Currently e-waste is dumped in landfills, incinerated or treated with chemicals to recover valuable materials, but these are not regarded as environmentally friendly processes. Read more »
At least six people have died while 20 are still missing after an overloaded wooden boat they were travelling in capsized on Lake Malawi. Read more »
Man-made coastal erosion has reached alarming proportions in Togo. It is threatening the future of two major cities, Lome and Aneho, the current and former capitals, as well ... Read more »
Experts attribute the fresh interest in the country to a combination of factors. This include the recent successful presidential election, the country's strategic location ... Read more »
Another fire at Imizamo Yethu has left roughly 400 people homeless when 100 homes were destroyed one month after a blaze devastated the informal settlement. Read more »
To Egypt, in particular, the Nile is its life blood. Without it, Egypt would be a barren and desolate desert. It is not surprising that it has "threatened to go to war" if its ... Read more »
Somalia security forces have freed all ten Indian sailors who had been taken by pirates in the hijacked Al Kausar ship. Read more »
Belgian, Ronny Van Geneugden, has been appointed as the new coach of the Flames of Malawi on a two-year deal. Read more »
The government has launched an investigation into the mysterious deaths of at least 10 hippos that may have been due to poisoning. Read more »
GERD is a symbol of the new Ethiopia in that its construction heralds and symbolizes this generation's triumph over poverty, writes The Ethiopian Herald. Read more »
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