Nature-Based Solutions: Restoring Forests to Combat Climate Change

Nature-based solutions (NbS) like forest restoration are powerful, cost-effective strategies to combat climate change. These vital ecosystems sequester carbon and provide long-term benefits for biodiversity and local communities, making them...

Nigeria, 11 countries report major cholera outbreaks – WHO

BY JENNIFER EZIMAKOR The World Health Organisation has said Nigeria and 11 other countries each recorded more than 10,000 suspected and confirmed cholera cases in 2024. According to data released on Saturday, the countries are Bangladesh, Comoros,...

Wildfires producing 'witches' brew' of air pollution, UN warns

Wildfires are releasing a "witches' brew" of pollutants that can end up wrecking air quality a continent away from the blaze, the UN's weather and climate agency said Friday. The World Meteorological Organisation said the quality of the air people...

Kenya reports sharp drop in cholera cases, as numbers rise elsewhere

A child is given the Cholera vaccine. Kenya has rapidly reduced the number of cholera cases but remains one of the top 20 most affected countries by the epidemic, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The Ministry of Health reported...

Ambassador Zokey Ahad presents credentials to President of Comoros

Dr Zokey Ahad, non-resident Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the Union of Comoros, presented his credentials to Azali nAssoumani, the President of the Union of Comoros at a ceremony at the State House, Moroni on Tuesday. Dr...

Cholera kills more people for second consecutive year, while prevention and treatment available: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its global cholera statistics for 2024, showing an increase in both the number of people who fell sick and died from the disease. Reported cholera cases rose by 5% and deaths by 50% in 2024...

Iconic Prince Moulay Abdellah key venue for AFCON 2025

The newly refurbished Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, which can accommodate 68,700 spectators, is situated approximately 9 kilometres from the Central Business District in Rabat, the administrative capital from December 21 this year to January 18,...

Comoros Seeks Fisheries Cooperation with Liberia

A high-level delegation from the Union of the Comoros Islands has expressed strong interest in forging a joint fisheries cooperation with the Government of Liberia, through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA). The visit, held...

Comoros: Push to turn ylang-ylang distillation to greener practices

"We lost 80 percent of our natural forests between 1995 and 2014," Abubakar Ben Mahmoud, environment minister of the country off northern Mozambique, told AFP in a recent interview. With a high population density of more than 700 residents per...

Comoros lost 80 percent of its natural forests between 1995 and 2014, its environment minister says

Nigeria, 11 others hit by major cholera outbreaks, says WHO

The World Health Organisation has said Nigeria and 11 other countries reported major cholera outbreaks in 2024, each recording more than 10,000 suspected and confirmed cases. According to data obtained from WHO on Saturday, the other countries are...

Union of the Comoros Islands Seeks Fisheries Partnership with Liberia

BUSHROD ISLAND, Monrovia — A high-level delegation from the Union of the Comoros Islands has expressed a keen interest in establishing a fisheries partnership with Liberia through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA). The...

Cholera cases rose by 5%, death 50% in 2024 – WHO 

The World Health Organisation (WHO) weekend published its global cholera statistics for 2024, showing an increase in both the number of people who fell sick and died from the disease. Reported cholera cases rose by 5% and death by 50% in 2024...

Meet the NGOs striving to save the last forests of the Comoros

On the most mountainous and densely populated island in the Comoros, only the most remote forests have escaped decades of deforestation – ravages which several NGOs are now trying to repair. Strips of bare land scar the lush and green...

National Groups Unite For Forests In Comoros

(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) Mutsamudu – In Mutsamudu, the capital of Anjouan Island, part of the Comoro Islands, strips of bare land make up the lush, green slopes of the mountains. This is the most mountainous and populated island of...

Fight to save last forests of the Comoros unites farmers, NGOs

Strips of bare land scar the lush and green mountainsides towering above Mutsamudu, the capital of the Indian Ocean island of Anjouan.On the most mountainous and densely populated island in the Comoros, only the most remote forests have escaped...

‘Good agric season ahead’

Agriculture News Editor MOST countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region are expected to receive normal to above-normal rainfall from October 2025 to March 2026. This was revealed on Wednesday at the 31st Southern African...

Specials | Sep 14, 2025 | 15 min read Global Excellence Forum (GEF) Successfully Hosts the Prestigious Conference & Bharat Samman 2025 under the Dynamic Leadership of Shri Naeem Tirmizi & Shri Jitendrakumar ‘Ravi’

Others Specials New Delhi [India], September 13: The Global Excellence Forum (GEF), under the dynamic chairmanship of Mr. Naeem Tirmizi (businessman, philanthropist working for humanitarian social welfare) successfully hosted the Grand Event of...

The $12.7 billion problem that is causing some of Africa’s wealth to slip through the cracks

The African market, if maximized meticulously, could actualize significantly more funds than it currently generates. Funds which oftentimes are often erroneously flushed down the drain. A perfect example of the billions lost is vividly illustrated...

Africa loses $12.7bn annually to infrastructure damages from disasters, report finds

Africa suffers an average of $12.7 billion in annual infrastructure losses from natural disasters, according to a new report by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI). The study, released Monday, shows that floods account for...