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Mon, 2024-09-16 07:50
[RFI] Zimbabwe will cull 200 elephants as it faces an unprecedented drought that has led to food shortages, a move that will also allow it to tackle a ballooning population of the animals, the country's wildlife authority said this week.
Mon, 2024-09-16 07:43
[UN News] UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people in northeast Nigeria, after torrential rains caused a dam to collapse and flood the area, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Sat, 2024-09-14 05:11
[Daily Trust] The devastating flood that recently struck Maiduguri reminded us of the urgent need for collective action in the face of climate change.
Sat, 2024-09-14 05:11
[Daily Trust] 'I thought I'd die with my 6 children' 'Canoe operators collected N100,000 to rescue my sheep' NGF visits affected areas, donates N100m; Fintiri N50m 259 dead, over 1m affected in 29 states - NEMA
Fri, 2024-09-13 14:13
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has praised Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative for its impressive scale and commitment to environmental sustainability.
Fri, 2024-09-13 13:16
[Premium Times] "Evacuation of people in high-risk areas to safer ground is ongoing, amid concerns about the risk of disease outbreaks," she said.
Fri, 2024-09-13 11:31
[Ethiopian Herald] Promoting climate mitigation and innovative housing solutions is essential to meeting the rising housing demand across Africa, said UN-Habitat Executive Director Anaclaudia Rossbach.
Fri, 2024-09-13 09:48
[Daily Trust] The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, in collaboration with UNICEF, has launched a comprehensive WASH intervention programme aimed at building climate-resilient WASH facilities across Nigeria.
Fri, 2024-09-13 08:12
[VOA] Harare, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's government said Thursday it is considering a proposal to cull its elephant population to address food shortages and reduce the effects of an El Nino-induced drought.
Fri, 2024-09-13 08:12
[WFP] Abuja -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is on the ground in Borno State providing emergency food assistance to communities affected by massive flooding that has displaced over 230,000 people in northeast Nigeria. WFP's is working to provide hot meals to 50,000 of the worst affected children, women, and men who have lost their homes in what has been described as the worst flooding in northeast Nigeria in 30 years. The devastating floods occurred as a dam near Maiduguri collapsed due to torrential
Fri, 2024-09-13 08:12
[RFI] Fifty years ago the Marxist-Leninist military junta known as the Derg took control of Ethiopia, toppling Emperor Haile Selassie and ending a monarchy that had governed the country for 700 years. RFI looks back at the revolution that reshaped Ethiopia and the brutal regime that followed.
Fri, 2024-09-13 07:48
[UN News] Social protection is essential to safeguard people from shocks, but half the world is without any coverage, including over 90 per cent of people living in climate-vulnerable countries, according to a new report released on Thursday by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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