," and for birds and other wildlife. #Caribbean  #LaSoufriere 

A shipment of 75,000 shots of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in #Jamaica  on April 8, but expired a few days later, leading to a race against the clock. #Caribbean 

Pakistan blocks social media platforms amid crackdown

Kenyans online have been holding online protests against the decision by the International Monetary Fund to approve a $2.34bn loan facility for #Kenya  urging the multilateral agency to review its decision.

Under COVID-19 restrictions, labour migrant mobility to and from Russia markedly decreased in 2020, with remittances severely dwindling as a consequence. @opendemocracyru  #CentralAsia 

‘Jiwaspach apnaqasiña’ has become a motto of the Aymara people #Bolivia 

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