Drought Forces Zambia to Start Power Cuts
Zambia will start electricity-supply restrictions immediately after one of the worst droughts on record caused plunging water levels at the hydropower dams it relies on for almost all its supplies, the
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Libya's Oil Output Drops After Biggest Field Closes
Libya’s biggest oil field was said to stop producing, leading to a 20 percent decline in crude output from the country with Africa’s largest reserves. The OPEC nation’s output dropped to 560,000 barrels
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South Africa Raises Corn-Crop Forecast to Biggest in 36 Years
South Africa, the continent’s biggest corn producer, may reap the largest harvest of the grain in 36 years as rains improved yields and boost the crop’s size by 83 percent from last year, the Crop Estimates
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Kenya GMO Corn Trials Said to Face Obstacle Over Import Ban
Kenya is withholding approval for field trials of genetically-modified corn because some officials argue that a ban on GMO imports applies to controlled growing tests as well, according to a person familiar
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South Africa Rhino Deaths Drop Second Year Amid Record Arrests
The number of rhinoceroses killed by poachers in South Africa last year fell 10 percent as arrests for illegal hunting of the animals more than doubled to a record. A total of 1,054 rhinos were slaughtered
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Armyworms May Invade South Africa Sugar Fields After Corn
An outbreak of fall armyworms that has attacked corn plants in South Africa may spread to sugarcane in the KwaZulu-Natal province, where a warm climate would help the pest survive through the year, the
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South Sudan Seeks Unlikely Economic Salvation With Farming
South Sudan, ravaged by three years of conflict and impending famine, said it’s seeking investors for agricultural land in a bid to offset a fall in oil revenue that’s spurred an economic crisis. The
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Uganda Bird Flu Strain May Spread in Lake Victoria Region
An outbreak of avian influenza in Uganda that’s killed migratory birds on the shores of Africa’s biggest lake may spread to other countries in the region. The virus that has killed at least 1,200 wild
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Mongolia Vows to Fight Smog Even as Funds Diverted to Budget Gap
Mongolia will continue to battle its severe air pollution even as funds to clean up Ulaanbaatar’s toxic atmosphere have been diverted to fill a widening budget gap, according to the country’s environmental
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China May Waste $490 Billion on Unneeded Coal Plants: Study
China risks wasting $490 billion by building more coal power plants than it needs as slower power demand growth and less polluting energy sources squeeze coal generation out of the power mix, according
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Global Trumpism Seen Harming Efforts to Reduce Climate Pollution
Populism is drawing momentum from environmentalism in the U.S. and Europe, threatening the world’s effort to rein in climate change. Donald Trump’s election in the U.S., the U.K. Independence Party and