Locusts Damage 50 000 Hectares

Namibian

AFRICAN migratory locusts (AML) have damaged at least 50 000 hectares of cropland in Namibia and new swarms have been spotted in the Zambezi region, the Ministry of Agriculture,… Read more »

1.5C Climate Target Will Be Out of Reach Without Greener Covid-19 Recovery Plans, Study Suggests [analysis]

The Conversation Africa

The amount of carbon dioxide that we can still emit while limiting global warming to a given target is called the "remaining carbon budget," and it has become a powerful tool to… Read more »

Fisheries Seeks Cooperation in Combating illegal, Unregulated Fishing

LINA

The Director-General of National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) is urging residents of local fishing communities across the nine coastal counties to work cooperatively… Read more »

Serving Up Sustainable Food [press release]

UNEP

Along with a vow to return to exercise, upping personal intake of fruit and vegetables tops the list of New Year's resolutions for many. But what if this year's resolution didn't… Read more »

Head of Govt. Calls for Speeding Up Implementation of Digital Transformation Programs in Social Sectors

MAP

Head of Government, Saad Dine El Otmani, called, Wednesday in Rabat, for speeding up the pace of implementation of digital transformation programs particularly those related to… Read more »

Dawasa Takes Mwanga-Korogwe Water Project

Daily News

PRESIDENT John Magufuli is expected to grace the launch of Mwanga-Same-Korogwe water mega project being implemented in Kilimanjaro region, upon its completion later this year. Read more »

East African Countries Better Prepared, but Desert Locust Threat 'Not Over'

UN News

Action to control unprecedented desert locust infestations in the Horn of Africa last year has protected crops and livelihoods, but funding is needed to sustain operations against… Read more »

Amazing Albatrosses - 'Scarecrows' Cut Seabird Deaths By 98%

RFI

Conservationists and fishermen in Namibia have reduced the accidental deaths of seabirds including endangered albatrosses, from up to 30,000 per year more than a decade ago, to… Read more »

Residents of Bulawayo Suburb Have Not Seen Running Water for Full Year

New Zimbabwe

WHILE a majority of Bulawayo residents have to deal with the reality of receiving running water once a week, it is a different story for Ward 27 in Pumula South's Habek high… Read more »

'Wildlife Management Reforms Long Overdue'

263Chat

Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has urged government to institute legal reforms which give effect to the ban on mining activities in national parks as a way of… Read more »

Support Govt Development Projects, Zanzibaris Told

Daily News

ZANZIBAR residents have been urged to support development projects and peace initiatives being run by the government for the sake of development in the Island. Read more »

Water Crisis Extends Beyond Impact of Ethiopia's Nile Dam [analysis]

African Arguments

The long negotiations between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia on the terms under which the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be filled and operated have shown little sign so… Read more »

New School Year in Seychelles Starts Virtually Amidst Covid-19

Seychelles News Agency

Students in Seychelles this week began a new school year at home for the first time due to the COVID-19 measures the island nation are observing, as the Ministry of Education… Read more »

Ministry Writes Digital Literacy Plan

Addis Fortune

The Ministry of Science & Higher Education, with the support of three consulting firms hired by the World Bank, has prepared the Plan, which passed consultative stages. Read more »

From Abidjan to Jakarta, How the City is Reinventing What We Eat [analysis]

The Conversation Africa

From junk food to McDonaldization of society, the most derogatory remarks about what we eat are often linked with the urban space. For better or worse, cities are seen as the… Read more »