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A new data hub helps small-scale fishers adapt to climate change
Mongabay
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July 9, 2025
Roughly 40% of the global fish catch comes from small-scale fisheries. It’s one of the food production systems most vulnerable to climate change, and governments are lacking data to help fishers adapt. To help address that gap, the global research...
Climate change: Nigeria to plant 20 billion trees – Shettima
Tribune Online
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June 28, 2025
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the Federal Government intends to plant 20 billion trees in the next rainy season as part of its national reforestation and environmental sustainability drive. Shettima made this known on Saturday after touring...
Local recycling bin glut; Alligator Alcatraz woes; FHP needs helpLetter writers
Treasure Coast Palm - Florida
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The proposed "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center in the Everglades faces opposition due to environmental concerns and existing infrastructure. Florida's education policies removing books with explicit content from schools spark debate about...
Green Climate Fund approves a record $300 million for FAO-designed projects in Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia and the Sahel
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Port Moresby/Rome - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved projects worth more than $300 million that will protect forests in Papua New Guinea, promote sustainable fisheries in Saint Lucia, and help grow Africa’s Great Green Wall. The...
U.S. Marines, Djiboutian forces reaffirm strategic partnership at AMFS 2025
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 30, 2025
POINTE AUX PIMENTS, Mauritius (June 25, 2025) — U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa and senior military leaders from the Republic of Djibouti met during the 2025 African Maritime Forces Summit to reinforce their critical security...
Women key to Uganda’s drive to adopt climate smart agriculture
Independent (Uganda)
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June 29, 2025
A panel discussion was held at the land governance forum on Friday, June 27. Stakeholders reviewed existing policies and made new suggestions to ensure that land governance priorities, including women’s agricultural land ownership, are integrated...
Nigeria to plant 20 billion trees for environmental sustainability – Shettima
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 29, 2025
Cand environmental sustainability efforts. Shettima disclosed this on Saturday after touring several agricultural and industrial sites in Ethiopia. His visit included stops at Adama Dairy Farms, Luke Avocado Nursery, Shera Dibandiba Mojo Family...
FG plans to tackle climate change by planting 20 billion trees
Punch
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June 28, 2025
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the Federal Government intends to plant 20 billion trees in the next rainy season as part of its national reforestation and environmental sustainability drive. Shettima made this known on Saturday after touring...
Uganda rallies IGAD states to empower women on land and climate action
Independent (Uganda)
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June 26, 2025
The National and Regional Dialogues with Women Parliamentarians from Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states at Serena Hotel. PHOTO URN Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has taken the lead in championing...
Ethio-Djibouti Railway eyes major stake in Damerjog Fuel Facility
Capital
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June 22, 2025
The Ethio-Djibouti Railway (EDR) has announced its intention to participate in a significant construction project in Djibouti, which includes acquiring a substantial stake in the Damerjog fuel storage facility. The company seeks to enhance...
Egypt Launches First Solar Power Plant in Djibouti
Egyptian Streets
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June 19, 2025
Egypt and Djibouti have officially laid the foundation stone on Wednesday 18 June for the first solar power plant in Djibouti, located in the village of Omar Kaji in the Arta region. This significant project, announced by the Egyptian Ministry of...
Sweden’s Anti-Corruption Shortcomings Exposed by Scathing OECD Report
National Law Review
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July 10, 2025
Radical deficiencies were uncovered in Sweden’s 2024 Phase 4 report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The auditors, after conducting a comprehensive review of Sweden’s policies and procedures for countering...
Four Killed, 10 Rescued, 12 Missing After Houthis Sink Cargo Ship In Red Sea
News18
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July 10, 2025
Last Updated:July 10, 2025, 20:22 IST Aspides, the EU's naval task force patrolling the Red Sea, said a total of 25 people were onboard the Liberian-flagged cargo ship named 'Eternity C' Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Eternity C sinking after it was...
Moscow enhances transport relations with three African countries
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia has reached new agreements with Djibouti, Egypt, and Morocco to enhance bilateral cooperation in the transport sector, the Russian Ministry of Transport announced on Monday. The focus will be on developing regulations and...
List: Notable Houthi Attacks on Merchant Ships in the Red Sea
gCaptain
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July 10, 2025
July 10 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthis sank two cargo ships in the Red Sea this week, the first flare-up in seven months in the Iran-backed group’s years-long campaign to choke global shipping in protest over the war in Gaza and the plight of the...
Ending Hunger In IGAD Countries: Moving from rhetoric to action
Independent (Uganda)
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July 6, 2025
Tororo Woman Sarah Opendi speaking a the Women Parliamentarians Dialogue on Gender Land and Climate Resilience coefrence hosted at the Parliament of Uganda PHOTO URN KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Countries in the IGAD region, which include...
Spain and Ireland to join more than 20 states to declare ‘concrete measures’ against Israel
Middle East Eye
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July 10, 2025
More than 20 countries are convening in Bogota next week to declare “concrete measures against Israel’s violations of international law”, diplomats told Middle East Eye. The “emergency summit” is due to be held on 15-16 July, co-hosted by the...
Will Mauritania join the Abraham Accords with Israel?
The New Arab
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July 10, 2025
President Ghazouani is in Washington to attend a scaled-down US-Africa summit alongside leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Senegal. [Getty] Mauritania's ambassador to the United States has denied reports that President Mohamed Ould...
Japan plans to expand OSA aid to align with US' Indo-Pacific strategy and pursue military ambitions, analysts say
Global Times
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Latest news Japan plans to supply defense equipment to Thailand, Tonga and six other nations in the current fiscal year as security aid, a government source said Friday, with the aim to ensure safe sea lanes in the Indo-Pacific region where China...
SETAF-AF forensic team deploys expertise at sea, protects US and allied assets
US Army
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July 10, 2025
Back to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) VICENZA, Italy – When U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) identified a need to gather evidence, the U.S. Army’s Joint Theater Forensic Analysis Center...