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Forests and deforestation in Africa<br> <i>- the wasting of an immense resource</i>






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Congo Brazzville enacts landmark children laws

afrol News - President Denis Sassou-Ngesso of Congo Brazzaville has announced one of Africa's toughest child protection law packages, being hailed by international institutions.

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afrol News - Congo Brazzaville was today given a debt cancellation of US$ 2.4 billion by its main creditors. This amounts to 100 percent of all Congolese bilateral debts and will significantly lower budget costs.


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Deforestation of African rain forest
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Forests and deforestation in Africa
- the wasting of an immense resource


afrol News - Except for the Congo Basin, Africa's frontier forests have largely been destroyed, primarily by loggers and by farmers clearing land for agriculture. In West Africa, nearly 90 percent of the original moist forest is gone, and what remains is heavily fragmented and degraded. Today, West African unspoiled forests are restricted to one patch in Côte d'Ivoire and another along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon.

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