Namibia: Ramatex - a Costly And Messy Legacy Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:31:49 GMT
DEFUNCT textile giant Ramatex, which was to kick-start Namibia's industrial era on a large scale with an investment of over N$1 billion, has left a mountain of pollutants in the form of sludge, messy waste, leaking ponds and garbage on its 60-hectare premises, a new report reveals. Permalink: http://allafrica.com/stories/200812050483.html
Nigeria: Reps Call for Urgent Attention to Erosion Menace in Anambra Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:47:34 GMT
BARELY three days after members of the senate committee on environment and ecology visited some gully erosion sites in Anambra State and promised to prevail on the Federal Government to do something about the devastation, their colleagues in the House of Representatives ended their two-day visit to the state yesterday with a warning that the menace must be given urgent attention to save further losses in the state. Permalink: http://allafrica.com/stories/200812050066.html
Nigeria: Group Hopeful for Justice in Chevron Protest Trial Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:14:53 GMT
The Ilaje people are optimistic that Chevron Nigeria limited (CNL) will be brought to book for instigating the murder of Ilaja youths who were on a peaceful protest on Parabe platform, Ondo State, in 1998, the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FOEN), said at the weekend. Permalink: http://allafrica.com/stories/200812050032.html
Rwanda: APR Academy Players Plant Trees Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:50:58 GMT
The academy players of APR football club on Tuesday planted 150 trees around the club's training ground at Utexrwa. The kids totaling to 70, aged between 6 and 13 carried out the tree planting activity under the guidance of their head coach Rene Kalimunda with support from the club top hierarchy. Permalink: http://allafrica.com/stories/200812040533.html
Namibia: The Story of the Benguela Current Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:04:36 GMT
'BENGUELA, Current of Plenty' is the 144-page story of how, over the past decade, Angola, Namibia and South Africa overcame a wide range of political, cultural and technical barriers and introduced a co-operative ecosystem approach towards the management of their shared marine resources. Permalink: http://allafrica.com/stories/200812040448.html