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South Africa
South Africa avoids climate leadership

afrol News / IPS, 29 November - South Africa is Africa's largest economy and the continent's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. But at the just opened climate negotiations, South Africa most likely will try to avoid reducing emissions.
Mozambique
Mozambique smelter ignores pollution limits

afrol News / Savana, 20 November - The large aluminium smelter Mozal, set up as a major Mozambique industry investment by foreign capital, is emitting polluting fumes and dusts emissions bypassing filters. Complaints are ignored.
Kenya
Most Kenyans say no to cleaner energy

afrol News / SciDev.Net, 11 October - The majority of Kenyans are unwilling to abandon their traditional energy sources in favour of cleaner or renewable ones, unless their incomes rise significantly, a new study has found.
Niger
Niger radioactive waste given "back to EU"

afrol News, 7 October - Anti-nuclear activists took radioactively contaminated soils from Niger to the doorsteps of the European Parliament in Brussels, protesting the pollution by French company Areva in the West African country.
Angola
Angola drilling ever deeper, hoping for the best

afrol News / IPS, 2 July - While BP struggles to contain an oil spill that US government estimates indicate is now the largest ever in the Gulf of Mexico, questions are being asked about how well prepared Africa's oil-producing countries are for a similar incident.
Ghana
Ghana boom in dangerous e-waste imports

afrol News, 17 June - Despite international conventions prohibiting the export of dangerous waste to developing countries, enormous quantities of outdated and destroyed electronic equipment from Europe end up in Ghana's Agbogbloshie dump each week.
Mozambique
Mozambique strengthen ties with Viet Nam

afrol News, 26 March - More Vietnamese agricultural experts are expected in Mozambique next month as part of the two countries technical cooperation to boost food security and fight poverty in the Southern African state.
Kenya | Africa
Africa advised against coal power

afrol News, 19 March - As coal power stations are demolished, due to environmental damages, in many countries, they are being offered as a "cheap energy supply" for Africa. But specialists warn this will be expensive in the long run, especially as fresh funds are available for renewable energies.
South Africa
Sweden to help SA develop clean energy

afrol News, 17 March - The Swedish government has promised to help South Africa develop more renewable energy sources as the two countries vow to fight the devastating effects of climate change.
Ethiopia
Ethiopian project sets world climate change example

afrol News, 4 March - A new initiative to bring environmental and financial benefits to local communities in the impoverished highlands of Ethiopia was announced in Ethiopia yesterday.
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» 20.10.2009 - SA and Tunisia get Swiss funding for clean energy projects
» 07.10.2009 - Uganda commits to reforestation
» 18.09.2009 - SA’s first electric car on display
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» 01.09.2009 - African states make rankings for low sulfur diesel limits
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» 04.08.2009 - World bank signs first biocarbon agreement in DRC
» 03.08.2009 - Lesotho’s blue rivers to be investigated
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» 14.10.2008 - NCAP requests Ghana to act against water company
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