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6,000 still stranded, over 1m in camps in flood-hit Indian state

Authorities and military on Monday, August 20, 2018 stepped up rescue and relief efforts in the flood-ravaged India’s state of Kerala, where an estimated...

Flood kills three, displaces hundreds in Adamawa

No fewer than three people have been killed and hundreds of people displaced following a monsoon rainfall in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. The News...

Lawmaker, others raise alarm over erosion threat in Anambra

A lawmaker representing Idemili South State Constituency in Anambra, Mr Chukwuka Ezenwune, has raised alarm over an erosion site which he said had claimed...

Niger to check tree felling by penalising charcoal merchants

The Niger State Government on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 said it would strengthen its environmental laws to curb tree felling and penalise anyone engaged...

Bridges, crops suffer as heavy rains drench Turkey

Bridges collapsed, hundreds of workers were evacuated from factories, and tonnes of hazelnut crops were swept away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 as torrential...

NEMA to partner emergency response agencies to tackle Onitsha flooding

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it is ready to work with emergency response agencies and organisations to tackle flooding in Onitsha and its...

Ondo to register farmers in forest reserves

The Ondo State Government (ODSG) says that farmers operating in its forest reserves across the state must embrace the self-identity cards it introduced which...

Wildfire burns in Portugal for 4th day

Over 1,150 firefighters struggled to put out a fire in Portugal’s southern Algarve tourist region on Monday, August 6, 2018 which injured 25 people...

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World Bank, IMF climate snub ‘worrying’, says COP29 presidency

The hosts of the most recent UN climate talks are worried international lenders are retreating from their commitments to...
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Green energy: Group empowers 30 women on electric tricycle services in FCT

The Skilled Women Initiative (TSWINI), an NGO, has trained and empowered 30 underserved women on the services of electric tricycle,...

Conservation efforts help rare giraffes recover in Cameroon park

A partnership between the African Wildlife Foundation and Cameroon's government has helped increase the number of endangered Kordofan giraffes...

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