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CORRECTION: African Wildlife Foundation and Nature’s Best Photography Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards 2022 Call for Entries

Mkapa Awards entrants have the opportunity to win cash awards totaling $30,000 USD, handcrafted sculptures, and large-format exhibition recognition within 13 separate contest categories, and one Grand Prize

Building upon the success of the inaugural Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards in 2021, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) (www.AWF.org) and Nature’s Best Photography (NBP) officially open submissions for the 2022 edition of the prestigious annual award. Competition participants will have from March 3 to June 1, 2022 to submit…

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African Wildlife Foundation and Nature’s Best Photography Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards 2022 Call for Entries

Mkapa Awards entrants have the opportunity to win cash awards totaling $30,000 USD, handcrafted sculptures, and large-format exhibition recognition within 13 separate contest categories, and one Grand Prize

World Wildlife Day: Building upon the success of the inaugural Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards in 2021, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) (www.AWF.org) and Nature’s Best Photography (NBP) officially open submissions for the 2022 edition of the prestigious annual award. Competition participants will have from March 3 to June 1,…

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    • H.E Hailemariam Desalegn, Former Prime Minister, Ethiopia and AWF Board Trustee Member address media queries during the unveiling of the APAC Patrons in Kigali Rwanda
    • Luther Anukur, IUCN, Regional Director - Eastern and Southern Africa address media queries during the unveiling of the APAC Patrons in Kigali Rwanda
    • Dr. Jeanne d’Aarc Mujawamariya, Minister Of Environment, Rwanda address media queries during the unveiling of the APAC Patrons in Kigali Rwanda
    • (From Left to right) Kaddu Sebunya AWF CEO; H.E Hailemariam Desalegn, Former Prime Minister, Ethiopia and AWF Board Trustee Member; Dr. Jeanne d’Aarc Mujawamariya, Minister Of Environment, Rwanda; Prof. Manasseh Nshuti, Minister Of State In The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And International Cooperation In Charge Of East African Community and Luther Anukur, IUCN, Regional Director - Eastern and Southern Africa during the media session at the unveiling of the APAC Patrons in Kigali Rwanda
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Government of Rwanda unveils 3 former African Heads of State as patrons for the upcoming inaugural Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC)

The three former heads of state include H.E Hailemariam Desalegn – former Prime Minister for Ethiopia; H.E Issoufou Mahamadou – former President Niger and H.E Festus Mogae – former President for Botswana

The Government of Rwanda through its Ministry of Environment, this morning unveiled three former African Heads of State as patrons for the upcoming inaugural IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC). The three former heads of state include H.E Hailemariam Desalegn – former Prime Minister for Ethiopia; H.E Issoufou Mahamadou –…

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2 Former African Heads of State Join AWF Global Board of Trustees

H.E Issoufou Mahamadou and H.E Hailemariam Desalegn aim to work alongside their peers to ensure that wildlife and wild lands thrive in a modern Africa

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) (www.AWF.org) has onboarded two former African heads of state — H.E. Issoufou Mahamadou, former President of Niger and H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, former Ethiopian Prime Minister ­— to the organization’s global board of trustees to share their diverse and unique African leadership perspectives as AWF implements…

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    • Former First Lady of the United Republic of Tanzania, Madam Anna Mkapa poses with the Grand Prize winner of the Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards, Riccardo Marchegiani and Cabinet Secretary,Hon Najib Balala
    • From Left, AWF CEO, Kaddu Sebunya poses for a photo with the awardees from Kenya alongside Former First Lady of the United Republic of Tanzania, Madam Anna Mkapa poses and Cabinet Secretary,Hon Najib Balala
    • The Grand Prize winner of the Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards, Riccardo Marchegiani, Cabinet Secretary,Hon Najib Balala, Former First Lady of the United Republic of Tanzania, Madam Anna Mkapa and AWF CEO, Kaddu Sebunya
    • From Left, AWF CEO, Kaddu Sebunya, AWF Kenya Country Diretor, Nancy Githaiga, Former First Lady of the United Republic of Tanzania, Madam Anna Mkapa, Cabinet Secretary,Hon Najib Balala, PS – Professor Fred Segor and KCB Group Board Chairman, Andrew Kairu at the AWF 60th Celebration and Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards Gala
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African Wildlife Foundation Celebrates 60 Years of Visionary Conservation Leadership with African Wildlife Photographic Exhibition and Announces Winners

The global competition received close to 9,000 entries from 50 countries worldwide, including 10 countries in Africa

The Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards exhibition launched with the announcement of the Grand Prize Winner and 16 category awardees. The global competition received close to 9,000 entries from 50 countries worldwide, including 10 countries in Africa African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) (www.AWF.org) launched its 60th year anniversary this evening…

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    • DR. JEANNE d’ARC MUJAWAMARIYA, Minister of Environment, Rwanda speaking at APAC launch in Kigali
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The Inaugural IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress Officially Relaunched

The congress will be convened by the Government of Rwanda, the International Union for Conservation of Nature - World Commission on Protected Areas and the African Wildlife Foundation

The Government of Rwanda will in March 2022 host the inaugural IUCN (www.IUCN.org) Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) to discuss conservation of the continent’s protected areas. This comes after the relaunch of APAC in Kigali, Rwanda on 20th April 2021. The congress which will be held from 7th – 12th March…

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    • Mrs Anna Mkapa receives a token of appreciation from AWF CEO, Kaddu Sebunya at the launch of the Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards
    • (From Left) Kaddu Sebunya, AWF CEO, Mrs Anna Mkapa, wife to the late Benjamin Mkapa, Mr. Andrew Wambari Kairu, KCB Group Chairman and DR.Kiprop Lagat, Director, Department of Culture, Ministry of Sports pose for a group photo at the launch of the Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards
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AWF and Nature’s Best Photography Announce the Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards Call for Entries

Mkapa Photography Awards Entrants have the opportunity to win cash, prizes, and awards totaling $30,000 USD

African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) (www.AWF.org) and Nature’s Best Photography (NBP) have announced the official “Call for Entries” for the the Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards. Competition participants will have through June 18, 2021 to submit photos for consideration by a panel of judges. Professional, Amateur, and Youth (18 and…

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Coronavirus in Africa could reverse 30 years of Wildlife conservation gains, harming interconnected communities and livelihoods (By Edwin Tambara)

Growing strains on local economies have led to concerns about food security

By, Edwin Tambara, African Wildlife Foundation (www.AWF.org) For wild animals in Africa on the verge of extinction and the tight knit communities who protect them, COVID-19 is a specter, disrupting a delicate balancing act of survival for both humans and endangered species. African officials and conservation experts from Kenya, Uganda…

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Kaddu Sebunya Elected President of African Wildlife Foundation

Ugandan conservationist will be a vocal, visible voice for wildlife in a modern Africa

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) (www.AWF.org) announced today it has elected Ugandan native Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya to serve as its new President. Sebunya will focus on advancing a clear policy agenda for wildlife as part of Africa’s future, ensuring the continent’s blueprint for development and growth includes space and protections…