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No progress in Nile dam talks due to Ethiopia’s ‘intransigent stances’ – Egyptian minister

Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel-Aaty, says there has been no progress made in the recent tripartite talks over the Ethiopian...

Leaders address key global crises at UN virtual summit

At the 20th UN Global Compact Leaders Summit  that held from June 15 to 16, 2020,  leaders from government, civil society and the United Nations...

UN Climate Change process steps up action on deforestation

The number of countries providing information and data to the UN Climate Change secretariat on forest-related mitigation actions continues to rise. This increases transparency...

Obasanjo, other ex-leaders urge govts to support new goal to curb biodiversity loss

Governments worldwide have been called upon to support a new global goal to protect at least 30 percent of the planet’s land and ocean...

Nigeria hits 17,735, records 587 new COVID-19 cases

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 587 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the...

Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 250,000 – WHO

The World Health Organisation's (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says the number of coronavirus cases in Africa is now over 256,000 The...

World Desertification Day: Anambra warns against harmful environmental practices

The Anambra State Government has warned against unhealthy environmental practices to avert food crisis and desertification. Dr Emma Okafor, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of...

China assures Africa on coronavirus vaccine

The President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, has assured African countries that they would be among the first countries to benefit...

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World Malaria Day: UK supports Nigeria’s fight against malaria with £1bn

United Kingdom has contributed about £1 billion to the global fund against malaria and other diseases in Nigeria for...
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World Malaria Day: Over half of world at risk of mosquito-borne diseases

Scientists on Thursday, April 25, 2024, warned that by the end of the century more than half of the...

China continues to battle flood in Pearl River Basin

China’s Ministry of Water Resources is intensifying precautionary measures against flooding as heavy rain continues to lash southern China. The...

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World Malaria Day: UK supports Nigeria’s fight against malaria with £1bn

United Kingdom has contributed about £1 billion to the...

World Malaria Day: Over half of world at risk of mosquito-borne diseases

Scientists on Thursday, April 25, 2024, warned that by...
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