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With 73 million able to vote, this could have been Africa’s biggest-ever election – but only a third of the electorate showed up. President Muhammadu was just re-elected for his second for year term. It recorded the lowest turnout in an election since the establishment of democracy in Nigeria. The turnout rate has been gradually declining since 2003, due to… Read more »

A study by conservationists is being conducted at Chester Zoo in order to show the plight facing the world’s most trafficked mammal: the Pangolin. They are studying the nocturnal creatures in different areas over the world and publicly displaying live videos of the struggles they face trying to survive daily. These animals are collected and killed for their scales, meat,… Read more »