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UN meeting in Panama addresses global loss of fertile lands, extreme droughts

Addressing global loss of fertile lands and escalating droughts will be the focus of the 23rd session of the Committee for the Review of...

State of Climate in Africa: With devastating floods and droughts, 2024 was continent’s warmest

The year 2024 was the warmest or second-warmest year on record for Africa along with devastating floods, droughts and marine heat waves, according to...

Study shows Australia will face decades-long megadrought

Australia will soon face megadrought that will last for decades, a new study shows. In the study, researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) used...

Droughts, floods may undermine Africa’s economic progress – Afreximbank

African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) says the increasing frequency of droughts and floods over the last two decades may undermine Africa’s economic progress. Prof. Benedict Oramah,...

UNCCD: Long-term solutions needed to curb disasters

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is seeking long-term solutions to disasters such as drought and floods that are affecting communities all...

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Civil society vows enforcement as Santa Marta plants seeds of a fossil-free future

The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels concluded in Santa Marta, Colombia, on Thursday, April 30, 2026,...
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May Day: CAPPA urges people-friendly reforms as workers face deepening cost-of-living crisis

As Nigeria marks International Workers' Day 2026 on Friday, May 1, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on...

Dangote Refinery recalls redeployed engineers

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has approved the recall of engineers previously redeployed across its business units, following what management described...

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Civil society vows enforcement as Santa Marta plants seeds of a fossil-free future

The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels...

May Day: CAPPA urges people-friendly reforms as workers face deepening cost-of-living crisis

As Nigeria marks International Workers' Day 2026 on Friday,...