Countries

DRC flouting forest protection deal, says Greenpeace

Kinshasa – Environmental group Greenpeace on Tuesday said the Democratic Republic of Congo has failed to respect a multi-million-dollar agreement... Read more

15 Feb, 2022

Business

Tunisia to return illegally imported waste to Italy

Tunis – Tunisia will return more than 280 containers of waste illegally imported from Italy in 2020, the north African... Read more

15 Feb, 2022

Countries

Mozambique to plant 100 million trees on battered coast

Johannesburg – Mozambique, whose coastline has been ravaged by rising sea levels and tropical storms, announced plans on Tuesday to... Read more

9 Feb, 2022

Countries

Uptick in rhino poaching as South Africa eases virus curbs

Johannesburg – Rhino poaching in South Africa was 15% higher in 2021 than the preceding year as coronavirus restrictions... Read more

9 Feb, 2022

Countries

Firefighters battle to bring Kenya forest blaze under control

Aberdare – Dozens of forest rangers, firefighters and volunteers struggled on Monday to stem a blaze that broke out in... Read more

7 Feb, 2022

Countries

Fire put out on Nigerian oil ship, government says

Lagos – A blaze caused by an explosion on an oil ship that sparked fears of an environmental disaster off... Read more

5 Feb, 2022

Countries

Oil spill fears mount after Nigeria vessel explodes

Port Harcourt – An oil vessel with a two million barrels storage capacity has exploded off the coast of... Read more

4 Feb, 2022

Environmental Friendly

Judge cancels major US oil and gas exploration sale

Washington – A judge on Thursday canceled the sale of oil and gas exploration leases of some 80 million acres... Read more

28 Jan, 2022

Environmental Friendly

ExxonMobil targets ‘net zero’ emissions at operations by 2050

New York – ExxonMobil pledged on Tuesday to reach “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions in its operations by 2050, but... Read more

18 Jan, 2022

Countries

Shell seismic exploration vessel retreats from South after court order

Johannesburg – Energy giant Shell has retrieved a vessel deployed to explore for oil and gas off South Africa’s pristine... Read more

8 Jan, 2022