DRC suspends ‘illegal’ forestry concessions
Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has suspended 12 forestry contracts for violating a moratorium on new logging... Read more
27 Apr, 2022
Three lions found dead in Uganda in suspected electrocution
Kampala – Three lions have been found dead in one of Uganda’s best-known national parks after possibly being electrocuted, a... Read more
27 Apr, 2022
Scientists to scour African waters to gauge ocean pollution
Cape Town – Scientists on Saturday began a five-month mission to study how plastic pollution in Africa’s main rivers... Read more
24 Apr, 2022
DRC plans elephant safe-zone after church intrusion
Matadi – Conservationists in the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday they would create a safe “corridor” for elephants... Read more
20 Apr, 2022
Fuel-laden ship sinks off Tunisia coast
Gabes – A tanker carrying 750 tonnes of diesel fuel from Egypt to Malta sank on Saturday off Tunisia’s... Read more
17 Apr, 2022
Tunisian weavers turn rags into eco-friendly rugs
Nefta – Najet unravels an old pair of jeans, raw material for a designer carpet: traditional, eco-friendly crafts are... Read more
17 Apr, 2022
Diesel ship in distress off Tunisia risks ‘environmental disaster’
Tunis – A ship carrying diesel fuel from Egypt that ran into difficulty off Tunisia risks leaking and creating... Read more
16 Apr, 2022
Crocs swept away by KZN floods recaptured
Durban – More than a dozen crocodiles that went missing from breeding ponds after heavy rains that pummelled South... Read more
14 Apr, 2022
Climate-related health emergencies on the rise in Africa, says WHO
Brazzaville – Climate-related health emergencies are on the rise in Africa, though the continent contributes the least to global warming,... Read more
7 Apr, 2022
PICS | ‘Trash has value’: Kenyan inventor turns plastic into bricks
Nairobi –“Plastic still has value,” said Nzambi Matee of the mountains of discarded oil drums, laundry buckets, yoghurt tubs... Read more
29 Mar, 2022
