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Niger Delta: Government clean-up does not let Shell off the hook

The multinational oil giant Shell must not be allowed to palm off its responsibility to clean up decades of oil...

Hissene Habre verdict: Landmark decision brings justice for tens of thousands of victims

Today’s judgment convicting former Chadian president Hissène Habré marks a significant moment for international justice...

MrBadruddin can be game changer for SAARC provided shows allegiance to rule-of-law

Bengaluru, India Sub:- (i)- Badruddin instead should demand deportation of both Hindu and Muslim Bangladeshi...

Africa, “Workshop of the World”: Manufacturing strategies to unleash a continent‏

Lusaka, Zambia, May 27, 2016 – Africa’s share of manufacturing in GDP is less than half of the average for all...

African Legal Support Facility launch energy project financing resource handbook‏

Lusaka, Zambia, May 27, 2016 – The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) unveiled a new resource handbook titled...

Partnership on Illicit Finance Launch Event‏

Lusaka, Zambia, May 27, 2016 – Members of the Partnership on Illicit Finance (PIF) met alongside the African...

Rwanda inaugurates the KivuWatt Methane Gas to Power Project with AfDB‏

Kigali, Rwanda, May 27, 2016 – On Monday, May 16, 2016, the African Development Bank (AfDB) participated in the...

African journalists join AfDB to explore the path to a green and powered Africa‏

Lusaka, Zambia, May 27, 2016 – In Lusaka during this week’s African Development Bank (AfDB) 2016 Annual Meetings, the...

AfDB President pledges to support African Civil Society Organisations’ advocacy‏

Lusaka, Zambia, May 26, 2016 – The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has...

Forests to cover one quarter of China in country’s bid to build “eco-civilization”

UNEP reports shed light on how countries are using different tools to shift to low-carbon, resource-efficient economies...

High-drama at low-key follow up to UN Climate Change Agreement in Paris

Bonn, Germany - United Nations climate change negotiations today concluded their first session since the adoption of...

South Sudan: Dozens of detainees at risk of death in shipping containers

Dozens of detainees held in dire conditions in poorly ventilated metal shipping containers, fed only once or twice a...

Experts react as UN climate negotiations close

May 26, Bonn, Germany - Expert observers from Climate Action Network have responded to two weeks of UN climate...

Author criticises Kenyan plan to close world¹s largest refugee camp‏

On last night’s episode of The Stream on Al Jazeera, author Ben Rawlence criticised the Kenyan government’s recently...

Strengthening Global Action on Renewable Energy at COP22

BONN, GERMANY, 26 May 2016 - On the final day of the climate talks in Bonn, Germany, leaders of key negotiating blocs...