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Africa records longest-running decline in COVID-19 infections – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday, April 14, 2022, said COVID-19 cases in Africa have fallen for the past 16 weeks and deaths...

Unreported COVID cases in Africa higher than expected – WHO

The number of unreported cases of COVID-19 infections among the 1.3 billion residents in Africa is far higher than previously reported, according to the...

IPCC report: Finance support for Africa an enabler of low-carbon transition

A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released on April 4, 2022, shows that accelerated international cooperation on finance to...

Africa’s rural communities will be hardest hit by plastic pollution

Plastic waste in Africa is not just an urban issue, but also a rural one. Rural communities are almost always heavily dependent on natural...

Water Day: Activists reiterate opposition to water privatisation in Africa

On the 2022 World Water Day observed on Tuesday, March 22, civil society, labour and community activists under the auspices of Our Water Our...

Tobacco harm reduction critical if smoking-related disease is reduced in Africa

The second edition of Africa Tobacco Harm Reduction forum was held last month in Nairobi, Kenya. Convened by Campaign for Safer Alternatives in collaboration with...

WWD: NCF makes case for wildlife preservation in Africa

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) is championing the cause of wildlife preservation in Africa as it commemorated the World Wildlife Day (WWD) 2022 on...

Bt Cowpea: Rejecting seed colonialism in Africa

It has often been said that one of the ways to colonise a people is by dismantling or subverting their culture. This pathway is...

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Dangote Refinery: How Nigeria’s petrol prices remain among world’s lowest

Nigeria has retained one of the lowest petrol prices globally despite recent increases driven by geopolitical tensions in the...
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Govt working to improve security in all parts of Nigeria – Information minister

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has urged Nigerians to remain calm as the Federal...

Group felicitates Nkiruka Maduekwe on appointment as Abia NEWWAP coordinator

The Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy & Development (FENRAD), a civil society organisation committed to environmental justice, climate resilience...

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Dangote Refinery: How Nigeria’s petrol prices remain among world’s lowest

Nigeria has retained one of the lowest petrol prices...

Govt working to improve security in all parts of Nigeria – Information minister

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed...