At dawn on Friday 04 December 2020, the Tapoa base at the entrance to the W natural park in Niger was the target of a deadly attack that claimed the lives of two park officials. UNESCO, through the World Heritage Centre, strongly condemns this attack, which comes in a global context already weakened by a health crisis due to COVID-19.
"This armed attack fills us with deep sadness and immense pain," said Mechtild Rössler, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. ...
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Wed, 09 December 2020