June 19
Kenya: Kenya Partners With Japan to Promote Sustainable Forest Management, Climate Resilience
Capital FM
Kenya is collaborating with Japan to promote sustainable forest management and landscape restoration in ongoing efforts to increase the country's tree cover by 30 per cent by 2032. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Launches 2024-2025 National Wildlife Census
Capital FM
Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has launched the the 2024-2025 National Wildlife Census. Read more »
Angola: Govt to Replicate Lubango's Rubbish Collection Model Throughout Country
ANGOP
The Ministry of the Environment intends to replicate Lubango's door-to-door rubbish collection model in other municipalities across the country, as it is sustainable and creates… Read more »
Uganda: NFA, Bunyoro Fight Over Budongo Forest Boundaries
Nile Post
Settlers on the boundaries of Budongo Forest Reserve in Bunyoro say they have no intention to vacate swathes of the land as demanded by the National Forestry Authority (NFA). Read more »
Nigeria: Manufacturers Rising Confidence Amidst Difficult Operating Environment
This Day
Report by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria showed rising operators' confidence in Q1'24, even though emerging policies may imperil this positive showing, writes Dike… Read more »
June 18
Kenya: Taita Taveta On Course to Deliver Forest and Landscape Restoration Implementation Plan
Capital FM
Governor Andrew Mwadime has promised to back a Forest and Landscape Restoration Implementation Plan (FOLAREP) that will inform an ambitious forest regeneration roadmap by Taita… Read more »
Africa: 8.1 Million Deaths Blamed on Air Pollution Globally in 2021
Unicef
Comprehensive new report details health impacts of air pollution, which has moved ahead of tobacco and poor diet as a risk factor for death. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda to Benefit From 'Flash Flood Early Warning' Initiative for Central African Region
New Times
Rwanda is among the Central African countries that are set to implement funded projects aimed to generate 'flash flood early warning and alerts'. Read more »
South Africa: The Kruger Park Communities That See Rhinos Getting Preferential Treatment [analysis]
Daily Maverick
We must choose our words more carefully if we are to get to grips with the illegal wildlife trade and contribute meaningfully to much-needed debates. Read more »
Uganda: NEMA Soiled By Selective and Unjust Evictions in Lubigi [editorial]
Observer
The recent demolition of homes and evictions by the Uganda National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) in Kampala's Lubigi wetlands raises serious concerns about the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Loses U.S.$8 Million to Poaching
The Herald
ZIMBABWE has lost close to US$8 million since 2019 as over 420 Big Five animals have been killed by poachers from 2019 to date. Read more »
Uganda: NEMA Defends Lubigi Demolition Amid Public Outcry
Nile Post
The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has defended the ongoing demolition in the Lubigi wetland, an exercise that has left thousands homeless. Read more »
Nigeria: Poor Sanitation, Weak Healthcare Infrastructure Root Causes of Cholera - AMLSN
Vanguard
A public health disease expert, Dr. Casmir Ifeanyi, has blamed the root cause of the current cholera outbreak in Nigeria on the lack of proper sanitation and inadequate healthcare… Read more »
Liberia: Louisiana, New Hope Community Benefits From Pipe-Borne Water
New Dawn
Residents of Louisiana Township, Montserrado County celebrate here, as they receive pipe borne water for the first time in several decades. Read more »
Nigeria: Nimet Predicts Three-Day Thunderstorms, Cloudiness Across Nigeria
This Day
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and cloudiness from Tuesday(today) to Thursday across the country. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Councils Equipped to Respond to Fires
The Herald
Local authorities must be able to respond to all serious fires in their jurisdictions in order to save lives, infrastructure and equipment and the Government will make sure that… Read more »
Ethiopia: A Deepening Tie Between the Two Aisles of the Red Sea
Ethiopian Herald
Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia have been rapidly strengthening their economic and political alliance over the past year. These two nations, positioned on opposite sides of the Red Sea,… Read more »
June 17
Niger: As Niger's Men Emigrate, Women Learn to Harness a Changing Climate
WFP
A WFP-Government initiative boosts farm production, strengthens livelihoods and empowers women in a challenging environment Read more »
Africa: Cabinda to Cape Town - How Crime-Proof Are Africa's Atlantic Shores? [analysis]
ISS
With all eyes on pirates and politics in the Gulf of Guinea and the Indian Ocean, who is keeping an eye on Africa's South Atlantic? Read more »
Uganda: Dilapidated Latrines in Primary Schools Worry Mbarara Officials
Nile Post
Mbarara district officials have experienced concern over the state of latrines in most primary schools. Read more »
Lesotho: Lesotho Urged to Compensate Villagers for Water Projects
DW
Lesotho supplies its bigger neighbor, South Africa, with much-needed water. In return, it receives millions of dollars that experts say should be used to compensate resettled… Read more »
South Africa: At a Critical Crossroads - Unpacking SA's New Biodiversity Strategy [analysis]
Daily Maverick
A draft government environmental management plan has been welcomed as steps in the right direction, but viewed with some scepticism for its shortfalls. Will our biodiversity… Read more »
Africa: 'Patience Is Running Out' - Did Bonn Make Progress On Climate Finance? [analysis]
African Arguments
An expert panel give their verdict on critical climate negotiations at the just-concluded conference in Bonn. Read more »
Uganda: Terego Intensifies Drive to Restore Grey Crowned Cranes
Nile Post
Conservation efforts in Terego have successfully restored the previously destroyed breeding places of the Grey Crowned Crane. Read more »
Tunisia: Heat - Temperatures to Exceed Seasonal Norms By Over 7°c From Tuesday
Tunis Afrique Presse
Temperatures will soar in most regions from Tuesday June 18 to Thursday June 20, exceeding seasonal norms by between 7°C and 13°C, the National Institute of Meteorology… Read more »