scorecard

You Searched For "horn of africa" and got 19 results


Sort By:


Business Insider Latest Story Image
3 mins read

This important species is in danger because people wrongly believe its horns have medicinal properties

In South Africa - where the savanna ecosystem has supported healthy rhino populations for millennia…

Jeremy Berke   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

Cargo ships taking the long way around Africa to avoid blocked Suez Canal risk pirate-infested waters

The huge Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal has other vessels weighing the perilous decision of whe…

Tom Murray   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
6 mins read

A biotech startup is 3D-printing fake rhino horns to try to stop poaching

"More than 90% of 'rhino horns' in circulation are fake (mostly carved from buffalo horn or wood), …

Jeremy Berke   


Christian Edwards,Christian E…   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
1 min read

Top General In Africa Fired Over Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct

Last November, the first head of Africa Command, Gen. William "Kip" Ward, was demoted and forced in…

Paul Szoldra   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
1 min read

Somali Pirates Are Hurting The World More Than We Realized

The study, conducted by the World Bank and the United Nation's Office of Drugs and Crimeand based o…

Business Insider Latest Story Image
4 mins read

China is building a new base in Africa that creates 'significant operational security' issues for the US military

"China and Djibouti consulted with each other and reached consensus on building logistical faciliti…

Christopher Woody   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
1 min read

THE WORST PLACE IN THE WORLD: See What Life Is Like In Somalia

Located in the Horn of Africa, the majority Sunni Muslim country suffers from an ineffective govern…

Brian Jones   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
1 min read

Incredible Pictures Of The Isolated Island Called 'The Most Alien-Looking Place On Earth'

Because of its extreme isolation from other land masses, Socotra has very unique plant life, a thir…

Christian Storm   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
1 min read

Giant antelope gores to death animal park worker, report says

An employee of the Oland Animal and Entertainment Park, in southwestern Sweden, died last Sunday ni…

Joshua Zitser   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

A Republican lawmaker said that owning slaves 'doesn't make you racist' and was a 'business decision'

New Hampshire Republican state committee chairman Stephen Stepanek told HuffPost that "Representati…

Travis Clark   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
3 mins read

The world's last northern white rhino, who showed 'what extinction looks like,' was captured in this stunning photo before he died

Elephants, pangolins, and many other vulnerable species around the world are also threatened by poa…

Kevin Loria   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
3 mins read

Piracy could surge off of the infamous Somali coast, experts warn

The last wave of Somalia piracy peaked in 2011 with 176 attacks. It declined to almost nothing by 2…

Gus Lubin   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
1 min read

2 Former Navy SEALS Found Dead Aboard 'Captain Phillips' Ship

People look at the U.S. flagged container ship, Maersk Alabama as it sails into the Kenyan coastal …

Pamela Engel   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
4 mins read

A California bank's decision could have huge ramifications in Somalia

Kaah is one of the larger Somali transfer companies operating in the US, with licensed branches in …

Armin Rosen   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
1 min read

Somali Piracy Is Down 90% From Last Year

The huge reduction is due to a few key factors. "Adherence to best management practices by crews an…

Steven Perlberg   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
1 min read

Drug Overdose Suspected In Deaths Of Two Former Navy SEALs On 'Captain Phillips' Ship

The two men were working as security contractors aboard the Maersk Alabama, which was featured in t…

Pamela Engel   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
4 mins read

Africa Politics: A Diverse Threat

Islamist violence is a rising concern for both policymakers and general populations in Africa and o…

Business Insider Latest Story Image
4 mins read

Despite rising tensions, US and Chinese troops worked together to put out a garbage dump fire, a top US general says

US and Chinese bases in Djibouti are just a few miles apart, and despite broader tensions, "we're c…

Christopher Woody