How sewage treatment plants in South Sudan are failing to protect public health
Residents are left to navigate a daily reality where the stench of untreated sewage and rising disease rates overshadow the city’s progress.
October 4, 2024
Is Juba’s tax system failing its citizens?
In addition to poor services, the Juba City Council intimidates taxpayers who do not pay their taxes,
September 30, 2024
A New Dawn for Lake Tana and the Mighty Nile
Lake Tana Shoreline Revitalization project has significant implications for countries in the Nile Basin, affecting food security, water resources, and economic stability for millions of people. To succeed, this initiative requires funding from various sources
September 23, 2024
Battling River’s Wrath: Kinshasa’s Struggle Against Flooding
For example, from November 2023 to February 2024, six communities along this river experienced severe flooding.
September 16, 2024
Rwanda’s major ivory dealers remain untouched, poor communities face consequences
Ordinary locals in Rwanda face prosecution for possession of ivory, no top players who buy ivory from the convicted locals have faced prosecution.
September 2, 2024
Exposed: The Invisible Cartel Plundering South Sudan’s Woodland
Capitalizing on the government’s laxity, leaving it to languish in poverty, individuals in the cartel enrich themselves from the plunder.
August 26, 2024
Museveni timber export ban bites: Technocrats blame Chinese veneer processors, local tree growers blame the technocrats
Tree growers, timber dealers and exporters felt the ban’s impact almost immediately
August 19, 2024
Cobalt crush undermines the future of DRC’s community forests
Mineral exploration and exploitation permits are issued in and around local community forest concessions
August 12, 2024
Environment Cooperatives build alternative livelihoods in protected areas
President’s Yoweri Museveni 2022 environmental directive for all wetland encroachers to vacate the swamps.
August 5, 2024
Planting for the Future: How a Community Project is Restoring Mangroves and Combating Climate Change
The project aims to plant 50,000 seedlings of mangroves and to create a first line of defense for the Red Sea coast.
August 2, 2024
Water Insecurity Brings Misery to South Sudan
Many families lack access to drinking water and rely on limited water tank supplieS
July 29, 2024
21 species once presumed lost to science, including a giant millipede last seen more than a century ago, rediscovered in Madagascar
The species on the list included three mammals, three fish, seven reptiles, 12 insects and five spiders.
July 22, 2024