[Daily Maverick] Chimpanzees are our nearest genetic relatives on the tree of life. At this rate, eaten or forced to entertain zoo visitors or wealthy sheikhs, they're heading for extinction. CITES seems unable to stop the slide and African governments don't appear to consider it a problem.

[Botswana Daily News] Maun -- Following a pronouncement by government that communities should benefit more from resources within their environs, some community trusts are already making headway in that respect.

[New Era] The decision by the government to move the entire country back to stage 3 of the Covid-19 state of emergency is a huge blow for the tourism revival initiative whose reopening modalities were due to be completed this week.

[Sierra Leone Government] Radisson Blu, Freetown, Thursday 13 August 2020 - His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio today announced Le 4.8 billion ($US 480,016) to support the tourism and hospitality sectors for the revenues and jobs they lost since the COVID-19 pandemic in March this year.

[This Day] Aviation industry unions have threatened another showdown with aviation agencies and airlines over the welfare of workers. The unions said their grievance was based on all sundry issues that affect the aviation industry, from the COVID-19 intervention fund, condition of services for certain agencies to minimum wage as well as relocation of headquarters of agencies. Therefore, it gave the agencies and airlines a two-week ultimatum to comply with labour laws or face the consequences of their action.

[SPS] Bir Lehlou (Saharawi Republic) -- The President of the Saharawi Republic, Brahim Ghali, sent a message of solidarity to Mauritius Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, calling for a coordinated international assistance to Mauritius to enable it face the ecological disaster that stroke the country lately because of Oil leak in the Mauritian waters.

[Malawi News Agency] Chikwawa -- Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Culture, Michael Usi on Wednesday urged local communities to support the tourism industry in Malawi, saying the wildlife parks are not there for international tourists only.

[This Day] The low passenger traffic and industrial disruptions are making it extremely difficult for the airlines to continue as going concerns.

[This Day] Last week, the management of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) confirmed that it was broke. The agency revealed that it had borrowed money to pay salaries for the previous month. Similarly, it was difficult for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to pay its workers in April, May and June, which were periods under COVID-19. There was even a time the agencies contemplated the payment of half salaries, which the workers resisted through the labour unions.

[Vanguard] The Presidential Committee on Citizen Data Management and Harmonization said it has concluded its assignment and substantially addressed concerns raised by the United States of America on citizen data which led to its imposition of visa ban on Nigerians.