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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Africa
Economy - Development | Politics | Environment - Nature | Society
Denmark unveils Africa plan
afrol News, 28 January - Ahead of the 2009 United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 15) to be held in Copenhagen, the Danish government has revealed plans to tackle global climate change with African countries. Read more
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Gambia
Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Environment - Nature | Society | Human rights
Gambia hippos destroy crops
afrol News, 15 November - Rice growers in at least 26 Gambian provincial villages have had their crops destroyed by hippopotamus and bush pigs. Read more
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South Africa | Africa
Economy - Development | Environment - Nature
SA tops African fishing
afrol News, 12 November - A survey conducted by the World Bank has placed South Africa as the leader of sub-Saharan Africa fishing and that it has more capacity to ship goods to the international markets. Read more
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Africa
Environment - Nature
34,000 seabirds killed annually in Africa
afrol News, 29 May - At least 34,000 seabirds are killed annually in Africa’s Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME), a rich and biodiverse ecosystem that stretches up the west coast of South Africa and the entire of the Namibian and Angolan coast. Read more
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