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Angola: Official Stresses Standardising of Environment Education Print E-mail
Friday, 10 September 2010 17:00
The chairperson of "Maiombe" Forest Network, Rafael Neto, Thursday called for standardising of the environmental education and guidance lines, to better protect the environment.
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Nigeria: Dangote Donates U.S.$2 Million to Pakistan's Flood Victims Print E-mail
Friday, 10 September 2010 17:00
Nigerian billionaire businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has donated $2 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help the survivors of the devastating floods in Pakistan.
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Nigeria: UNEP Raises Alarm Over Frequent Environmental Contamination Print E-mail
Friday, 10 September 2010 17:00
The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), which is engaged to clean up oil spills that have polluted Ogoniland has said their aerial surveillance and satellite imagery of Gokhana coastal areas in Gokhana Local Government Area shows "A high frequency in contamination".
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Namibia: Pupkewitz in Thick of Carbon Tax Print E-mail
Friday, 10 September 2010 16:00
Pupkewitz Motors stands accused of "unpatriotic actions" for deciding to charge Namibian motor vehicle buyers the newly introduced South African carbon emission tax, instead of negotiating for an exemption with manufacturers as per advice from the Ministry of Finance.
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Zimbabwe: Firewood Ban Falls on Deaf Ears Print E-mail
Friday, 10 September 2010 16:00
While the Hurungwe Rural District Council expects every tobacco farmer in their jurisdiction to use coal for curing tobacco this agricultural season, most of them say they will not be able to do as they got the communication late.
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Gambia: Heavy Down Pour of Rain Destroys Household Properties at Bundung Borehole Print E-mail
Friday, 10 September 2010 14:00
Another heavy down pours of rain destroys household properties at Bundung Borehole close to the Bridge on Sunday 5/9/10. The rain which lasted for almost five hours since 7Am up to 12 mid nights has caused serious destruction to properties and pain and frustration among the people of the said area.
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Gambia: Flood Devastates Mrs Bukee Nursery School in Tallinding Print E-mail
Friday, 10 September 2010 14:00
On Monday, 6 of September 2010, a woman named Marie Therese Ndey, a founder of Mrs. Bukee Nursery School in Tallinding, approached the Gambia media to explain the current situation of her Nursery school after the heavy rain of Monday 6 September 2010.
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Nigeria: Cross River Signs Forestry Commission Law Print E-mail
Friday, 10 September 2010 13:00
Cross River State Government has signed the state's Forestry Commission bill into law. This is considered a major step towards the sustenance and strategic management of the vast forest reserves in the state. Governor Liyel Imoke signed the bill into law after it was passed by the state House of Assembly.
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Nigeria: CEO Recommends Tyre Retreading Technology Print E-mail
Friday, 10 September 2010 13:00
Mr Hirotumi Nakamura, the President, Bridgestone BRM Corporation, Saitama, Japan, said Nigeria should embrace the technology of retreading tyres to conserve the crude oil used for the production.
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Uganda: Confusion As Jinja Tannery Closes Print E-mail
Friday, 10 September 2010 11:00
Jinja-based Leather Industries of Uganda has stopped operations after being disconnected from public sewer lines. The firm is accused of discharging smelly liquid waste, causing a stench in Jinja town.
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Uganda: Karimojong Embrace Tree Planting Print E-mail
Friday, 10 September 2010 11:00
Over 500 Karimojong households of the Jie and Dodoth ethnicity, who were recently resettled in Moruita Peace Camp on the Kotido-Kaabong road, will soon benefit from a tree planting project.
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