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Floods, Mudslides Kill Dozens in Kenya
At least 20 people have been confirmed dead and 26 others remain missing following raging floods and mudslides in Kenya's North Rift region (file photo).
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Africa: Climate Conversations 2012 and Beyond
Solar panels in Tunisia: Bloomberg New Energy Finance reports that global investment in renewable energy was around $250 billion in 2012.
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Liberian President Takes on Illegal Logging
Following mounting reports of 'secret logging contracts' being awarded in Liberia, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has begun to take action against those accused of engaging in dubious land deals.
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UN Probes Rebels After Poaching Reports
The United Nation Security Council has called for an investigation into reports that rebels from the Lord's Resistance Army are illegally trafficking ivory.
Activist Urges Govts to Accept Climate Science
Activists attending the United Nations climate change conference, or COP18, in Doha are calling for governments to get serious about reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Fight to Save Africa's Richest Rainforest
Palm nuts: Activists say protests against a palm oil plantation in southwest Cameroon will continue despite arrests and intimidation by local authorities. More
Tobacco Farms Drive Deforestation in Tanzania
Experts say the cutting of trees for firewood to cure tobacco has been a major driver of deforestation in Tanzania. More
Renewable Energy - the Answer to Africa's Power Deficit?
Installing solar panels in the DR-Congo: Africa is home to 15 percent of the world's population yet its per capita energy consumption is one-sixth of the global average. More
New Dam a Disaster for East Africa?
Ethiopia's plans for a massive new hydropower dam to be built on the river has been met with concern by environmental experts and political commentators. More
Top Headlines
- Africa: A 4°c Warmer World 'Will Be Catastrophic' for Forest Biodiversity - Expert (AlertNet)
- Nigeria: NCAA Warns Pilots, Airlines On Harmattan Weather (This Day)
- Namibia: Signs of Flooding in Caprivi (Namibian)
- Mali: Fuelwood Dependence Proving Difficult to Break (AlertNet)
- Zimbabwe: Floods Leave 35 Car Registry Officials Stranded (The Herald)
- Liberia: PUP Violators Must Be Prosecuted (New Democrat)
- Angola: Environment Ministry Shuts Down Angola-Reciclek (ANGOP)
- Angola: Six People Die, Over 13,000 Left Homeless in Moxico (ANGOP)
- Zimbabwe: High Density Suburbs Without Water for Months (SW Radio)
- South Africa: South Africa Protects Its National Trees (SA Info)
- South Africa: Photographing Nature At the Pilansberg (SA Info)
- Gambia: NBR Youths Resolved to Tackle Desertification (Daily Observer)
- Zambia: Zambezi River Basin Initiative Helping Communities Prepare for Disasters (Times of Zambia)
- Kenya: Young Man With a Passion for Environment (The Star)
- Kenya: NGO Threatens to Sue State Over Poaching (The Star)
- Uganda: Conservationists Vow to 'Give Everything' to Save Mabira Forest (Independent)
- Kenya: Colin Church - a Champion in Protecting Water Towers (The Star)
- Kenya: Impact of Ethiopia's Gibbe Dam Project (The Star)
- Ethiopia: Ambassador Encourages Cooperation With China (Government of Ethiopia)
- Ghana: Zoom Alliance Supports New Year School With Ghâ¢100,000 (Ghanaian Chronicle)
- Gambia: Capacity Building Workshop On Climate Change Early Warning System for the Gamia (Foroyaa)
- Namibia: Waterfront Development Creates Good Fishing Spot (Namibian)
- Nigeria: Niger Delta Communities Risk Mercury Poisoning (This Day)
- Angola: Giant Sable Antelope Resurfaces in Bié (ANGOP)
- Rwanda: Dry Taps in Rwamagana Worry Residents (New Times)
- Kenya: 14-Year-Old Inventor Tapped For TED Talks (The Star)
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