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Slippery justice for victims of oil spills

19 Jul 2013

In a stunning and dramatic legal ruling that echoed from the serene court chambers in the Netherlands to the heart of rural Niger Delta in Nigeria, the District Court of The Hague dismissed all but...

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Desertification a threat to Africa’s development

2 Oct 2012
Arable land is vital for Africa, both as a key asset for farmers and, together with vegetation, to...
‘We need a sustainable path for our future’

6 Sep 2012
Greenpeace is one of the world’s foremost environmental advocacy groups. In advance of the June...
‘Green economy’: empty rhetoric or pathway to future?

15 Aug 2012
Solar panels in Mali: More African countries are moving towards use of clean energy sources....
Rio summit keeps African hopes alive

15 Aug 2012
Tree nursery in Ghana: Participants at the Rio summit pledged to plant 100 million trees by 2017....
Full steam ahead to sustainable energy

15 Apr 2012
Steam venting from beneath Kenya’s Rift Valley: Geothermal power may eventually supply a quarter of...
Power from the wind in South Africa

15 Apr 2012
Turbines at the Darling Wind Farm in South Africa.Photograph: Liane Greeff
Africa’s vanishing Lake Chad

15 Apr 2012
Passengers in Nigeria taking ferries to cross Lake Chad, whose shoreline is receding because the...
Community radio gives voice to shack dwellers

15 Apr 2012
Presenters at the studio of Koch FM, Kenya's first licensed community radio station. Photograph:...
Towards African cities without slums

15 Apr 2012
Poor district in Algeria’s capital, Algiers. Most North African countries have made progress in...
For sustainable cities, Africa needs planning

15 Apr 2012
Joan Clos, executive director of UN-Habitat, visiting the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya.Photograph...