Ebola Will Return', Veteran Scientist Warns
Congolese expert Jean-Jacques Muyembe may be little known to the public, but he has been one of the world's top Ebola investigators since the first epidemic erupted in central Africa in 1976. Now, amid
View ArticlePoachers Decimate Mozambique Elephant Population
MAPUTO - Mozambique has lost half its elephants over the past five years, part of a wave of poaching driven by red-hot demand for ivory from fast-growing Asian economies such as Chinaand Vietnam, a...
View ArticleConservationists Press Jakarta to Follow Industry Lead on Forests
Conservationists are urging the Indonesian government to listen to business and start taking deforestation seriously after a major paper giant joined the growing ranks of companies pledging to stop...
View ArticleGuinea Extends Ebola Emergency Measures
Ebola-hit Guinea has extended a health emergency declared in March until the end of June, citing the persistence of the deadly virus in the country, the presidency said on Saturday. The decision was taken
View Article400 Million People still Lack Access to Key Health Care Services
Some 400 million people worldwide lack access to essential health services, and the cost of healthcare is forcing many into poverty, the World Bank and World Health Organization reported Friday. A new
View ArticleSierra Leone Imposes Ebola Curfew for Northern Districts
FREETOWN - Sierra Leone is introducing new curfews for two northern districts after a spike in new Ebola cases to the highest level in months, President Ernest Bai Koroma said on Friday. The 18-month-long
View ArticleExperimental Drug Regrows Damaged Body Tissue
An experimental drug treatment has opened a new door in regenerative medicine by helping lab mice regrow damaged liver, colon and bone marrow tissue, US researchers said Thursday. If the therapy is
View ArticleSolar Energy to Power Dubai Bus Stops
Solar energy will be used to power bus stops in areas where there is no direct access to electricity, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced. As many as 400 new stops are being planned
View ArticleSierra Leone Announces New Curfew to Halt Ebola
Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma said Friday he was imposing a three-week daytime curfew in the last Ebola-hit areas in a bid to curb a resurgence of the deadly virus. Koroma announced on state
View ArticleKenya is Building Africa's Biggest Wind Energy Farm to Generate a Fifth...
Kenya set in motion the construction of Africa’s biggest wind power farm this week, near Laisamis, 550km north of Kenya’s capital Nairobi. Known as the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project, the wind farm site
View ArticleWorld Bank Gives $20 Million to Sudan
Khartoum - Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Hassan Abdul Gadir Hilal announced that his country got $ 20 million from the World Bank, as part of the bank support to the great green wall and
View ArticleWorld Bank Approves Largest Ever Guarantees for Ghana’s Energy Transformation
WASHINGTON – The World Bank’s Board of Directors today approved a record investment of $700 million in guarantees for Ghana’s Sankofa Gas Project - a transformational project that will help address the
View ArticleAgreement between the Ministry of Environment and River Nile State
Khartoum- Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Dr. Hassan Abdul Gadir Hilal announced the signing of an agreement between the Ministry of Environment and the Nile River State in the field of
View ArticleThousands in S. Sudan Face Starvation amid Nile Blockade
Thousands of civilians in South Sudan's Upper Nile state face starvation after the government blocked aid groups from using the Nile River to deliver relief food, aid agencies said Friday. The Nile is
View ArticleNew Study Says Trade in S. African Lion Bones is Surging
JOHANNESBURG - Conservationists are warning of a new potential threat to Africa's wild lion population: The increasing use of lion bones to replace tiger bones in traditional medicine in parts of Asia.
View ArticlePreparatory Phase of Reducing Emissions Programme Inaugurated
Khartoum - The project of reducing emissions caused by deforestation and forests deterioration which is affiliated to the National Authority of Forestry has inaugurated the preparatory phase under the
View ArticleGrowing Numbers of Rhinos Poached for Horns in South Africa: Minister
The number of rhinos killed by poachers in South Africa continued to climb this year, with demand for rhino horn in Asia pushing the slaughter ever higher, the government said Sunday. As of August 27,
View ArticleRwanda Names 24 Baby Mountain Gorillas in Annual Tradition
KINIGI, Rwanda — Youths wearing gorilla costumes and rubber boots grunted and scampered in front of Rwanda's president on Saturday during the ceremonial naming of 24 baby mountain gorillas in the African
View ArticleKenyan Capital's Park is under Pressure as Nation Expands
In Nairobi National Park, lions, rhinos and other animals roam just six miles (10 kilometers) from downtown Nairobi, but the carefully managed co-existence of wildlife and city life is constantly...
View ArticleGoS and (AfDB) Launch Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihood Program
On Monday 22 November 2015, the African Development Bank and the Government of Sudan, in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), launched the Sudan component of Phase
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