Drought tightens its grip on Morocco
Ouled Essi Masseoud – Mohamed gave up farming because of successive droughts that have hit his previously fertile but... Read more
13 Aug, 2022
Climate, collectors blamed for South Africa’s succulents decline
Johannesburg – Climate change and collectors of rare plants are decimating succulents in South Africa, government researchers said on... Read more
28 Jul, 2022
One person killed fighting Morocco forest fire
Rabat – One volunteer firefighter has been killed and another injured in a forest fire in northern Morocco, where... Read more
26 Jul, 2022
Firefighters tackle California wildfire as heat grips parts of US
Midpines – Firefighters were battling California’s largest wildfire of the summer on Monday, a blaze near famed Yosemite National... Read more
26 Jul, 2022
15 dead, 23 000 affected by rainy-season floods in Niger
Niamey – Flooding and landslips during Niger’s rainy season have so far left 15 people dead and affected more... Read more
22 Jul, 2022
Uganda says several dead ‘because of hunger’ in northeast
Kampala – Uganda on Thursday said several people had died “because of hunger” in one of the country’s poorest... Read more
15 Jul, 2022
Morocco firefighters battle infernos as villagers flee
Larache – Hundreds of Moroccan firefighters and soldiers battled late on Thursday to put out at least four infernos... Read more
15 Jul, 2022
Kenyan pilot project to put price on nature’s treasure
Nairobi – The bird count gets underway with two members of the superb starling family, a Nubian woodpecker, and... Read more
29 Jun, 2022
Africa ‘punished’ by investment clamp on fossils, says Niger
Abidjan – Niger, the poorest country in the world, says Africa has been “punished” by decisions by western countries... Read more
15 Jun, 2022
Ukraine war boosts Africa’s humanitarian emergency, UN official says
Libreville – The war in Ukraine is heaping further pressure on Africa’s fast-growing population of vulnerable people, a UN... Read more
31 May, 2022
