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Human Welfare

Group wants DR Congo to protect environmental defenders from harassment

The Democratic Republic of Congo is regarded as one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Yet illegal logging remains a grave threat....
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Climate Change

COP30: Group calls on govts to protect climate, save Amazon forest

The 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place in mid-November 2025...
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Conservation

Spain asked to pass law to protect great apes

Spanish organisation, Proyecto Gran Simio, has called on the government to urgently pass a law to protect great apes. In collaboration with Rainforest Rescue, the...
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Cover

Campaigners flay DRC’s plan to auction oil blocks in Congo Basin

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is planning to auction off 16 blocks of land to the oil industry, albeit in...
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Concern over DRC’s plan to lift logging ban in Congo forest

There are concerns that the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is considering lifting a long-standing ban on the expansion of...
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Land Degradation

Germany responsible for mining related displacements in Guinea, say groups

A team of campaigners has said that Germany should be held responsible for large scale loss of livelihood and displacement of farmers in Guinea. They...
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Cover

Indonesian firm sues groups for campaigning against rainforest destruction

Hamburg-based NGO Rettet den Regenwald (Rainforest Rescue) and the Centre for International Policy (CIP) from the USA are facing a defamation lawsuit before the Hamburg Regional Court in...
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Health

River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction of the Kafin Zaki dam project, in Ningi Local Government Area...
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Oil & Gas

Ghana boycotts Africa Energies Summit as industry pushes back against discrimination

Ghana has moved to boycott the upcoming Africa Energies Summit in London this May, a decision that reflects growing...
Health

Renaissance MD to speak at Nigerian Content Lecture Series

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced that Tony Attah, Managing Director of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, will speak...

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Health

River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction...
Oil & Gas

Ghana boycotts Africa Energies Summit as industry pushes back against discrimination

Ghana has moved to boycott the upcoming Africa Energies...