For many women in the disaster-prone southern district of Nsanje, resilience is essential to cope in times of disaster and to survive the cyclical flooding, writes Mabvuto Banda ... Read more »
As more donations and aid continue to pour in for flood victims President Goodluck Jonathan, who visited the Delta state to asses the damages, has called for more dams to be ... Read more »
An official of Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell has told a Dutch court that farmers' claims against the company after oil spills in Nigeria are "unsubstantiated". Read more »
Seven suspected pirates were apprehended before their boat was destroyed by forces from the EU Naval ship, ITS San Giusto. The suspects were intercepted after the counter-piracy ... Read more »
Just a day after president Goodluck Jonathan announced that N17.6 Billion would be allocated for flood relief, members of the Delta State House of Assembly say the N500 million ... Read more »
President Goodluck Jonathan has announced that his government will provide a large sum of money to assist the thousands of flood victims who have lost their homes in the ... Read more »
In recent years, conservationists have repeatedly warned of dwindling stocks in the West Africa Marine Ecoregion stretching from Mauritania to Guinea. Most point to over-fishing by ... Read more »
Aid agencies and human rights groups are warning that children as young as 11 are being recruited by the warren sides in Mali to man checkpoints, gather intelligence and search ... Read more »
Students from a university in Cape Town set out to turn a temporary shack into an "iShack" - a shack that is warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Read more »
Floods have continued to unleash havoc in various communities across Nigeria as no fewer than 53,000 residents of 11 communities have been rendered homeless. Read more »
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