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social tensions in the oil industry

In Chad, the oil tanker ExxonMobil is in the knife segment with its employees. The American multinational, which operates the Doba oil basin in the south of the country, announced a few months ago its intention to sell its assets to an English company. But the terms of this departure do not suit the employees who have entered into a quarrel with the American company. Yesterday, the employees even…

a humanitarian mission soon in place

The rivers Tshikapa, Kasaï, Fimi and Kwilu have been affected by significant pollution since the end of July. Fish and aquatic animals were found dead. According to the Congolese authorities, this pollution is due to the activity in a diamond mine in the Angolan province of Lunda Norte, where Tshikapa comes from. According to the government, 13 of the 18 health zones in Kasai province are affected and…

birth of a gorilla in the Kahuzi-Biega Park

On Saturday, August 7, the female Mwinja gave birth to a male baby in the Kahuzi-Biega Natural Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is Mjinja's first baby with the male Nabirembo. The populations of lowland gorillas are revived in this region. On Saturday, August 7, Kahuzi-Biega Park in the Democratic Republic of…

The textile industry pollutes rivers in East Africa

African rivers are polluted by the development of the textile industry on the continent. It is NGO Water Witness who sounded the alarm in a report published on August 17 and which is based on case studies in Tanzania, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Lesotho. Wastewater emissions are the most important source of pollution in the…

War victims: Yemen’s forests in danger as fuel

Obsessed with violence, engulfed in chaos for years, Yemen's problems may be growing even more and even entering an environmental crisis. Yemeni lumberjack Ali al-Emadi spends hours chopping down an acacia tree with an ax as his 12-year-old nephew helps split logs. In a war-torn country, al-Emadi must turn to logging in its northern al-Mahweet region to earn a living. An economic collapse has wiped out the agricultural and construction work for which he used to travel around the country. However, as…

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