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Germany achieved 2020 climate goal thanks to pandemic, say experts

Germany surpassed its goal for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, but as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and not policy...

IPCC opens second draft of Working Group III Sixth Assessment Report for govt, expert review

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), currently working on its next comprehensive report, the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), will open the draft Working...

British dialysis patient first to receive AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine

A dialysis patient is the first person in the world to receive the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine outside a clinical trial. Brian Pinker, 82, received the jab at Oxford...

Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan hold talks on Nile Dam

Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan held a virtual meeting over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue. The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said this in...

Firm advocates use of gas flare, oil pollution fines to compensate victims

The law firm of Ntephe, Smith and Wills (NSW) has called for channeling of gas flare and oil pollution fines to ameliorate adverse effects...

Bulgaria reports four cases of side effects from Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine

Four Bulgarians vaccinated against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine developed mild to moderate side effects, Bulgarian Drug Agency executive director Bogdan Kirilov...

How Nigeria’s economy is grappling with COVID-19 effects

Nigeria started the year 2020 on a glorious note, having been declared, by the World Bank, one of the most improved economies in the...

China denies allegation coronavirus slipped out of Wuhan lab

U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger’s allegation that the coronavirus had slipped out of a lab in China’s eastern Wuhan city is false,...

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How communities and innovation can save Nigeria’s last forest elephants – Forest ranger

Emmanuel Olabode, Project Manager of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation’s Omo Forest Elephant Initiative, speaks on the growing threats to...
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TAAT to highlight innovation pathways at African Food Systems Summit 2025

Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) will join agriculture leaders, policymakers, farmers, & innovators at the Africa Food Systems...

World SDGs organisation ranks Nigeria, Africa below average

The World Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Organisation has ranked Africa and Nigeria below average in the actualisation of the...

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How communities and innovation can save Nigeria’s last forest elephants – Forest ranger

Emmanuel Olabode, Project Manager of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation’s...

TAAT to highlight innovation pathways at African Food Systems Summit 2025

Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) will join agriculture...
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