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Monthly Archives: November, 2018

Media executives commit to awareness raising on drought, flood management

About 20 media women and men from Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Togo took part in the regional workshop on...

World Toilet Day and Nigeria’s sanitation challenges

“We go to the stream, we don’t have water here, even toilets; we usually use the bush. A woman was bitten by a snake...

Group advocates holistic approach to sustainable water resource management

The Global Rights, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has described lack of access to potable water as “the greatest threat” to Nigeria’s security. It has thus...

Worry as toxic dioxins found in toys, recycled plastic products

A study released on Friday, November 23, 2018 and titled: “Toxic Soup: Dioxins in Plastic Toys” shows high levels of toxic brominated dioxins in...

Experts seek review of management of African cities

A team of experts has underscored the need to revisit urban management strategies of African cities. At a workshop on "Harmonised Regional Framework for Implementation,...

Adesina named 2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate

The Sunhak Peace Prize Committee has named President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, as one of the two 2019...

Under-fire Solheim quits UNEP

UN Environment chief Erik Solheim effectively left his role on Thursday, November 22, 2018 after an audit questioning his huge travel expenses triggered an...

Tanzania develops 16 new drought, disease tolerant banana varieties

The Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) on Thursday, November 22, 2018 said that it had developed 16 new banana varieties, which are resilient to...

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Ghana’s biosafety authority: Granting GMO import permits to be based on regulations, international best practices

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Stakeholders advocate increased budget to fight impacts of climate change

Stakeholders in the environment sector have called for increased budget allocation to fight the impacts of climate change in...

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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