Category: Africa

[UN News] Water starts wars, puts out fires, and is key to human survival, but ensuring access for all hinges largely on improving cooperation, according to a new flagship UN report published on Tuesday.

[UN News] Forests are often called the lungs of the planet, because they absorb harmful carbon dioxide and produce life-giving oxygen so it’s no exaggeration to equate healthy forests with healthy people, the theme of this year’s International Day of Forests.

[Daily News] WATER stakeholders have urged governments in East Africa to allocate proper budget for protecting and preserving water sources and infrastructures across the region, to combat challenges of access to water.

[UN News] A major UN “report of reports” from the authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), outlines the many options that can be taken now, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to human-caused climate change.

[The Conversation Africa] Discoveries of aquifers – underground earth formations that hold water – often create excitement around their ability to ease water scarcity in a region.

[This Day] Shell reported a sharp fall in oil spilled as a result of sabotage in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta in 2022 reflecting closure of operations for six months in the wake of attacks.

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[allAfrica] Tax administrations have long suspected that tax evaders hide their wealth abroad in significant quantities. Now we have proof.

[RFI] Kenya’s veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga called Monday for weekly protests, as clashes erupted between police and supporters demonstrating over the country’s cost-of-living crisis.

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Do 90% eat 3 meals day? Yes just after harvest. But 7 months post-harvest 90% won’t eat 3 meals.