1.5 tonnes of elephant ivory seized in southeast DRC
Lubumbashi – Authorities in the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo have seized one and a half tonnes of elephant ivory,... Read more
19 May, 2022
UN talks to tackle degraded land ’emergency’ begin
Abidjan – The UN talks to tackle desertification and land degradation that have devastated large swathes of Africa began... Read more
10 May, 2022
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
Italian ship inspects tanker which capsized off Tunisia
Tunis – An Italian naval vessel specialised in marine pollution clean-up arrived Tuesday in waters off Tunisia where a tanker... Read more
19 Apr, 2022
Divers find ‘no leaks’ from fuel-laden ship sunk off Tunisia
Gabes – Divers who inspected the hull of a tanker loaded with 750 tonnes of fuel that sank off... Read more
18 Apr, 2022
Stung by drought, Morocco’s bees face disaster
Inzerki – Morocco’s village of Inzerki is proud to claim it has the world’s oldest and largest collective beehive, but... Read more
3 Apr, 2022
Poorer nations need $60bn a year to protect nature, NGOs say
Nairobi – Wealthy countries should provide at least $60 billion every year to the world’s poorest nations to combat biodiversity... Read more
1 Mar, 2022
DRC flouting forest protection deal, says Greenpeace
Kinshasa – Environmental group Greenpeace on Tuesday said the Democratic Republic of Congo has failed to respect a multi-million-dollar agreement... Read more
15 Feb, 2022
Tunisia to return illegally imported waste to Italy
Tunis – Tunisia will return more than 280 containers of waste illegally imported from Italy in 2020, the north African... Read more
15 Feb, 2022
Mozambique to plant 100 million trees on battered coast
Johannesburg – Mozambique, whose coastline has been ravaged by rising sea levels and tropical storms, announced plans on Tuesday to... Read more
9 Feb, 2022
