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Agric & Biotech

Desert locust invasion destroys massive cropland in Ethiopia – UN

Around 365,015 hectares of cropland have been destroyed by a desert locust invasion, the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has...
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Agric & Biotech

FAO seeks $40m for anti-locust fight in East Africa, Yemen

UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 it was seeking a further $40 million (4.46 billion shillings) to intensify...
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Agric & Biotech

Kenya to use drones, mobile apps to assess impact of desert locust

Kenya’s Agriculture Ministry on Monday, May 18, 2020 said it will, in July, use drones and mobile applications to help assess the impact caused...
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Pollution

Report exposes deadly cost of delaying coal phase-out in South Africa

A new report released on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, by Greenpeace Africa, the Centre for Research on Energy and...
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Health

World Earth Day: Coalition urges govts to protect Africa’s ecosystem, hold Shell, others accountable

As the world commemorates Earth Day 2026 Wednesday, April 22, the Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP) coalition has called for...
Waste Management

Driving sustainable waste solutions: GIFSEP, GEF-SGP host Nasarawa policy dialogue

The Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) has called for more practical policies that regard waste...

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Pollution

Report exposes deadly cost of delaying coal phase-out in South Africa

A new report released on Wednesday, April 22, 2026,...
Health

World Earth Day: Coalition urges govts to protect Africa’s ecosystem, hold Shell, others accountable

As the world commemorates Earth Day 2026 Wednesday, April...