Countries Nigerian artist turns old soles into mosaic portraits Abeokuta – Picking through a field of garbage, Nigerian artist Eugene Konboye hunts for particular type of trash: plastic... Read more 20 Dec, 2022
Countries Endangered African tortoises make trek home from Monaco Noflaye – After a gruelling trip by air and road, several dozen endangered African tortoises groggily poked their heads... Read more 15 Dec, 2022
World Rich nations oppose new biodiversity fund Montreal – Creating a new global fund for biodiversity – a core demand of developing countries at UN talks... Read more 14 Dec, 2022
World EU agrees ban on imports driving deforestation Brussels – The European Union reached an agreement Tuesday to ban the import of products including coffee, cocoa and... Read more 6 Dec, 2022
Countries Eleven sentenced to death in Tanzania over conservationist’s murder Dar es Salaam – A court in Tanzania sentenced 11 people to death on Friday over the 2017 murder... Read more 3 Dec, 2022
Benin Tax-exempt electric motorbikes growing in West Africa Cotonou – Beninese hairdresser Edwige Govi makes a point these days of using electric motorbike taxis to get around... Read more 1 Dec, 2022
Countries UN experts to contribute in Zambian lead poisoning case Johannesburg – A top South African court on Friday granted UN experts a role in proceedings against mining giant... Read more 26 Nov, 2022
Countries Ivory Coast launches major drive to reverse deforestation Abidjan – Ivory Coast, which has lost nearly all its forests in the last half century, has launched a... Read more 25 Nov, 2022
World Ottawa rolls out CAN$1.6 billion plan to adapt to climate change Ottawa – The Canadian government on Thursday unveiled a CAN$1.6 billion (US$1.2 billion) plan to help the country deal... Read more 25 Nov, 2022
Benin A greener ride: West Africans switch on to electric motorbikes Cotonou – Beninese hairdresser Edwige Govi makes a point these days of using electric motorbike taxis to get around... Read more 24 Nov, 2022