Aid agencies turn blind eye to ‘catastrophe’ in Ethiopia

Three independent reports have warned that the controversial Gibe III dam, and land grabs for plantations, risk imminent ‘catastrophe’ in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley. Half a million tribal people in ...

Source: Survival International

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Are Termites Behind Fairy Circles?

The sand termite Psammotermes allocerus could be responsible for mysterious circles of grass in southern Africa. The Namib Desert, which runs along the western coasts of Angola, Namibia, and South ...

Source: The Scientist

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The new geological find that could rewrite Mauritius' history

When scientists recently discovered a lost micro-continent over 700 million years old under Mauritius earlier this month, it threw up new questions about the island country’s accepted geological history. A ...

Source: Africa Review

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Sahara: Life giving sands

The world’s hottest desert in the world is also one of the largest, covering an area that stretches across the North of Africa from the Red Sea in the east ...

Source: BBC

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Kenyan Boy's Invention Scares Off Lions

Thirteen-year-old Kenyan Richard Turere faced a serious problem: Hungry lions were attacking his family’s precious herd of cattle. So the enterprising boy came up with an ingenious, low-tech solution to ...

Source: Mashable

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Energy revolution promises to transform East Africa

An energy revolution is taking place in East Africa as the price of solar technology tumbles and huge resources of geothermal steam beneath the Great Rift Valley start to be ...

Source: BBC

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Ministers Dine on Food Grown in Kenya But Rejected by UK Supermarkets for Cosmetic Reasons

Hundreds of ministers and high-level officials dined on perfectly good food grown by Kenyan farmers but rejected by UK supermarkets due to cosmetic imperfections at the headquarters of the UN ...

Source: AlertNet

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10 African startups offering green energy solutions

The energy crisis in Africa is immense. Around three quarters of the population have no access to electricity, and also companies express access to power as their biggest obstacle. At ...

Source: VC4Africa

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Shell Nigeria case: Court acquits firm on most charges

A Dutch court has rejected four out of five allegations against Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell over oil pollution in Nigeria's Niger Delta region.

Source: BBC

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Mozambican tourist hub flooded

Floodwaters that have inundated southern Mozambique on Saturday reached the tourist hub of Xai-Xai, forcing the closure of a major north-south road, a United Nations official said.

Source: News24

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South Africa: Mandela's chef releases cookbook

Personal chef to Madiba, Xoliswa Ndoyiya has just launched her cookery book Ukutya Kwasekhaya: Tastes from Nelson Mandela’s Kitchen.

Source: Sowetan

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Uganda - first female rhino born in 30 years

A rhinoceros in Uganda's only rhino sanctuary has given birth to the first female calf born in the country in three decades, the director of the conservancy said on Wednesday.

Source: News24

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Rwanda tipped for global forestry award

Rwanda’s National Forest Policy and law are shortlisted for the 2011 Future Policy Award, which celebrates the most inspiring, innovative and influential forest policies worldwide.

Source: The New Times

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Tanzania: Serengeti road scrapped over wildlife concerns

Controversial plans to build a tarmac road across the Serengeti National Park have been scrapped after warnings that it could devastate wildlife.

Source: BBC

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Africa to launch own fund to manage climate cash

African leaders plan to launch a fund this year to help the continent access and manage its share of money from the global U.N. Green Climate Fund, a U.N. official ...

Source: Reuters

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Worst drought in 60 years hits 10 mln in east Africa

Ten million people in the Horn of Africa have been hit by the worst drought in 60 years, with some areas on the verge of famine and thousands on the ...

Source: AFP

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Mauritania Could Lose Its Capital City to the Sea

For the past five years, water has been seeping out of the ground beneath parts of Nouakchott, undermining foundations and transforming some areas of the Mauritanian capital into uninhabitable marshes.

Source: IPS

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Tanzania 'will mine uranium on Selous Game Reserve'

Tanzania will go ahead with plans to mine uranium in the UN World Heritage site Selous Game Reserve, the natural resources minister has told the BBC.

Source: BBC News

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Severe drought hits eastern Africa

Ten killed in clashes over grazing and water and Red Cross says several have died of starvation in Kenya.

Source: Aljazeera

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Cameroon: Palm Oil Project Threatens People and the Rainforest

Plans are in place to clear the diverse rainforest ecosystem in Southwest Cameroon to make room for oil palm plantations.

Source: Rainforest Rescue

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