Monthly Archives: April, 2018

Renewable Energy

World’s first renewable mini-grid industry association emerges

The Africa Mini-grid Developers Association (AMDA) on Friday, April 13, 2018 announced its official establishment. The trade association – currently numbering 11 member companies...

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Cover

Africa strives to turn climate threat into sustainable development opportunities

Climate change is a grave threat to Africa and any development gains the continent has made, but ambitious action and investment in response could...

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Cover

New study reveals threats, climate adaptation opportunities in Kenya’s arid lands

A team of scientists from the Kenya Markets Trust (KMT) on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 shared all the key research findings of four different...

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Agric & Biotech

AfDB earmarks $200m to aid 600,000 African farmers

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a $200 million Soft Commodity Finance Facility agreement with the Export Trading Group. According to a statement from...

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Agric & Biotech

Government clamours private sector investments in river basins

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has called on the private sector to invest in activities of the river basins to enable the country...

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Sustainable Devpt

Development without environmental consideration unsustainable, says lawmaker

The member representing Port Harcourt Constituency 1 in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Victoria Nyeche, says any development initiative that does not take...

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Pollution

Environmentalist charges Nigerians on dangers of carbon emission

An International environmental researcher, Mr Balogun Oloruntoba, has charged Nigerians to be sensitive to the dangers posed to their health by carbon emissions and...

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Climate Change