July 13
Tanzania: Tanzania Orders a Steel Plant to Halt Operations Over Environmental Violations
Daily News
A steel manufacturing factory in Mkuranga District, Coast Region, has been ordered to suspend operations indefinitely after government inspectors uncovered serious environmental… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Sees 85.2 Percent Increase in Access to Clean Water Services Benefiting Its 10.2m Citizens
Daily News
THE Tanzanian government said the implementation of the first phase of the Program 4 Results (P4R) through the Sustainable Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Scheme (SRWSSP) project… Read more »
Liberia: From Rent to Ownership - How EPA Secured a Permanent Headquarters and Laboratory
New Dawn
Executive Director, EPA Read more »
Ghana: The Perennial Floods in Ghana - the Need to 'Desilt' the Mind [opinion]
Ghanaian Times
It is the mind and the attitude not the gutters!!!! Read more »
Liberia: Doe Community Mobilizes Against Looming Flood Threat
New Dawn
- Dozens of residents of Doe Community over the weekend launched a massive drainage cleanup exercise to prevent potential flooding in the community and surrounding areas amid… Read more »
July 12
Ethiopia: Kebena Reborn - From Polluted River to Urban Oasis
ENA
For decades, the Kebena River told a story that many residents of Addis Ababa wished they could forget. Read more »
South Africa: Infamous Water Pump Is Now in Makhanda, but Accountability Is Missing
Daily Maverick
The Makana Local Municipality 'closes the chapter' on a saga that leaves questions about its officials' conduct. Read more »
Zimbabwe: In Zimbabwe, Community Seed Banks Are Reviving Indigenous Crops
RFI
Mutare, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwean farmers in Chipinge are reviving drought-resistant traditional crops through an FAO-backed community seed bank, helping them cope with worsening… Read more »
South Africa: Climate Shocks Are Hitting South Africa's Food Businesses - Study Shows What They Need to Adapt [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Climate change discussions in southern Africa often focus on farming, where the effects of environmental shocks are most visible. The debate frequently centres on droughts, floods,… Read more »
July 10
South Sudan: South Sudan - UN Acts Ahead of Drought to Protect Thousands
UN News
As drought risk intensifies in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria state, a new UN-backed plan aims to protect thousands of people before the worst impacts take hold. Read more »
Ghana: Council of State Calls for Joint Action to Curb Accra Flooding
Ghanaian Times
The Council of State has called for stronger inter-agency collaboration to tackle illegal developments, poor sanitation and flooding in parts of the Greater Accra Region Read more »
South Africa: Water Contractors Say Ethekwini Municipality Failed to Pay Them Months Ago
GroundUp
Municipality says it still needs to verify which companies need to be paid Read more »
Kenya: Lawmakers Call for Accelerated Action to Combat Growing Climate Crisis
Capital FM
Members of Parliament have called for accelerated action to help mitigate the growing climate crisis in the country. The lawmakers were speaking during the second Kenya… Read more »
Kenya: Court Petition Seeks to Stop Nairobi Water Tariff Increase Over Public Participation Concerns
Capital FM
A Nairobi resident has moved to the High Court seeking to block the implementation of recently revised water tariffs, arguing that consumers were subjected to higher charges… Read more »
Ghana: Another 'June', Another Flood - What the Maps Have Been Telling Us All Along [opinion]
Ghanaian Times
Every June, the capital city, Accra, collectively braces itself for what has become an unfortunate annual ritual. Yet beyond the headlines and social media videos lies a deeper… Read more »
July 09
South Africa: Or Tambo Municipality Dodges Questions On Failed Toilet Project
GroundUp
A project to build hundreds of toilets near Mthatha has been stalled since 2023 Read more »
Africa: Africa Moves to Capture Trillions in Carbon Finance, Trains Diplomats for Global Climate Market Negotiations
This Day
The African Union (AU) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) have begun preparing African diplomats for what could become one of the continent's biggest climate… Read more »
Tanzania: Water Experts Sharpen Skills to Safeguard Reservoir Quality
Daily News
DODOMA: WATER experts have been equipped with specialised skills to monitor and protect the quality of water in small reservoirs, a move aimed at securing safe and sustainable… Read more »
Rwanda: Major Water Projects to Double Supply By 2029
New Times
The government expects to increase treated water production capacity from more than 367,000 cubic metres per day in 2026 to over 688,000 cubic metres per day by 2029 through a… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Majority of Zimbabweans Pan Government Performance On Water and Sanitation Services
Afrobarometer
Half of citizens say their household experienced repeated shortages of clean water during the past year. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Transfers Wildlife to Equatorial Guinea Under Conservation Deal
New Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has begun capturing and relocating selected wildlife species to Equatorial Guinea under a government-to-government conservation agreement aimed at restoring animal… Read more »
South Africa: Steering Committee to Accelerate R14.9bn Vaal-Gamagara Water Project
SAnews.gov.za
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo has announced plans to establish a political steering committee to track progress on Phase 2 of the R14.9 billion Vaal-Gamagara… Read more »
July 08
Uganda: Farmers' Case Against EACOP 'First of Its Kind'
RFI
Four Ugandan farmers filed a case against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) at the UK's High Court on Tuesday, seeking to have Ugandan constitutional, environmental and… Read more »
Somalia: Somaliland Launches Groundbreaking Seawater Desalination Project
Horn Diplomat
Somaliland on Wednesday launched construction of a major seawater desalination project in the coastal district of Saylac, marking what officials described as one of the country's… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Residents Demand Tougher Action As Water Pollution Threatens Harare's Health
263Chat
Residents' organisations have called for tougher enforcement of environmental laws and urgent legal reforms to curb water pollution, warning that contamination of rivers and dams… Read more »
