Biosphere reserves are models for sustainable human living in that they are not only major conservation centers but also sources of economic development with a long term profit, an ... Read more »
The dry season, which traditionally lasts from mid-February to June, is increasingly extending into July and August, delaying the start of much-needed rainfall for planting. Read more »
"It is not footwear we are producing - it's a kind of art," explains Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, who founded soleRebels in 2005. Read more »
The effects of climate change must be considered as part of the design of the roads network, writes Simon Njau for the Tanzania Daily News. Read more »
During his visit Beckham heard and saw how the worst drought in decades is threatening to wreak havoc on the lives of children and families already made vulnerable by HIV. Read more »
Gitaru hydro station, owned and operated by power producer Kenya Electricity Generating Company, was also the source of a blackout in 2012. Read more »
The government says it has ordered an immediate investigation into claims that one of its officials referred to sub-Sahara Africans as "dogs and slaves". Read more »
President Muhammadu Buhari will make his first visit the Niger Delta region which has been riven by an upsurge in violence from militants. He will also visit Ogoniland to launch a ... Read more »
African ambassadors have demanded that Egypt be barred from representing the continent after its head of delegation allegedly referred to sub-Saharan Africans as "dogs and slaves" ... Read more »
A report by the United Nations Environment Programme says that crops are generating more potential toxins in order to protect themselves from extreme weather. Read more »
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