Réunion and Mayotte
Politics | Travel - Leisure | Environment - Nature
Pollution scandal hits holiday island Réunion
afrol News, 4 June - Eight communes on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion are being investigated in what is developing into a pollution scandal on the popular tourist destination. For two of the mayors in charge, criminal prosecutions are being prepared for pollution and non-compliance with European Union standards for sewage treatment plants.
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Kenya
Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Environment - Nature | Society
Tana biofuel could be illegal
afrol News, 5 May - Implementation of plans to grow biofuel crops on an idyllic river plain in Kenya could be illegal if implemented in its current form, arguing that its cost has been underestimated while profit overestimated.
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Niger
Politics | Economy - Development | Environment - Nature | Society
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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South Africa
Economy - Development | Environment - Nature
South African mining company banned as "unethic"
afrol News, 11 April - The South African mining company DRD Gold Limited is facing international divestment for its "unethic" involvement in Papua New Guinea. Here, the company is accused of strongly polluting forests and rivers with mercury and other poisonous metals, endangering the life and livelihood of local tribes.
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