Govt Offers Elephants and Ivory to China
RFI
Is debt-ridden Zimbabwe under pressure to hand its elephants and ivory to China as collateral? Read more »
Nigeria, Others Agree On Toxic Water Pollutant Global Ban
Guardian
Nigeria and other governments at the 9th Conference of the Parties (COP9) of the Stockholm Convention recently agreed to a global ban on Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) - a chemical… Read more »
Unesco Releases Emergency Assistance Budget for Simien Mountains National Park
Reporter
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) on Tuesday released initial emergency assistance budget for Simien Mountains National Park. Read more »
With Engagement and Education, Reusing Wastewater Can Become the Norm [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
When it comes to developing technological solutions to the world's problems, social processes matter as much as the scientific ones. Wastewater reuse projects in various parts of… Read more »
Great African Explorer Discovers 'River Gulu' in London
Nairobi News
A Ugandan 'explorer' has joined the vaunted list of European adventurers such as Johannes Rebmann and Johann Ludwig Krapf who are credited with discovering Mt Kenya in 1849. Read more »
Tanzania Bans Plastic Bags, Warns Travellers
Monitor
The Tanzanian government has officially announced a ban on all plastic carrier bags according to a public notice to travellers planning to visit the east African nation. Read more »
African Youth Arise for People and Nature [opinion]
WWF
Young people are often referred to as future leaders yet the future is now. This statement is not only cliché, but the more it is used the more our insincerity glares down… Read more »
Is Carbon Capture and Storage Still a Feasible Option for South Africa? [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Carbon capture and storage is punted as one of the most effective ways of reducing carbon emissions, and South Africa has two perfect sites for this, in the Eastern Cape and… Read more »
Companies Urged to Clean Up Their Act On Plastic As Study Shows Deadly Impact
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Between 400,000 and one million people a year die in developing countries from illnesses caused by uncollected rubbish dumped or burned near their homes Read more »
Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Rwanda and South Africa Amongst Winning Projects and Pioneers at African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards [press release]
African Utility Week
Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Rwanda and South Africa amongst winning projects and pioneers at African Power, Energy & Water Industry AwardsMother City gathered power and water… Read more »
Tanzania Bans Plastic Bags
New Times
The Tanzanian government on Thursday issued an official warning to people planning to visit the country not to carry plastic bags with them effective June 1, this year, underlining… Read more »
Disaster Displacement Is a 21st Century Challenge
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Read more »
Residents Groan As Water Scarcity Persists in States
Daily Trust
Residents in various states have continued to groan over the scarcity of water. Read more »
Humanitarian Crisis Looms As Drought Persists
Dalsan Radio
A major humanitarian crisis is looming in Somalia due to prolonged drought, the United Nations and Non Governmental organizations working in Somalia have warned. Read more »
Drought Affected 126,000 Hectares in Southern Provinces
AIM
Gondola (Mozambique), 17 May (AIM) - Mozambique has suffered not only from cyclones and flooding in the central and northern provinces, but also from drought in the south of the… Read more »
