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Monthly Archives: March, 2017

I count on youth to be change agents, torchbearers – Amina Mohammed

Deputy United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, has called on the youth to be the world’s change agent and torchbearer. She made the request...

New nights-only solar station to power Hawaii

Renewable energy supplies are great because they produce power without filling the air with pollution. Yet, once the sun goes down solar panels become...

Afghanistan launches pilot ‘Clean and Green Cities’ scheme in Kabul

Mayor of Kabul, Abdullah Habibzai, has launched the ground activities for citywide cleaning, greening and beautification services in Nahias 1 and 2. These activities...

AfDB’s ADEA Triennale 2017 to feature Nigerian, Idowu

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has picked Nigeria youth campaigner and digital media expert, Olumide Idowu, to Manage Social Media and Communications during the...

Borno reports first Lassa fever outbreak in 48 years

Borno State in northeast Nigeria has recorded its first Lassa fever outbreak in almost five decades. The last confirmed outbreak of the deadly disease...

UN scheme spotlights role of arts, culture in climate action

From Fiji to Fort Worth and Fortaleza to Freiburg, UN to spotlight role of arts and culture in climate action Effective from Friday, March 10...

Abidjan Convention’s active phase set for launch at COP12

A nine-year revitalisation process for the Convention for Cooperation in the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Atlantic...

Green bonds: Government to power 9 varsities with solar

Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Usman Jibril, has disclosed that the Federal Government will power nine universities in the country with solar energy...

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Domestic ivory markets must not be reopened – EPI Foundation

The EPI Foundation, the secretariat to the 24 African member states of the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), has expressed...
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Human-caused climate change influenced deadly heatwave in the Sahel, West Africa – Study

The recent deadly heatwave in the Sahel and West Africa with temperatures above 45°C would not have been possible...

Drought in southern Africa mostly driven by El Niño, not climate change – Researchers

The severe drought in southern Africa in 2024 was driven primarily by El Niño, rather than human-caused climate change,...

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Domestic ivory markets must not be reopened – EPI Foundation

The EPI Foundation, the secretariat to the 24 African...

Human-caused climate change influenced deadly heatwave in the Sahel, West Africa – Study

The recent deadly heatwave in the Sahel and West...
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