World

Plastic pollution: treaty talks get into the nitty-gritty

Paris — French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that global plastics pollution was a “time bomb”, as diplomats began... Read more

29 May, 2023

Countries

Out of Nile, into tile: Young Egyptians battle plastic plague

Cairo – Entrepreneurial young Egyptians are helping combat their country’s huge plastic waste problem by recycling junk-food wrappers, water... Read more

18 Jan, 2023

Countries

Nigeria has a coastal litter problem: it’s time to clean up

Oluniyi O. Fadare, Obafemi Awolowo University Bottles. Plastic bags. Surgical facemasks. These are just some of the 29,029 items... Read more

30 Dec, 2022

Countries

Shell to pay 15 million euros to Nigerian farmers over pollution

The Hague – Shell said on Friday it will pay 15 million euros to Nigerian farmers to compensate them... Read more

24 Dec, 2022

Countries

Dirty Durban ocean waters vex South Africa tourist trade

Johannesburg – Untreated sewage flowing into the Indian Ocean has hoteliers in tourist hotspot Durban up in arms as... Read more

14 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

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

World

‘Hazardous’ smog chokes India’s capital

New Delhi – Smog in New Delhi hit “hazardous” levels on Thursday as smoke from thousands of crop fires... Read more

3 Nov, 2022

Countries

Choking on factory waste: the Nile’s rising scourge

Jinja – As tourists pose for selfies on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda, factories within spitting distance... Read more

3 Nov, 2022