Madagascar has signed a series of environment agreements to protect unique forests and support local communities as part of a commitment by the government to ramp up environmental protection on the Indian Ocean island.
In its largest ever debt-for-nature swap, Madagascar signed a deal with France this month, in which US$20 million of debt owed to the former colonial power was put into a conservation fund, the Foundation for Protected Areas and Biodiversity (FPAB).
"Thanks to this, the money will go into the protection...
Environmentalists in Kenya are worried that an insecticide is being used by farmers to kill lions and other predators.
Carbofuran is a very powerful and toxic insecticide...
Immigration officers in Sierra Leone have started a manhunt for illegal immigrants living in the country.
Chief immigration officer Alpha Kolifa Koroma...
Sudan's national airline has been banned from flying for a month for failing to comply with aviation rules.
Sudan Airways has been told that it will not be allowed...