West-Africa
Life in Senegal’s chemically polluted Petit Mbao
Petit Mbao was known for having one of the most beautiful white sand beaches in Senegal. Since the 1960s, industrial…
Environment
West-Africa
Lots of of stranded fish and dolphins
Lots of fish as well as dead dolphins have been reported in recent days off the Ghanaian coast. An investigation…
North-Africa
Demonstration in opposition to unlawful import to
Demonstration in Tunisia to ask Italy to take back its waste. An environmental scandal against a background of corruption shakes…
West-Africa
the closure of probably the most greatest mines
One of the largest underground uranium mines in the world is closing its doors. Akouta Mining Company (Cominak), a subsidiary…
Somalia
an exhibition on the work of small-scale fishermen
In Antananarivo, in the middle of the Photo Museum’s gardens, is an exhibition run by NGO Blue Ventures dedicated to…
Somalia
African forest elephant categorised as “endangered
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) will publish its new red list of endangered animals on Thursday,…
East-Africa
In opposition to the democratization of natural farming in Madagascar?
About 70,000 producers have joined the organic sector, when they were just under 4,000 in 2009. The organic agricultural sector…
Central-Africa
DRC: air pollution in Somika district of Lubumbashi
In Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), hundreds of residents of the attached municipality on the outskirts of…
West-Africa
Justice upholds Shell’s conviction to compensate Ejama-Ebubu community
Nigerian justice has confirmed the conviction of the Anglo-Dutch hydrocarbon giant Shell to $ 467 million in damages for an…
Central-Africa
when communities take responsibility for species conservation
In Central Africa, all great apes are in dramatic decline. But on the spot, communities are mobilizing. The first forum…
East-Africa
researchers warn of soil and air pollution
Madagascar has one of the lowest environmental indices on the planet. One in five deaths on the island is caused…
