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Monthly Archives: April, 2019

AfDB deploys TAAT to combat food insecurity in the Sahel

As part of the plan to ensure food security in the Sahel, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has named Senegal as the next stopping point for...

Buhari urged to implement climate-oriented projects, programmes

The Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), an NGO, has urged reelected President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify the implementation of climate-oriented projects and...

‘Zero carbon’ conference comes into vogue in China

A two-day business conference held in northwest China’s Gansu Province is estimated to generate 999 tonnes of greenhouse gas. China Green Companies Summit is a “zero...

WHO commends Malawi on launch of world’s first malaria vaccine

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended the Government of Malawi on the country’s launch of the world’s first malaria vaccine for children from zero to...

China to support hydrogen, fuel cell vehicles to go green

China will push ahead with the development of its hydrogen energy and fuel cell vehicle industry, a government official said on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The initiative...

17 killed in Uganda after heavy rains, flooding

At least 17 people – mostly children – died after heavy rains in eastern Uganda caused by flooding, police said on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The rains...

Earth Day: Govt urged to honour environmental treaties

The Coalition of NGOs on sustainable and healthy environments on Monday, April 22, 2019 urged the Federal Government to adhere to the international community’s call for a conducive...

Earth Day: Experts call for protection of plants, animals

Environmental experts have called for more awareness and responsibility towards promoting harmony with nature and environment. Mr Alex Ahigbe, the Environmental Coordinator, African Cleanup Initiative (ACI),...

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

Clearly, it will not be out of place to declare April 2024 as “the month of Genetic Engineering GE)”...
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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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