Sustainability

West Africa: ECOWAS and the Euro-Zone Crisis

[Leadership]

The economic crises in Spain, Italy and Portugal as well as the general economic nervousness in countries such as France, Austria, Malta and Cyprus, have far-reaching implications for the ECOWAS sub-regio…

Tanzania: Nation Installs Tuna Attracting Devices

[Daily News]

Tanzania has partnered with Mauritius in pursuing the technology that will lure migratory tuna fish to one area in deep sea waters. At the moment five Fish Aggregating Devices have been installed near Lat…

Nigeria: Board Registers 33 Private Waste Disposal Firms in Delta

[Daily Trust]

Chief Olori Magege, Chairman, Delta Waste Management Board, says the board has registered 33 private waste disposal firms under the Private Sector Partnership (PSP) initiative.

Liberia: Senate Pro-Tempore Wants Wetlands Protected

[Heritage]

The President Pro-Tempore of the Liberian Senate, Gbezohngar Milton Findley, has called on his fellow compatriots to join hands in protecting the country’s wetlands. Snator Findley stressed the need for peo…

Namibia: Tourist Attacked By a Cheetah

[New Era]
Harnas -
A 22-year-old Norwegian woman was attacked and injured by a hungry cheetah on Saturday morning on the Harnas game farm, situated some 112 kilometres east of Gobabis in the Omaheke Region.

Nigeria: Ebonyi to Spend N36 Billion On Water Scheme

[Vanguard]
Abuja -
Determined to tackle problem of inadequate potable water supply in the state, the Ebonyi State Governor, Chief Martin Elechi weekend said his administration will spend about N36 billion to complete t…

Gambia: Sage Launched in CRR

[Daily Observer]
Janjangbureh -
The Agency for the Development of Women and Children (ADWAC) recently launched a regional partnership project called the Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Governance (SAGE) in Br…

Gambia: Plastic Waste Is a Major Concern to NEA

[Foroyaa]

Muhammed Jolong Jabang, the Senior Programme Officer Environmental Quality at the National Environment Agency (NEA) yesterday told journalists at a meeting held by the NEA that in the Gambia plastic waste ha…

Gambia: Plastic Waste Is a Major Concern to NEA

[Foroyaa]

Muhammed Jolong Jabang, the Senior Programme Officer Environmental Quality at the National Environment Agency (NEA) yesterday told journalists at a meeting held by the NEA that in the Gambia plastic waste ha…

Nigeria: Oil Spill – Eastern Obolo Community Cries for Help

[Leadership]

The people of Eastern Obolo, a coastal community in Akwa Ibom State have sent a passionate plea to both the state and the federal governments to come to their aid over the recent oil spill caused by a lea…