Environment
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South Africa: Ruling ANC chairman wants state to seize land from those with over 12,000 hectares
JOHANNESBURG, August 16, 2018,(AltAfrica) – The chairman of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress was quoted as saying the state should take without compensation land ... -
AfDB chief calls for emerging agriculture technologies to optimise output
London, August 15, 2018,(AltAfrica) – The President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, has made an urgent call to give farmers across the ... -
Burundi joins global crusade for environment, bans plastic bag
London, August 15, 2018 (AltAfrica)-Burundi’s president, Pierre Nkurunziza, has issued a decree banning the use of plastic bags in the small central African country ... -
Ethiopia seeks to boost tourism industry – official
Addis Ababa, August 13, 2018,(AltAfrica) — Ethiopia is working towards enhancing its hospitality industry capacity and welcome more foreign tourists, said an official with the ... -
United Nation gravely concerned at South Sudan’s food security crisis
Geneva, August 11, 2018,(AltAfrica) — The U.N. Security Council is expressing grave concern at the “food security crisis” in war-torn South Sudan. The council said ... -
Dirty and Dangerous, Yet Coal Clings On
It fired up the industrial age but is now condemned as a toxic pollutant. Most countries are cutting back on coal usage, but not ... -
Morocco inaugurates $170m windfarm project to kick start clean energy revolution
London, August 9, 2018 (AltAfrica)-ACWA Power has inaugurated its 120 MW Khalladi wind farm in Melloussa, Tangier, and is set to supply clean power ... -
Kenya: Authorities arrests suspect in killing of black rhino
Nairobi, August 8, 2018,(AltAfrica) – Kenyan authorities have arrested a suspected poacher linked to the killing of a 12-year-old black rhino last month in Lake ... -
UK awards three African innovative companies, 7 others £10,000 each for Off Grid Cold Chain Challenge
By Joshua Masinde London, August 6, 2018 (AltAfrica)-The Global LEAP Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge (OGCCC) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) ... -
Nigeria: Shell to make final investment call on oilfield in 2019 -official
Abuja, August 1, 2018,(AltAfrica) – Royal Dutch Shell and its partners will decide next year on whether to go ahead with the development of Nigeria’s ...
