A myriad of transformational efforts by President John Magufuli of Tanzania to revamp the mining sector in a bid to make his country benefit from the mineral wealth are now paying dividend.
The country introduced legal amendments, institutional reforms and initiated taskforces to renegotiate mining contracts with giants like Acacia Gold and Tanzanite One firms. The efforts, opposed by a section of mining investors, are now yielding results.
As a medium of creating awareness on the issues of water, sanitation and hygiene, WaterAid Liberia through its local partner, Foundation for the Empowerment of Rural Dwellers (FERD) launched a grass root advocacy on WASH in two southeastern counties, Grand Kru and River Gee.
The purpose of the WASH Grass Root Advocacy is to inform beneficiaries about their rights when it comes to WASH.
The Sierra Leone community in the northeastern United States has given a final solemn farewell to one of its founding members at a well-attended prayer and remembrance ceremony in Manhattan, New York City over the weekend.
Alhaji Sorie Kamara from Mambolo, in northern Sierra Leone, died at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital in Manhattan on January 9 following a short illness. He was 74. His remains were interred in a New York cemetery.
On this World Water Day, March 22 WaterAid Liberia is calling for access to clean water for all, and stronger protections against overuse and misuse of the water supply.
In a new report, "Below the Surface", WaterAid warns that unsustainable production of products for export, combined with consumers’ increasing desire for water-intensive products, may leave poor communities struggling to access clean water.
National Root Canal Crops Research Institute (s), has proposed product diversification as a remedy to retain Nigeria’s position as one of the world’s leading producers of cassava.
Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Institute, Prof. Ukpabi Joseph Ukpabi suggested during an interaction journalists at a Stakeholders Workshop on the prevention of cassava brown streak disease in Nigeria put together by the West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) in Abuja.
