Shell Shuts Office as Ogonis Protest

Elaine Gilligan/Friends of the Earth
The Shell Petroleum Development Company has shut down its office in Rumoumasi area of Port Harcourt after hundreds of Ogonis and environmental activists staged a protest.

Kenya: Farmers and Brewers Toast Sorghum

Jaspreet Kindra/IRIN
Sorghum grains. Changing weather patterns are leading farmers to consider shifting to varieties of crops that are resistant to worsening droughts and floods.

Southern Africa: Expedition to Highlight Human-Animal Interface

FAO
Two conservationists will undertake a journey through six countries to highlight the successes and failures of nature conservation and human development.

Tanzania: Massive Kaolin Deposits Untapped in Pugu Hills

Anglogold Ashanti/MediaClub SA
Mining (file photo). Reserves of certified high-quality kaolin deposits lie untapped beneath Pugu Hills in Kisarawe district, not from from the capital, Dar es Salaam.

Smelter's Future Hangs in Balance

Zimplats
(file photo). The final report on an inquiry into alleged human and environmental poisoning by the Tsumeb smelter is expected to have far-reaching consequences.

Floods Cause Havoc in Kenya

Aliyu Adekunle/Vangaurd
Flooded streets (file photo): Scores have been left homeless and several people killed in flash floods in Kenya.

Zimbabwe: Questioning Sewage-Fed Vegetables

ILRI
Some farmers use sewage-infested river water to irrigate their small vegetable plots, although consuming produce grown with contaminated effluent carries health risks.

Zambia: Adventurer to Walk Length of Zambezi River

Victoria Falls 24
David Lemon. The 67-year-old Zimbabwean will soon begin a 10-month walk along the entire 3,540km-long Zambezi River to draw attention to the plight of elephants.

Uganda: Oil Pipeline Project Progresses

Robert Byaruhanga
An oil exploration site in Uganda. Plans to set up a Sh2.5 trillion facility that will refine the country's oil are in its advanced stages.

One Man's Trash is Another's Treasure

Selay Marius Kouassi/RNW
Séraphin Kapo makes a living as an informal waste collector. Informal workers are a crucial link in Abidjan's waste removal chain, but despite their importance, they are rarely acknowledged.

Uganda: Little Hands Go Green

Marc Hofer/UNESCO
A nationwide tree planting campaign dubbed 'Uganda's Little Hands Go Green' will front children as champions of environmental restoration.

Zimbabwe Ill-Prepared for Climate-Change

Kate Holt/IRIN
A woman stands outside her home and dried up maize crop in Zimbabwe. Despite previously insisting that the country could feed itself, the government has appealed to humanitarian agencies for help.

Cameroon: Massacre of Elephants

Radio Okapi
In Cameroon an estimated 450 elephants have been killed recently, endangering the existence of these protected animals in Central Africa as a whole.

East Africa: Reverting to Pastoralism

IRIN/Anthony Morland
In an effort to adapt to chronic shortages of rain, pastoralist communities in east Africa who had experimented with growing crops are reverting to herding livestock.

Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Triple Win

InFocus: Environment

Senegal Urged to Tackle Hunger in Sahel

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Senegalese singer Baaba Maal has appealed for international aid and called on the government to come up with a quick response plan to the unfolding hunger situation. Read more »

Rwanda: New Disaster Committee Set Up

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The government has set up a Disaster Steering Technical Committee which will work hand in hand with the existing National Disaster Steering Committee in order to alleviate ... Read more »

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