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Burundi/ Environnement
Le gouvernement donne un ultimatum d’un mois pour les habitants proches de la station d’épuration de Buterere Lors d’une descente effectuée mercredi 30 janvier 2019 par les trois ministres…
Burundi/Intempéries
Une nuit noire dans une famille de la colline Sororezo. C’était aux environs de minuit dans la nuit du jeudi 18 janvier 2019, quand les pluies diluviennes se sont…
Le Sénat Burundi face aux constructions anarchiques en mairie de Bujumbura
Les sénateurs se disent préoccuper par la construction anarchique en mairie de Bujumbura. Au cours de la présentation du rapport de la commission chargée des questions institutionnelles, juridiques et des droits et libertés…
Ebola death toll in DR Congo rises to 55
The Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has claimed 55 lives since the start of the month, the authorities said Monday, as the government announced free treatment against the disease for the next three months.The health…
Tanzania to arrest entire village over broken water pipe
Tanzanian police said Thursday it planned to arrest all the residents of a village in the country's south after water pipes were destroyed by a mob. The inhabitants of Ngolo village were accused of deliberately smashing…
‘Save trees when roasting Eid sheep’ in Niger
People in Niger are being urged to curb their use of firewood at next week's Eid al-Adha Muslim festival. It is an occasion when families often sacrifice sheep before roasting and eating them.The capital, Niamey, is…
Hippo bite kills Taiwan tourist in Kenya
A Taiwanese tourist has died after being bitten in the chest by a hippo he was trying to photograph in Kenya. Chang Ming Chuang, 66, was tracking the animal at a wildlife resort on Lake Naivasha, 90km (56 miles) north-west…
Hundreds stranded after Rwanda-Uganda road collapses
Transport between Uganda and Rwanda has been disrupted following the collapse of a road section linking the two countries. The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) suspended traffic along the Katuna-Rwanda road after a…
Iran-Iraq earthquake: Deadly tremor hits border region
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake has shaken the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing at least 221 people and injuring more than 5,660.One Iranian aid agency said 70,000 people needed shelter after the…
Elephant poaching drops in Africa but populations continue to fall
Elephant poaching in Africa has declined for the fifth year in a row, experts have said. But elephant populations continue to fall due to illegal killing and other human activities, while seizures of large-scale illegal…
Malaria breath test shows promise
People with malaria give off a distinctive "breath-print" that could be used as a test for the disease, according to American scientists.They had already tried out a crude prototype breathalyser in Africa, a tropical…
Mogadishu bombings: Top Somali officials fired over deadly blasts
The Somali government has fired two top security officials after twin blasts and a siege left at least 27 people dead on Saturday.They came just two weeks after at least 358 people died in another attack, one of the…
Typhoid vaccine set to have ‘huge impact’
A new vaccine that could prevent up to nine-in-10 cases of typhoid fever has been recommended by the World Health Organization.Experts say it could have a "huge impact" on the 22 million cases, and 220,000 deaths,…
SETEMU, main source of pollution of Lake Tanganyika?
Lake Tanganyika is currently being threatened because all wastes from factories and households are dumped directly at it without being treated. This was observed during a visit carried out in factories close to the place…
Death of the Nile?
The rot starts at the source. For as long as the Nile has flowed, Ethiopia’s rains have made up the great bulk – over 80% – of its waters. Fat droplets pour down from July to September, not stopping until the roads have…
Lake Tanganyika protection is everyone’s duty, says Second Deputy President
The issue of Lake Tanganyika pollution has been raised by different MPs when the Second Deputy President was presenting achievements of the ministries for which he is responsible for the past six months in the National…
Nasa discovers 10 new planets that could have life
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) has revealed 10 new rocky, Earth-sized planets that could potentially have liquid water and support life.The Kepler mission team released a survey of 219 potential…
Paris climate deal: US denies it will stay in accord
The US has insisted it will leave the Paris climate accord, despite reports that it may be softening its stance.Following a meeting of environment ministers on Saturday, the EU climate commissioner, Miguel Arias Canete,…
Hurricane Irma: Storm hits west coast of Florida
Hurricane Irma is blasting up the west coast of Florida after buffeting the city of Miami, with dangerous flooding along long stretches of coast.It has been downgraded from category three to one but still has maximum…
Hurricane Irma pummels Turks and Caicos islands
Hurricane Irma has pummelled the Turks and Caicos Islands after leaving a trail of destruction across the Caribbean, killing at least 14 people.Howling winds and rough seas battered the British overseas territory,…
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