Yearly Archives: 2019

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...

Drought may hinder Kenya’s economic growth, says World Bank

The World Bank said on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 that dry weather across much of Kenya was likely to curb the country’s economic growth this year,...

South Africa’s carbon tax could cost Amplats $21m a year from 2021

South Africa’s new carbon tax could cost Anglo American Platinum up to $21 million a year from 2021, its chief executive said on Tuesday,...

Ogoniland clean-up: Govt installs committee to prop-up HYPREP

The Federal Government of Nigeria has established a Central Representative Advisory Committee (CRAC) for the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), a move that officials say demonstrates...

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Wildlife trafficking: NESREA, partners apprehend wanted suspect

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has apprehended a suspected wildlife trafficker, Shamsideen Abubakar, after five...
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Group clamours outright gas flare ban, says penalties not effective

The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) has urged the Nigerian government to ban gas flaring outright, arguing that the oil...

UNESCO sites offer a lifeline to biodiversity – Report

UNESCO's latest report highlights the extraordinary contribution of its sites for both people and nature. While global wildlife populations...

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Wildlife trafficking: NESREA, partners apprehend wanted suspect

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)...

Group clamours outright gas flare ban, says penalties not effective

The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) has urged the Nigerian...