Environment - Page 3
Dutch company to blame for deaths and poisonous sledge in Abidjan ?
A trial is under way in Abidjan of local officials accused of conniving in the dumping of toxic oil sludge in August 2006 and...
Imported US gadgets cause environmental concern
At one of the many busy roadside shops in the capital, Accra, John Nuagbe displays the used, rusty and mostly broken electrical gadgets he...
Nigerian born South African to head international climate change body
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has appointed top African scientist John Kilani to head its sustainable development unit, charged with...
John McCain and his incredible green plan
John McCain on Monday vowed to put the US at the heart of international efforts to tackle global warming, proposing aggressive targets to reduce...
A new environmental plan in Kenya
The Kenya Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources is developing a National Environmental Policy aimed at strengthening existing development strategies and sectoral policies for...
Egypt reports 20th bird flu victim
Egypt has reported the 20th death attributed to the deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu, the Ministry of Health said Tuesday.
Egypt has reported the...
Africa: Another Genetically Modified crop debate
Once heralded as an environmentally friendly “silver bullet” in the fight against poverty and hunger, genetically-modified (GM) crops today generate huge controversy over their...
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Thrity percent less maize by 2030
As global warming pushes temperatures up and droughts become more intense, the production of maize, southern Africa's staple food, could drop by as much...
Nigeria: Gas flaring wrecking Delta communities
Civil society groups in the Niger Delta region have warned that the government is destroying communities’ health and Nigeria’s environment by flouting laws against...
New clues to mystery illness
The number of people affected by a mystery illness that has already claimed the lives of 4 children on the outskirts of the Angolan...
Qat cultivation threatening water resources, specialists warn
For Ahmed Rajeh, a 54-year-old farmer from Sanaa Governorate, qat is as important as water. “Qat is the of our economy,” Rajeh says,...