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UCLG Africa: West Africa prepares for 9th Africities Summit, nominates candidates for governing bodies

At the invitation of the Union of Cities and Municipalities of Côte d'Ivoire (UVICOCI), Abidjan hosted on February 18 and 19, 2022, the caucus...
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Deadly wildfires, noise pollution causing widespread ecological damage, UNEP warns

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says deadly wildfires, noise pollution and other looming environmental threats could cause widespread ecological damage. UNEP, in a report published on Thursday,...
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Wabote urges online publishers to assist in weeding out bad eggs in journalism

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Simbi K. Wabote, has urged the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) to help...
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Malawi declares polio outbreak

The health authorities in Malawi have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after a case was detected in a young child in...
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Group pushes for action against highly toxic PCBs

An environmental health and justice organisation based in the Philippines has called for people's support to the government-led efforts to eliminate a highly toxic class...
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Megadrought in Southwest North America is worst in at least 1,200 years, says study

The drought that has enveloped southwestern North America for the past 22 years is the region’s driest megadrought – defined as a drought lasting...
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N700bn compensation: Court adjourns until March 22 suit by Shell hosts in Bayelsa

The Federal High Court in Yenagoa on Monday, February 14, 2022, adjourned until March 22, hearing in a N 700 billion oil spill compensation...
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USAID collaborates with 14 groups to facilitate economic recovery in Northeast

The USAID-funded Feed the Future Nigeria Rural Resilience activity, through Mercy Corps Nigeria, has signed partnership agreements with 14 private sector and civil society...
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