August 02

• Sahel Set to See Rise in 'Climate Refugees' - Report

  AlertNet

  Erratic weather linked to climate change is forcing people to flee their homes in West Africa's Sahel region, a trend that could worsen dramatically as temperatures rise, a rights... Read more »

• Panel On Edo Ministry Fire Submits Report

  Vanguard

  THE panel of Inquiry set up by Edo State Government to investigate the fire outbreak at the Ministry of Higher Education, yesterday, submitted its report to Governor Adams... Read more »

• Anti-Poaching Wins Thai Support

  Daily News

  The Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Amb. Khamis Kagasheki said the Thailand Prime Minister, Ms Yingluck Shinawatra who on Wednesday visited the Serengeti National Park... Read more »

• Rangers Impound Seven Submachine Guns in Serengeti Park

  Daily News

  SEVEN submachine guns (SMGs) have been confiscated from poachers by rangers in Serengeti National Park (SENAPA) in recent months. Read more »

• Tourists Throng Serengeti to Witness Wildebeest Migration

  Daily News

  THE number of vehicles ferrying tourists entering and leaving the country via the Tanzanian/Kenyan Sirari Border Post has significantly increased this season. Read more »

• Group Donates Borehole to Lagos Community

  Vanguard

  Residents of Adeku Village, Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area, LCDA, of Lagos State are presently in a celebration mood thanks to the National Association of Seadogs, NAS,... Read more »

• Forestry Dept, Others Embark On Tree Planting Exercise At Bondali Lbs

  The Point

  The department of forestry and the Patriotic Youth of Association of Foni recently embarked on a massive tree planting at Bondali Lower Basic School. Read more »

• Lobby Seeks to Protect Forest

  The Star

  Community forest associations yesterday accused leaders of frustrating efforts to conserve the Maasai Mau Forest. Read more »

• New Blueprint for Corporation Farms

  The Star

  TRANS Nzoia Agricultural Development Corporation farms may soon be transferred to investors if a plan by the county government is executed. Read more »

• Northern Namibia Experiences Man-Made Drought

  Namibian

  NAMIBIA's densely populated North is said to be experiencing a man-made drought, which reportedly came as a result of land mismanagement by farmers who overstocked during rainy... Read more »

• Time to Press the Reset Button On Climate Change [opinion]

  Greenpeace

  I'm sitting in my office in full winter wear - heavy jacket, gloves, the works. But suddenly it gets too warm and I have to take all of these off. It leaves me baffled, are we in... Read more »

• Flood - Kogi Denies Preparing for Only 50,000 Victims

  Daily Trust

  The Kogi State Emergency Management Agency said yesterday that it is making adequate arrangements for all those that would be displaced if the 2013 flood prediction by the National... Read more »

• Flood - NEMA Sensitises Stakeholders On Evacuation

  Daily Trust

  The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday in a field exercise prepared stakeholders in the North-central region on flood pre-impact evacuation drill in order to... Read more »

• Parents Cautioned After Two Girls Drown in R. Akagera

  New Times

  Parents and guardians living near water bodies should monitor the movement of children to avoid cases of drowning. The call was made by the Mayor of Bugesera District, Louis... Read more »

• Noise, Not Age Is the Leading Cause of Hearing Loss

  New Times

  We live in a noisy world and it seems to be getting worse every year. Unless you protect your ears, sooner than later it may be you having a difficult time hearing. Approximately... Read more »

• Prepare Adequately for the Rainy Season

  New Times

  After a prolonged spell of water shortage partly blamed on the dry season, the rainy season has set in. According to Rwanda Meteorology Agency, the onset of rainfall in August will... Read more »

August 01

• Efficient Charcoal Stoves See Surge in Popularity

  AlertNet

  The ancient lorry, overflowing with more than 100 bags of charcoal on the last stage of their journey from tree to ash, creaks and groans towards Kampala, its tailboard bearing the... Read more »

• Climate Change Causes Violence

  SciDev.Net

  Changes in climate, such as increased drought and above-average annual temperatures, have caused a rise in human violence across the world, according to a study published today in... Read more »

• Tana River Trader Passes Off Warthog Meat As Beef

  The Star

  A man has been arrested in Madogo, Tana River county with more than 90 kilogrammes of warthog meat. This comes barely three days after the government warned residents against... Read more »

• Beggars Deportation - Furious Anambra Governor Threatens to Retaliate

  Premium Times

  Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has threatened to carry out a reprisal following the deportation of beggars and destitute people by the Lagos State Government to the South... Read more »

• Lagos Threatens to Seal Buildings With Clothes Hanging On Them

  Vanguard

  Henceforth, buildings where clothes and wares are indiscriminately hanged, will be blacklisted and sealed by the Lagos State Government. Read more »

• Effort to Improve Water, Power Supply Praised

  ANGOP

  The vice governor of central Kwanza-Sul province, Mateus Alves de Brito, recognised the effort being made by the local authorities to improve the supply of water and electricity in... Read more »

• Sustainable Toilets for Shack Dwellers [document]

  Parliament of South Africa

  Toilets, or the lack of them, have been much in the spotlight in recent months in the Western Cape. Now an initiative piloted by the University of Stellenbosch's Sustainability... Read more »

• Gambia to Ratify UN 97 Transboundary Watercourses Convention

  Foroyaa

  The Government of the Gambia is working towards the ratification of the United Nations 1997 Transboundary Watercourses Convention. According to officials of the Department of Water... Read more »

• Four Tanzanian Security Officers Dismissed Over Poaching

  Sabahi

  Head of Tanzania's Kiteto Prison Ally Ramadhani Sauko and his deputy Joseph Kimaro have been fired for possession of giraffe, zebra and ostrich meat, Tanzania's The Citizen... Read more »