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Wednesday 18 April 2012

NIGER: What price human dignity
IRIN News | 18 Apr 2012
TILLABERI/NIAMEY 18 April 2012 (IRIN) - Small farmers in Oullam District in Niger's western region of Tillaberi, faced with their third drought in seven years, are being forced to consider bundling up their few possessions and leaving for good the villages they have lived in all their lives.

In Brief: Floods displace hundreds in Rwanda
IRIN News | 18 Apr 2012
KIGALI 18 April 2012 (IRIN) - Hundreds of people have been displaced and several killed by flash floods in the mountainous district of Musanze in northern Rwanda, and in the western districts of Nyabihu and Rubavu, say officials.

Western Ghana's Fisherfolk Starve Amid Algae Infestation
ips.org | 18 Apr 2012
By Jessica McDiarmidBEYIN, Ghana, Apr 18 (IPS) – Sam Kojo stands in a thigh-high pile of brown seaweed that blankets a beach in western Ghana. Behind him, a decomposing mound of Sargassum stretches down the shore past the fishing village of Beyin."Ever since I was born, I have not...

Béjaia : un trou béant d'une profondeur de six mètres coupe la RN 24 à hauteur de Tighremt
Algérie Presse Service | 18 Apr 2012
BEJAIA- La RN.24, reliant Bejaia à Tizi-Ouzou par Azzefoun, est coupée à la circulation au niveau du village de Tighremt (Béjaia) à la suite d'un affaissement de terrain, d'une profondeur de six (6) mètres, survenu dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi, a-t-on indiqué à la Direction de wilaya des...

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Ethiopia: Faced with changing weather, Ethiopia gets better forecasts
feedproxy.google.com | 18 Apr 2012
Source: Reuters - AlertNet Country: Ethiopia By Kirubel TadesseSENDAFA, Ethiopia (AlertNet) - Farmers in Ethiopia struggling to cope with unpredictable weather related to climate change have gained access to a trove of...

GEF Finances Marine and Coastal Conservation Project in Mauritania
biodiversity-l.iisd.org | 18 Apr 2012
A newly approved Global Environment Facility (GEF) project seeks to mainstream biodiversity conservation concerns into the oil and gas offshore sector in Mauritania to ensure development of the sector is achieved while protecting ocean biodiversity.

Cameroon | Biodiversity | Conservation

Western Ghana's Fisherfolk Starve Amid Algae Infestation
Inter Press Service | 18 Apr 2012
Sam Kojo stands in a thigh-high pile of brown seaweed that blankets a beach in western Ghana. Behind him, a decomposing mound of Sargassum stretches down the shore past the fishing village of Beyin.

Rio+20 should make sustainable land use a top priority
SCIDEV.NET | 18 Apr 2012
World leaders must promote effective land use methods to mitigate drought, says Luc Gnacadja of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.

African farmers to benefit from Australian cotton expertise
SCIDEV.NET | 18 Apr 2012
West African farmers have teamed up with Australian scientists to design a training programme for cotton producers in 14 African countries.

Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Egypt and northern Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | 18 Apr 2012
Updates on the Foot-and-Mouth Disease situation in Egypt and North Africa

L'utilisation durable des sols doit être une priorité au sommet Rio+20
SCIDEV.NET | 18 Apr 2012
Luc Gnacadja de la Convention des Nations Unies sur la lutte contre la désertification exhorte les dirigeants du monde à promouvoir des méthodes efficaces d'utilisation des sols pour atténuer les effets de la sécheresse.

Les agriculteurs africains bénéficieront de l'expertise australienne dans la culture du coton
SCIDEV.NET | 18 Apr 2012
Des agriculteurs d'Afrique de l'Ouest se sont associés à des chercheurs australiens pour élaborer un programme de formation destiné aux producteurs de coton dans 14 pays africains.

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