Monthly Archives: April, 2019

Germany, France collaborate to protect climate, biodiversity

Germany and France have agreed to continue their close cooperation on climate and species protection. During a visit by French Environment Minister, François de Rugy, to Berlin...

Court sentences nine people for open defecation in Ekiti

Mr Adeosun Abayomi of an Aramoko Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 sentenced nine people including a traditional title holder and a clergyman to six...

Youth advocates demand immediate action to address urgent challenges

More than 1,000 young leaders and advocates at the United Nations on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 called on the global community to deliver on their promise...

Clean Energy Accelerator Programme kicks off in Nairobi

Mettā Nairobi in partnership with What Design Can Do (WDCD), Social Enterprise NL and IKEA Foundation has kicked off the Clean Energy Accelerator Programme. The Accelerator, which commences...

Nigeria, 14 ECOWAS states to benefit from $8m forest protection scheme

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) announced on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 that Nigeria and 14 other Economic Community of West African...

Lack of access to WASH facilities fuels girls’ vulnerability to sexual abuse – WaterAid

WaterAid, an international NGO, says lack of access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities at home and school environment is a major reason the girl-child is...

Typha grass invades 1,000 hectares of irrigation field in Jigawa

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Jigawa on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 said typha grass had invaded over 1,000 hectares of farmland in Guri...

Despite cyclone Idai, Malawi maize output up 24%

Malawi’s maize output increased by just over 24 per cent in the 2018/19 farming year so far, boosted by favourable weather conditions and government subsidies, the...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...