A pile of around 832 pieces of ivory weighing 2903kg, which was seized by Ugandan officials, lays in a storage facility at the revenues authority headquarters in Kampala
A pile of around 832 pieces of ivory weighing 2903kg (6400 pounds), which was seized by Ugandan officials, lays in a storage facility at the revenues authority headquarters in Kampala October 18, 2013. The Uganda Wildlife Authority's official said that Uganda is increasingly being used as a transit country by poachers who kill elephants in states such as South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. REUTERS/James Akena (UGANDA - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ANIMALS)
A pile of around 832 pieces of ivory weighing 2903kg, which was seized by Ugandan officials, lay in a storage facility at the revenues authority headquarters in Kampala
A pile of around 832 pieces of ivory weighing 2903kg (6400 pounds), which was seized by Ugandan officials, lay in a storage facility at the revenues authority headquarters in Kampala October 18, 2013. The Uganda Wildlife Authority's official said that Uganda is increasingly being used as a transit country by poachers who kill elephants in states such as South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. REUTERS/James Akena (UGANDA - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ANIMALS)
Man sweeps the floor at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad
A man sweeps the floor at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, October 18, 2013. Attacks on Shi'ite Muslims killed at least 59 people across Iraq on Thursday, with ten bombs in primarily Shi'ite districts of the Iraqi capital causing 44 deaths in total, police and medics said. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
Civilians clean up the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad
Civilians clean up the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, October 18, 2013. Attacks on Shi'ite Muslims killed at least 59 people across Iraq on Thursday, with ten bombs in primarily Shi'ite districts of the Iraqi capital causing 44 deaths in total, police and medics said. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
Civilians gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad
Civilians gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, October 18, 2013. Attacks on Shi'ite Muslims killed at least 59 people across Iraq on Thursday, with ten bombs in primarily Shi'ite districts of the Iraqi capital causing 44 deaths in total, police and medics said. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
World won't end poverty without tackling disasters - report
New research finds that, in 2030, up to 325 million extremely poor people will be living in the 49 countries most exposed to climate extremes and natural hazards
African rule of law lags behind development gains – index
The annual Ibrahim index, set up by Sudanese telecoms tycoon Mo Ibrahim, found that since 2000, overall governance has improved in 46 out of 52 African countries - home to 94 percent of the continent's people