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Adaptation to climate change, coastal project launched

Thursday, April 16, 2009

A sub-regional project involving five countries, including The Gambia, was yesterday launched at the Corinthia Atlantic Hotel in Banjul. ...

Wild Nianija hippo killed

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Following rising alarm over threats from hippopotami on rice growers and residents in Central River Region North, a notorious wild hippo is reported...

Prezy’s sesame farm harvested

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The chief of Jokadu, Alhaji Jim Fatma Jobe, has hailed the nine communities of Jokadu in the North Bank Region for their efforts in cultivating the...

UN Secretary General on Human Rights Day

Friday, December 12, 2008

December 10thmarks the 60thanniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In his message on the day, Ban Ki- Moon, the United Nations...

Another Truck Accident at Bass Market

Thursday, November 20, 2008

A truck recently went out of control and caused serious damage to a shop at Bass, Main Market. The loaded truck forcefully found its way into...

Congo logging review could lead to more forest destruction, warns Greenpeace

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Greenpeace welcomes extension of moratorium on logging After a two-year delay, the initial results of a World Bank-financed legal review of...

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Who’s who with guns?

IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org

Monday, May 12, 2008

The Central African Republic is striving to turn the page on decades of armed violence linked to mutinies, coups and attempted coups. Hundreds of...

MADAGASCAR: Cash shortage hits cyclone food aid delivery

Saturday, April 19, 2008

A funding shortfall has prevented vital food aid deliveries to tens of thousands of Malagasy people hit by this year's deadly cyclones, leaving many...

ZIMBABWE: Rampaging elephants destroying crops

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Friday, April 18, 2008

Marauding elephants that escaped from the Hwange National Park, an animal sanctuary in rural southwestern Zimbabwe, are destroying any hopes among...

World Health Day 2008 - UNICEF cautions about the impact of climate change on the health of women and children

UNICEF http://unicef.org

Thursday, April 10, 2008

The impact of climate change could fall disproportionately on women and children, UNICEF cautioned today, on the occasion of World Health Day 2008. ...