Pollution
Nigerians dying at 40 in Niger Delta?
Oil spills are common in the Nigerian Delta. Identifying the cause of this pollution is not an easy task in a complex and violent...
Uganda: British American Tobacco company sent out of town
Parliament in Uganda has directed the British American Tobacco (BAT) to relocate its tobacco treatment plant from Kampala to another place.
This follows complaints...
Nigeria: UN moves to assess oil pollution in the Niger Delta
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has begun its inspection of the polluted communities in the Nigeria’s Niger Delta. A lack of maintenance, oil...
Incense use and cancer
A new study into the risks associated with indoor pollution draws some worrying conclusions. This time the pollutant in question is incense. According to...
Ivorian gov’t to embark on criminal investigations against Netherlands company
Government lawyers from the Ivory Coast have said they may go ahead with criminal investigations against Trafigura, the Netherlands-based oil trader, which owned the...
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...
Soil still polluted by toxic waste in Abidjan
Two years after an illegal toxic dumping operation in the Ivorian capital Abidjan created a widespread medical emergency and political scandal, UN contamination expert...
Deadly lead recycling industry cripples Dakar neighbourhood
In the Dakar suburb of Thiaroye/Mer earlier this year 22 children died from lead poisoning over a three month period and in June a...