Ethiopia launches 50 MW waste energy plant
Ethiopia on Sunday commissioned Africa’s first major waste-to-energy plant designed to dispose three-quarters of the rubbish of capital Addis Ababa and provide energy to 25 percent of the population.
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Chad orders illegal gold miners out of troubled area
The Chadian government said Thursday it would assert control over part of the country's far north which has been troubled by a gold rush and a rebel incursion from neighbouring Libya. "The defence forces
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Gambians protest alleged pollution from Chinese plant
Hundreds of people in a Gambian fishing town on Thursday demonstrated against a Chinese company they say is polluting their environment and the sea. Golden Lead, a Chinese fish meal processing plant,
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World water conference starts after dire UN warning
Brazilian President Michel Temer opened an international conference on world water supplies in Brasilia on Monday, saying there is "no time to lose" to avoid disaster. That could rise to 5.7 billion
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Somalia at risk of falling back into famine
Somalia will plunge back into famine if humanitarian aid is pulled out of the Horn of Africa country, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said in a statement Monday. The statement came ahead of the
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Africa most affected by food insecurity, says UN chief
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said the food insecurity is on the rise and Africa is the continent most affected by it. Guterres was speaking at a high-level event organized
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Unsafe water kills most Pakistanis
It is neither terrorism nor natural disasters but the unavailability of safe drinking water which leads to the highest number of deaths in Pakistan. According to the UN, consumption of contaminated
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Deforestation in DRC threatens climate, wildlife
Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become a pressing domestic and transnational issue with potentially high environmental costs. According to the UN Environment Programme, the direct
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Floods cost Sierra Leone economy $30M: World Bank
Flooding and mudslide in Sierra Leone last month cost approximately $30 million to the country's economy, a report by World Bank said. According to the report presented by World Bank’s country director
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Africa’s humanitarian crises worsen: UN
Africa’s humanitarian crises have continued to worsen in 2017, said a report released by the United Nations on Wednesday ahead of the World Humanitarian Day. “Twenty million Africans have been displaced