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Nigeria: Why Journalists Should Intensify Scrutiny of Oil Companies in Niger Delta – Nnimmo Bassey
[Premium Times] Environmental activists say the media must resist corporate narratives and independently investigate pollution incidents.
Liberia: Communities Cry for Clean Water As EPA Shuts Down Nugget Era Mining for Illegal Operations in Gbarpolu
[FrontPageAfrica] GBELETA, KORNINGA CHIEFDOM, Bopolu District – April 30, 2026 – Residents of Korninga Chiefdom say their drinking water has been polluted by illegal mining from Nugget Era Mining Company in Gbeleta.
Kenya: Can Sugar Cane Waste Replace Plastic? the Kenyan Firm Pushing Sustainable Packaging
[RFI] In a bid to replace single-use food packaging with a more sustainable alternative, one Kenyan company is making use of the waste left behind by the country’s sugar industry.
Liberia: Liberia’s Blue Economy Receives Boost With Shiprider Agreement
[New Dawn] Bushrod Island — The Liberian government and the United States have fortified their longstanding partnership by signing a landmark Shiprider Agreement, aimed at protecting Liberia’s waters, advancing its blue economy, and combating transnat…
Liberia: From Waste to Wealth – Green Gold Liberia Turns Pollution Into Clean Energy Solutions
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — In a groundbreaking effort to tackle pollution, deforestation, and energy challenges at once, a local environmental initiative in Liberia is transforming waste into clean fuel and contaminated water into safer resources fo…
Nigeria: Informal Workers in Lagos Are Left to Cope With Devastating Floods Alone – Why Things Must Change
[The Conversation Africa] There have been four major floods in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, over the past 14 years. The floodwaters swamp the open-air markets of Oshodi, one of the city’s largest informal trading centres, and rise through the stilted…
Nigeria: Study Flags Cement As Construction Industry’s Biggest Carbon Problem, Offers Greener Solutions
[Leadership] A recent study by a Nigerian student, Ololade Temitope Oduneye, has identified cement as the construction sector’s biggest carbon problem, highlighting a range of greener alternatives that could significantly reduce emissions across the in…
Kenya: DPP Charges Nairobi Water Artisan Over Forged KCSE Certificate, Ksh5.9m Salary Fraud
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has charged a Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company artisan accused of using a forged Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate to secure employment and unlawfully ea…
Africa: Ambitious Great Green Wall Shows Slow, Steady Progress in Strengthening Landscapes, Improving Livelihoods
[IPS] Garabadu Village, Nigeria — In 2021, Gadeja Shehu and about a hundred farmers in Garbadu village, Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria, were invited by officials of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall to plant trees across a large stre…
Tanzania: Tanzania Banks On Climate Resilience for Its Long-Term Economic Growth
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam — TANZANIA’S Development Vision 2050 and the Long-Term Perspective Plan (2025-2050) have placed environmental conservation and climate resilience among the country’s key development pillars, with the goal of positioning the …