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Nairobi News

Environment 09 Oct, 2019

There are major concerns about the state of the Nairobi River, which runs through the heart of Kenya’s capital. And Kenya’s national environmental management agency is cracking down on industries...

Addis Ababa News

Chronic air pollution in Addis Ababa

Environment 02 Feb, 2018

Smog levels in Addis Ababa far exceed safe health norms.More than 800,000 people were affected by respiratory illness in Addis Ababa due to air pollution last year, according to a report on the capita...

Cape Town News

New freshwater supply in Western Cape

Environment 18 Dec, 2017

Discovery is good news for Western Cape as it battles water crisis.A freshwater resource has been found in Beaufort West, about 460 km north-east of Cape Town, as the Western Cape battles an ongoing w...

Lagos News

Lagos warned against sand filling in lagoons

Environment 16 Sep, 2017

Environmentalists warn of flood dangers from filling lagoons in Lagos.A leading environmentalist has warned the Lagos state government that its policy of filling lagoons with sand will lead to extreme...

Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzania plans hydroelectric plant in game reserve

Environment 04 Sep, 2017

Critics say dam proposal would be detrimental to wildlife.Tanzania has invited bids to construct a 2,100-megawatt (MW) hydroelectric plant at Stiegler’s Gorge in the UNESCO-designated Selous game rese...

Nairobi News

Kenya introduces plastic bag ban

Environment 28 Aug, 2017

Ban includes penalties of four years in jail or $40,000 fine.A tough new ban on the use of plastic bags came into effect across Kenya on 28 August, despite attempts in court by plastic manufacturers t...

Arusha News

Tanzania opens first geopark

Environment 19 Jul, 2017

Tanzania is launching its first geopark with the creation of the 12,000sq-km Ngorongoro-Lengai Geopark in the north of the country, in an effort to attract geology-based tourism. The landscape of the...

Lagos News

Lagos to plant half a million trees

Environment 18 Jul, 2017

Half a million trees are to be planted across Lagos State as part of the 2017 campaign Think Green, Plant Trees, Live Green, organised by the state's parks and gardens agency. Works are currently und...

Lagos News

Lagos flooding blamed on coastal projects

Environment 14 Jul, 2017

The recent floods that devasted coastal areas of Lagos State are the result of "environmentally-unfriendly" state schemes, according to the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ER...

Cape Town News

Cape Town saves water supplies

Environment 11 Jul, 2017

Cape Town city authorities have urged residents to continue conserving water, despite recent heavy rains, following the prolonged drought that saw the Western Cape's water reserve fall below ten per c...

Arusha News

Identity cards for Maasai in northern Tanzania

Environment 10 Jul, 2017

Electronic identification for communities in Ngorongoro. Maasai pastoral communities living within the confines of north Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) are to be issued with electronic...

Cape Town News

Cape Town prepares for future droughts

Environment 30 Jun, 2017

Day Zero plan follows recent drought in Western Cape. Cape Town is currently preparing contingency plans outlining measures to deal with future drought situations, following the recent prolonged wa...

Addis Ababa News

Addis Ababa botanic garden to increase profile

Environment 23 Jun, 2017

Garden plans advertising campaign and projects with communities and universities. The Gullele Botanic Garden (GBG) in Addis Ababa is to make more people aware of its existence with an advertising c...

Cape Town News

Cape Town prays for rain

Environment 26 May, 2017

Drought-stricken city holds interfaith prayer service for rain. Cape Town held an interfaith religious service on Table Mountain on 25 May, with prayers calling for rain as the Western Cape grapple...

Cape Town News

Cape Town lists top water-wasting streets

Environment 03 Mar, 2017

Top 100 water consuming streets identified as Cape Town battles drought. The Cape Town administration has released a list of the streets containing the top 100 water consumers as the city grapples...

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