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Niger River to be rescued

afrol News, 2 May - West African leaders on Wednesday endorsed a 20-year rescue plan to save the Niger River from extinction. The US $8.6 billion project includes reforesting, rehabilitating plains and removing silt from the 4,200 km long river.

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African climate change: Blooming Sahara or hunger and war?

African Future, 21 December - Almost nobody doubts the climate is about to change, also in Africa. But how will it change, and must it be to the negative? There exist two colliding views of what a warmer climate will mean in Africa. One focuses on more droughts, natural disasters, spread of diseases and resource conflicts. Other scientists hold that many of Africa's poorest regions will get more rainfall, with the Sahara desert again becoming as green as it was 6,000 years ago.

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Queen lauds Uganda peace

afrol News, 22 November - Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the head of the Commonwealth has lauded the Ugandan government for striving hard to find a peaceful resolution to the conflict that plagued the country's northern region.

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Conservationists applaud Uganda

afrol News, 31 October - Conservationists have applauded the Ugandan government’s decision to drop its plan to give away a third of Mabira Forest Reserve land for sugarcane plantations.

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» 19.10.2007 - Uganda conserves habitat
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» 28.02.2007 - New study counters bid to commercialise ivory
» 17.11.2006 - Climate: "This is not Kenya as I remember it"
» 10.11.2006 - Early hominids eradicated African competitor
» 10.10.2006 - Comoros volcano polluted island water source
» 01.06.2006 - Comoros volcano eruption over for now
» 23.05.2006 - Satellites reveal marine turtles' migrations
» 02.05.2006 - Ecology of Botswana's Okavango Delta deteriorating
» 28.04.2006 - "Hermaphrodite" hyenas give cubs hormonal kick-start
» 10.04.2006 - Malawi experts warn of severe flush floods
» 08.03.2006 - The Sahara's largest crater discovered in Egypt
» 28.02.2006 - Mozambique asks for aid after earthquake
» 05.12.2005 - Earthquakes hit East, Central Africa
» 02.12.2005 - Thousands displaced by volcano in Comoros
» 25.11.2005 - Comoros volcano eruption causes health concerns
» 31.10.2005 - Whales guided to safety in Cape Verde
» 26.07.2005 - Rare Cape Verde bird "never existed"
» 20.04.2005 - Comoros islanders return after fleeing volcano
» 18.04.2005 - Comoros volcano erupts, 10,000 flee
» 01.04.2005 - Fear of volcanic eruption in Comoros
» 10.02.2005 - French-Chadian funded scientists reveal origin of hippos
» 19.10.2004 - Amphibian extinction wave reaches Africa
» 06.07.2004 - South Africa's Cape Floral Region a "biologic sensation"
» 04.06.2004 - Dinosaurs prove Africa is younger than assumed
» 09.03.2004 - Africa's boubou couples celebrate victory with duet
» 30.01.2004 - Researchers observe toxic gas eruption off Namibia
» 01.11.2003 - Heavy rains flood Western Sahara desert
» 20.09.2003 - Reefs from Kenya to Mozambique "dead by 2015"
» 05.09.2003 - Evacuations planned as Comoran volcano may erupt
» 12.07.2003 - Zimbabwean fish records shortevity
» 01.07.2003 - Mauritanian beaches full of dead dolphins
» 22.05.2003 - Giant canyon discovered off Mauritanian coast
» 17.05.2003 - Swazi first black African on Mount Everest?

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