November 27, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Saving River Congo From Drying Up
With ongoing environmental degradation in the Congo forest, researchers are working on regional interventions to save the Congo River and its sources from consequences that could… Read more »
April 07, 2018
Rwanda: Rwanda, Uganda, DRC Agree on Gorilla Protection
Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have agreed to ratify the Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration (GVTC) treaty to protect the ecosystem that is home to… Read more »
October 30, 2006
Kenya: Country Joins UN Drive Against Small Arms
The "havoc" caused in East Africa by unchecked trafficking in small arms is prompting Nairobi to help lead a United Nations effort to regulate the global trade in these… Read more »
April 04, 2006
Uganda: Govt to Use DDT Despite EU Concerns
Uganda will proceed with the use of the pesticide DDT to control malaria, despite threats by the European Union that it could lead to its agricultural exports being locked out. Read more »
November 30, 2005
Africa: Continent's Finance Ministers Call for More Debt Relief
On the debt issue, the ministers lamented that multilateral initiatives have not led to 100 per cent cancellation of debt for most African countries Read more »
November 15, 2004
Tanzania: Zanzibar to Discourage Mass Tourism
This kind of tourism is not good for the environment and the economy Read more »
February 18, 2002
Tanzania: Serengeti Lion Population Rises By Over 1,000
THE NUMBER of lions in the Serengeti National Park in northern Tanzania has been increasing steadily since an outbreak of the cauche distemper virus killed up to 1,000 lions in… Read more »