June 19
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MAP
HM King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, following his appointment by the UN Secretary-General as President of the United Nations... Read more »
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'Nigerians Drinking Germs, Diseases From Rivers, Streams'
Daily Trust
Former Vice Chancellor, University of Jos, Prof. Bashir Ibrahim has warned Nigerians to stop drinking water from rivers and stream, saying that those sources of water are full of... Read more »
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Kpakpateshi Community Raises Alarm Over Water Scarcity
Daily Trust
Residents of Kpakpateshi community in Kuje Area Council have urged the council authorities to assist them in the provision of essential facilities to make life more bearable for... Read more »
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Daily Trust
Last week, the Minister of Environment, Mrs Hadiza Ibrahim Mailafia presented her score card to the nation. The score card which was a summary of activities undertaken by the... Read more »
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'Don't Drink Water From Corrugated Iron Sheet'
Daily Trust
An expert, Edodi Unumoh has warned that people should no longer drink rain water got from the corrugated iron roof. Read more »
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Rotary Club Aids Luanshya, Masaiti Schools, Clinics
Times of Zambia
THE Rotary Club of Luanshya has spent about KR1, 000, 000 on improving water and sanitation projects in schools and clinics in Luanshya and Masaiti districts on the Copperbelt. Read more »
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EPA Ends Risk Assessment Workshop
NEWS
A two-week training workshop on risk assessment and risk management of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) has ended in Monrovia. Read more »
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Opuwo Plants Trees to Reduce Dust
Namibian
THE Opuwo council plans to plant trees throughout the town to reduce the unhealthy dust levels created by regular wind storms. Read more »
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Flood Stalls Court's Proceeding in Imo
Vanguard
Activities at Owerri Urban Customary Court, situated inside Imo Hotels, Owerri, were yesterday, stalled, following the submerging of the building by flood. Read more »
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2012 Flood Disaster Displaced Two Million Families - - Don
Premium Times
No fewer than two million families in Nigeria were displaced following the flood that ravaged 28 states in 2012, Professor Edwin Iguisi, an expert in disaster risk management, said... Read more »
June 18
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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 »
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Ethiopia, Egypt Meet to Ease Nile Dam Tensions
VOA
Egypt and Ethiopia are taking steps to defuse tension over Ethiopia's diversion of the Nile River to construct a massive hydroelectric dam. Read more »
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Nation and Ethiopia Resume Discussions On Nile Crisis
Aswat Masriya
Egypt and Ethiopia have both agreed on the significance of resuming discussions, joined by Sudan, over a dam that Ethiopia plans to build on the Nile River. Read more »
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Vulnerable States Decry Slow Progress At Bonn Climate Talks
AlertNet
Two weeks of U.N.-led climate talks in Bonn ended on Friday in an atmosphere of frustration, with participants bemoaning insufficient progress on everything from securing financial... Read more »
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New Report Examines Threat of West African Piracy [press release]
Oceans Beyond Piracy
A report highlighting latest details of the human cost of maritime piracy will be released in London on Tuesday morning 18th June. This updated report studies not only the human... Read more »
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The Star
A wildlife conservationist has urged the government to empower communities in the war against poaching. Elephant Neighbours Centre Director Jim Nyamu said communities play a key... Read more »
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Water Rates for Yatta Institutions
The Star
Yatta MP Francis Mwangangi has told organisations using water at the Yatta canal to pay rates as they have failed to maintain the furrow. Mwangangi said the organisations should... Read more »
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Cops Warn Taita Ranchers On Illegal Tsavo Hearders
The Star
Ranchers in Taita have been warned against hosting some of the animals of the herders targeted in the ongoing security operation in Tsavo. Read more »
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FOG Forces KWS Chopper to Crash in Karatina
The Star
A Kenya Wildlife Service chopper yesterday made an emergency landing near Karatina town. Pilot Alex Koech was forced to land between electricity lines and Karatina-Nairobi highway... Read more »
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Drought Strikes Kabarole District, Famine Looming
New Vision
Kyenjojo and Kabarole districts in western Uganda have also borne the blunt of the drought that has affected most parts of the country. Read more »
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U.S.$17.5 Million Lost to Poor Sanitation - World Bank Report Says
New Republic
Liberia, according to a new World Bank water and sanitation program report, is losing US$17.5 million annually to poor sanitation, due to several challenges including the... Read more »
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Use U.S.$36 Million Climate Fund Wisely - WB
Times of Zambia
THE World Bank has advised Government to make good use of the US$36 million finance which has been provided for Strengthening Climate Resilience in the Barotse Sub -Basin project... Read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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