June 18

• Sewerage Project Stalls Due to 'Bad Omen'

  The Star

  Communities around Iten town have opposed the construction of a Sh15 sewerage system and setting aside land for a cemetery due because cultural beliefs associate such projects with... Read more »

• Banks Fueling Forest Depletion - Report Says

  EA Business

  Environmentalists in Uganda have warned international Banks against funding projects in Uganda that are depleting the national forest cover and supporting land grabbing Read more »

• Mukono SS Strikes Over Poor Boarding Conditions

  New Vision

  Teachers of Mukono Senior Secondary School fled for dear life following a students' strike over poor living conditions. Read more »

• Poachers Kill Young Elephant

  The Star

  A young female elephant was found dead near a dam at Taita on Thursday afternoon.Her tusks were recovered but it was established that the elephant had been hit by a poisoned arrow. Read more »

• Safaricom Caravan to Collect Ewaste in Nairobi, Nema Promises Ewaste Guidelines

  CIO

  According to the United Nations, there are 2,500 tons of electronic waste in Kenya, including 150 tons of mobile phones. Since October, Safaricom has collected over 10 tonnes of... Read more »

• Environment Ministry Urges Society to Protect Water Resources

  ANGOP

  The Environment Ministry Monday in Luanda urged the population, social organisations, technical groups and other associations of the society to preserve the country's water... Read more »

• Fears Over Nile [opinion]

  Addis Fortune

  There is an old saying in Ethiopia, which roughly translates as - "Nile has no home of its own, and yet it carries much luggage with it". That is to imply that, knowing nothing of... Read more »

• Kogi Procures Boats for Flood Emergency Purposes

  This Day

  The Kogi State Government has procured 10 seaworthy boats for rescue operations to enhance its capacity to respond to emergency situations, in view of this year's flood prediction... Read more »

• Nema Warns Severe Weather Conditions in Lagos

  This Day

  The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned residents of the southern parts of the country, especially in Lagos, against severe weather which may result in... Read more »

• Locals Demo Over Dry Taps

  The Star

  Mwingi residents have for threatened to demonstrate after their taps ran dry for unexplained reasons. They accused the Kiambere Mwingi Water and Sanitation firm of laxity and... Read more »

June 17

• Govt Aid Blockade Threatens Thousands

  AlertNet

  Thousands of South Sudanese hiding out in malaria-infested swamps will die unless the government allows humanitarian aid in, the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said... Read more »

• Flood Prep Kicks in As Rainy Season Nears

  IRIN

  West African and Sahel countries are setting up measures to minimize flood damage as the annual rainy season approaches. The African Centre of Meteorological Applications for... Read more »

• 'Monrovia & Its Environs Dirty' - Lawmakers Concerned

  Heritage

  Robust Media reports on the issue of poor sanitation in Monrovia and its environs by the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Reporters & Editors Network of Liberia (WASH R&E)... Read more »

• Q&A - America's Secret 'War Without End'

  AlertNet

  There's a covert war that has been fought by the U.S. government over the past decade. It is part of, but goes far beyond, the "war on terror" launched by former President George... Read more »

• Ellen-Obama, Things Fall Apart? Mt. Wologizi Deal Sealed, As Jindal Rolls Sleeves to Come

  Informer

  In the midst of rolling protest noise from citizens of Lofa County and the general public over the sale of the Wologizi Mountain in Lofa, the country's largest iron ore reserve,... Read more »

• Kenyan Cabinet Approves Expanded Anti-Poaching Efforts

  Sabahi

  Kenya's cabinet Thursday (June 13th) voted to expand anti-poaching measures and implement harsher penalties for poachers, Kenya's Capital FM reported. Read more »

• Nigerian Villages Threatened By Erosion

  VOA

  Southeastern Nigeria is littered with gullies caused by extreme and swift ground erosion. Activists say millions of lives are affected as some villages are cut off from the rest of... Read more »

• Liberians Running out of Patience -Says CDC; Junks Wologisi Plant, Demands Reforms

  Analyst

  Liberians erected, upon a platform of more than a decade of death and devastation, an epitaph of civil rule in 2005 – based on an all-inclusive multiparty democracy –... Read more »

• Kisumu to Launch Anti-Litter Campaign

  The Star

  KISUMU county government has launched an anti-litter monthly clean up initiative targeting a 75 per cent reduction in litter in all its seven constituencies. Read more »

• MP Castigates Jigger Decree From Murang'a

  The Star

  An anti-jigger lobby group and a lawmaker from Murang'a have rebuked Murang'a county government for threatening to enact a law to punish jigger- infested people. Ahadi Kenya Trust... Read more »

• Inhabitants of Laba Administrative Area Engage in Soil and Water Conservation Venture

  Shabait

  The inhabitants of Laba Administrative area, Nacfa sub-zone, are engaged in soil and water conservation venture with a view to enriching water resources in the area. Read more »

• Bush Meat Trade On the Rise in Tsavo

  The Star

  Bush meat trade in shopping centres adjacent to the Tsavo National Park has been blamed for the declining number of small wildlife in the region. Read more »

• Kisumu Youth Groups Funded

  The Star

  Youth Affairs department in Nyando Kisumu county has sponsored the training of 30 youth groups on environmental management and conservation. Speaking during the three day training... Read more »

• REMA Cautions On Plastic Bottles

  New Times

  Despite Rwanda's apparent efforts at environmental conservation and keeping clean streets, the country is still faced with environmental problems due to waste plastic bottles that... Read more »

• Safaricom in E-Waste Disposal Campaign

  Capital FM

  Safaricom has launched a campaign to educate the public on the on the impact of wrongful disposal of electronic waste on the environment. Read more »