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CAPPA lauds ICC’s resolve to investigate war crimes in Nigeria

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has commended the International Criminal Court (ICC) for concluding a decade-long preliminary investigation into crimes against humanity...

COVID-19 has dramatically worsened our lives – Migrants, refugees

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a highly negative impact on the living and working conditions of refugees and migrants reveals a new World Health...

ExxonMobil official confirms worker’s death at Qua Iboe facility

A top official of U.S. oil giant, ExxonMobil, has confirmed the death of a staff member of the company in a fire incident at...

UN says number of displaced people surpassed 80m during pandemic

The global number of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) climbed above 80 million at the middle of this year, according to an estimate...

COVID-19: More than 1bn people may live in extreme poverty by 2030 – UNDP

More than one billion people could live in extreme poverty by 2030 due to the long-term effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to...

WFP says short of $180m for Zimbabwe’s food relief programme

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 it was facing a funding gap of $180 million for Zimbabwe’s humanitarian...

African Peoples Tribunal carpets transnationals operating in Africa

The African Peoples Tribunal organised in Lagos by Friends of the Earth Africa (FoEA) ended on Friday November 27, 2020, with a call on...

Tribunal to hear rights violations, environmental degradation cases in Lagos

Friends of the Earth Africa through its Forest & Biodiversity Programme holds the first session of the African Peoples Tribunal from November 25 to...

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PAVE engages waste pickers on sustainable circular economy

The Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) has hosted a two-day capacity building workshop designed specifically for waste...
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Abi Daré wins inaugural Climate Fiction Prize for ‘And So I Roar’

Nigerian author, Abi Daré, has been named the first-ever winner of the Climate Fiction Prize, a new literary award...

World Bank supports Bangladesh in flood risk reduction, recovery

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Thursday, May 15, 2025, approved $270 million in financing to bolster...

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