Nigeria/Cameroon: Falcons Leave for Cameroon Tomorrow
Source: Africa Headlines
Yaoundé :: Cameroon | updated 2011-12-19 14:43:39 -0800 | political-news
In their final preparations Tuesday, coach Eucharia Uche disclosed that the team was upped to 20 instead of the usual 18. Some of the invited players were dropped while some new faces were included in the squad which will be...
Nigeria: Nosdra - Challenges of Cleaning Oil Spills
Source: Africa Headlines
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2011-12-19 14:46:12 -0800 | travel-news
National Oil Spill Contingency plan of 1990, the year Nigeria signed the International Oil Pollution Response and Co-operation Convention.
Gambia: World Ozone Day Commemorated in Lower River Region
Source: Africa Headlines
Serre Kunda :: Gambia | updated 2011-12-18 17:46:21 -0800 | political-news
The celebration which was held at the Soma Lower Basic School in the Lower River Region (LRR), started with a march past by various security entities in the region, women groups, the scout band and staff of the NEA.
Kenya: Heavy Rains Disrupt Port Cargo Handling
Source: Africa Headlines
Four :: France | updated 2011-12-18 17:49:47 -0800 | technology-news
Heavy Rains Disrupt Port Cargo Handling Brian Otieno 17 October 2011 Shipowners and cargo importers are counting losses as a result of the heavy rains at the Coast which have slowed down general cargo handling operations at the Mombasa port....
Uganda: Forest Evictees Count Huge Losses
Source: Africa Headlines
Hoima :: Uganda | updated 2011-12-17 15:34:22 -0800 | political-news
Forest Evictees Count Huge Losses Francis Mugerwa 15 October 2011 Hoima More than 3,000 families that were forcibly evicted from Wembabya Forest in Hoima District last month have complained of enormous losses incurred due to the exercise. The forest, demarcated...
Trees 'boost African crop yields'
Source: BBC
East Grinstead :: United Kingdom | updated 2011-12-16 09:13:25 -0800 | political-news
Planting trees that improve soil quality can help boost crop yields for African farmers, an assessment shows. Fertiliser tree systems (FTS) also help boost food security and play a role in "climate proofing" the region's arable land, the paper adds....
Beach Energy sees profit in Africa
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Mpanda :: Tanzania | updated 2011-12-13 15:30:21 -0800 | business-news
Story continues below Oil remains the company's biggest earner, which it currently produces on the western flanks of the Cooper Basin in central Australia. Managing director Reg Nelson said on Thursday that while he thought gas would be the 21st...
Kenya: Short Rains Season Has Began, Meteorology Dept Says
Source: Africa Headlines
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2011-12-11 17:22:13 -0800 | political-news
Short Rains Season Has Began, Meteorology Dept Says John Muchangi 11 October 2011 Kenyans should brace for more showers as the short rains season picks up this week. Forecasters said most of the country will be covered in rains, and...
A petition for the construction of bicycle paths
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Kinshasa :: Congo (Dem. Rep.) | updated 2012-07-27 06:00:48 -0700 | green-news
"Soon we will reach 1000 signatures and file the petition with the Kinshasa governor," said today Anny Mandungu, a member of the Working Group Climate Redd, one of the founding organizations of the petition. The petition asks the government to...
Nigeria: Environment Ministry Insists On EIA Prerequisite
Source: Africa Headlines
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2011-12-11 17:25:46 -0800 | political-news
Environment Ministry Insists On EIA Prerequisite Judd-Leonard Okafor 10 October 2011 Environment minister Hadiza Mailafiya has spoken of the ministry's determination to implement the Environmental Impact Assessment Act. She said the present administration, which is pushing President Goodluck...
East Africa: Kenya Plans Appeal Over EAC Bill to Ban Trade in Polythene
Source: Africa Headlines
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2011-12-11 17:26:58 -0800 | political-news
The Industrialisation Permanent Secretary, Dr Karanja Kibicho, said the East African Community Polythene Materials Control Bill 2011, if enacted, would lead to job losses. Bill focus on the regulation of waste management including sorting at source, handling, transportation, disposal and...
Zimbabwe: Govt Divided Over Genetically Modified Organisms
Source: Africa Headlines
Harare :: Zimbabwe | updated 2011-12-10 14:02:37 -0800 | political-news
Govt Divided Over Genetically Modified Organisms 7 October 2011 THE Government is divided on the adoption of genetically modified crops, yet they are resistant to drought and insects, Science and Technology Minister Heneri Dzinotyiwei has said.
Tanzania: Improve Garbage Control
Source: Africa Headlines
Dar es Salaam :: Tanzania | updated 2011-12-10 14:02:38 -0800 | political-news
Improve Garbage Control 7 October 2011 editorial With the prediction that the urban population in Tanzania will hit 30 million in 2050, from the current 12 million, the country needs to review its waste disposal and environmental management policies.With the...
Cleaning campaign to commemorate Independence Day in Lesotho
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Mokhotlong :: Lesotho | updated 2013-03-24 06:36:17 -0700 | green-news
Lesotho, then known as Basutoland, eventually became a British Protectorate. The country was annexed by the British in South Africa in 1871 and became a British Colony in 1884. On the 4th of October 1966 it was granted independence from...
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