27.2 C
Lagos
Thursday, March 20, 2025

Tag:DR Congo

EU urged to suspend controversial minerals deal with Rwanda amid escalating DRC violence

Environmental watchdog, 350Africa, has called on the European Union to immediately suspend its minerals deal with Rwanda and prioritise agreements that are transparent, equitable,...

DRC receives limited support to combat poaching, trafficking – Cassinga

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) friend of the month is Adams Cassinga, a pioneering conservationist in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Cassinga is the founder...

Pre-COP27: Activists welcome Kerry’s calls for cancellation of DRC oil and gas blocks auction

At the Pre-COP27 conference in Kinshasa, the US Climate envoy John Kerry on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, called on the government of the Democratic...

Shelter Afrique extends $18.5m loan to MSD for housing projects in DRC

Pan-African housing development financier, Shelter Afrique, has approved a $18.5 million commercial loan to Katanga-based real estate development company, Maison Super Development (MSD). The five-year facility guaranteed...

Uganda intensifies border surveillance after Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo

Uganda has intensified surveillance on its western border following a reported Ebola case in the neighbouring eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a senior...

Ebola resurfacs in DR Congo, WHO supports authorities

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Ebola has resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following confirmation of a case in the...

WHO confirms death of third Ebola patient in DR Congo

World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday, May 6, 2022, confirmed the death of third Ebola patient in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the...

Former diplomat finds scalable solution from people on climate crisis’ frontline

A revealing account authored by former US Diplomat and World Bank Group (IFC) official, Oliver Griffith, provides a compelling perspective on a scalable solution for climate change. Investigating the...

Latest news

No explosion at Port Harcourt Refinery, NNPC clarifies

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has refuted reports of an explosion at the Port Harcourt Refining...
- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_img

Chinedum Nwajiuba: Time for our people to rise above traditional farming practices

A statement by Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba, former Vice Chancellor, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi State, at the seminar on...

Battery sector: Govt reaffirms commitment to enforce best practices to promote growth

The federal government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that waste batteries are recycled using international best standards in order to prevent negative health effects linked to improper management and save the environment from other detrimental effects. This promise was made by Environment Minister, Balarabe Lawal, on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, while addressing a group of stakeholders who gathered in Abuja to attend a two-day international conference on upgrading...

Must read

No explosion at Port Harcourt Refinery, NNPC clarifies

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has...

Chinedum Nwajiuba: Time for our people to rise above traditional farming practices

A statement by Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba, former Vice Chancellor,...