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South Africa shuts down Nigeria embassy as xenophobic attacks persist
By Agencies,
2140, September 5, 2019 (EAT)
The South African Government has shut down its embassy in Lagos, Nigeria as xenophobic attacks continued to have ripple effects on the continent. A...
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Smart gas cooking seeks to break African cities’ dirty charcoal habit
By VOA,
842, August 13, 2019 (EAT)
The widespread use of charcoal for cooking in African cities can cause devastating damage to forests up to 300 kilometers away, scientist Sebastian Ro...
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Bill Cosby’s lawyers, claiming unfair trial, seek to overturn his sex assault conviction
By Reuters,
1803, August 12, 2019 (EAT)
Lawyers for comedian Bill Cosby on Monday will ask a Pennsylvania appeals court to throw out his sexual assault conviction, arguing the trial judge co...
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Muslims go for substitutes as sacrificial sheep are scarce in Cameroon
By VOA,
1741, August 11, 2019 (EAT)
Cameroon Muslims are looking for alternatives for the sacrifice as recommended by prophet Muhammad on the day of the Eid al-Adha feast. Sheep, trad...
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Change food production and stop abusing land, major climate report warns
By CNN,
1451, August 8, 2019 (EAT)
Humans have damaged around a quarter of ice-free land on Earth, United Nations scientists warned in a major report Thursday, stressing that further de...
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Millions in Zimbabwe facing starvation after severe droughts
By CNN,
907, August 8, 2019 (EAT)
More than two million people in Zimbabwe are facing starvation after a severe drought that affected food harvests, the World Food Programme said in a ...
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Water bankruptcy looms for one in four people worldwide, researchers warn
By Reuters,
2203, August 7, 2019 (EAT)
A quarter of the world's people are just a few dry spells away from facing dangerous water shortages, a U.S. think tank warned on Tuesday, with India ...
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Some skeptical as Trump prepares to visit sites of shootings
By VOA,
1207, August 7, 2019 (EAT)
President Trump is bringing a message aimed at national unity and healing to the sites of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. But the words he o...
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Climate change to cause chaos in Africa, warn scientists
By VOA,
1920, August 5, 2019 (EAT)
Climate change will hit many African countries more severely than previously thought, according to a new report. Researchers warn that rapid populatio...
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Ethiopia plants more than 350 million trees in 12 hours
By CNN,
1359, July 31, 2019 (EAT)
Ethiopia planted more than 353 million trees in 12 hours on Monday, which officials believe is a world record. The burst of tree planting was par...
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Ethiopia plants more than 350 million trees in 12 hours
By CNN,
849, July 30, 2019 (EAT)
Ethiopia planted more than 353 million trees in 12 hours on Monday, which officials believe is a world record. The burst of tree planting was part ...
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Empty nets as overfishing and climate change sap Lake Malawi
By VOA,
952, July 23, 2019 (EAT)
On the shores of Lake Malawi, a crowd eagerly awaits the arrival of a white and yellow cedar wood boat carrying its haul. The crew of six deliver a...
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Zimbabwe’s food situation moving toward emergency, UN says
By VOA,
1559, July 20, 2019 (EAT)
Zimbabwe's food situation is moving from a crisis to an emergency because of El Nino-induced drought and the ongoing economic meltdown, the United Nat...
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World’s major cities to face ‘unknown’ climate conditions by 2050
By Reuters,
1852, July 11, 2019 (EAT)
A fifth of the world's major cities will face "unknown" climate conditions by 2050, researchers warned on Wednesday, as rising temperatures heighten t...
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As drought stokes urban hunger, Ethiopia dishes up free school meals
By Reuters,
1438, July 11, 2019 (EAT)
Endale Terefe from Addis Ababa,Ethiopia remembers a time when he used to go to school so hungry he had trouble staying awake during lessons. The 14...
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South Sudan court rules against marriage of girl, 16, in landmark case
By VOA,
1120, July 10, 2019 (EAT)
A court in South Sudan has annulled a child marriage, in a rare legal case that activists say could signal a turning point for women's rights in the c...
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South Sudan marks anniversary with hunger still a pressing issue
By VOA,
2120, July 9, 2019 (EAT)
Eight years after South Sudan's independence, hunger continues to plague the world’s youngest nation. A recent United Nations report shows nearly ha...
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Save the world with a message from space, says United Nations advocate
By Reuters,
1203, July 3, 2019 (EAT)
Want to grab some headlines for the United Nations' global goals to cure world ills like poverty and inequality? Send them on a rocket into space. ...
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Nigeria has #MeToo moment after popular pastor is accused of rape
By Reuters,
606, July 2, 2019 (EAT)
A rape accusation against a popular pastor in Nigeria has prompted a new #MeToo movement on social media with women sharing stories of sexual assault ...
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Ship carrying waste arrives back in Canada from the Philippines
By Reuters,
1013, June 30, 2019 (EAT)
A ship carrying 69 containers of waste mislabeled as plastic recyclables returned to Canada on Saturday from the Philippines, closing a chapter on a d...
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