Anti-EACOP Activists Arrested In Uganda
The Uganda Police Force (UPF) has arrested activists marching to the Chinese Embassy in Kampala to deliver a protest letter against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline funding.
Category: Environment
Defying protests, TotalEnergies says seeking new oil fields
Climate activists say TotalEnergies is contributing to global warming, to the destruction of biodiversity and to violations of human rights through its gas and oil activities.
El Nino not responsible for East Africa floods: scientists
Torrential rainfall in Kenya, Tanzania and neighbouring nations killed more than 500 people
Kenyan climber Cheruiyot Kirui found dead metres from Everest Summit
According to the report from the officials of the Seven Summit Treks (SST), a mountaineering company based in Kathmandu, Nepal, they lost contact with Kirui and his guide at Bishop Rock, which is located at altitude of 8,000 meters.
Four dead as heavy rains, wind lash Texas
Streets in downtown Houston were covered in glass from blown-out windows, video and photos posted to social media showed, as the National Weather Service warned of “severe” thunderstorms and possible tornadoes.
Watu watatu wahofiwa kukwama kwenye vifusi vya maporomoko, eneo la Kimende nchini Kenya
Maporomoko hayo yalitokea Jumanne usiku wakati baadhi ya waathiriwa walikuwa wakielekea nyumbani baada ya shughuli za siku walipofunikwa na vifusi ambayo yanasemekana kusababishwa na mvua kubwa ya mafuriko yaliyonyesha katika eneo hilo.
Flood-hit Kenya reports dozens of cholera cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) said 44 cases of the disease have been reported in Tana River County in eastern Kenya, one of the areas hardest hit in weeks of destructive rains and flooding.
Tanzania says cyclone no longer a threat
At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as heavier-than-usual torrential rains linked to the El Nino weather pattern triggered floods and landslides last month
Tahadhari ya Kimbunga Hidaya yatolewa Kenya na Tanzania
“Huenda Kenya ikakabiliwa na kimbunga cha kwanza kabisa
Kenya on alert as it braces for first-ever cyclone
Torrential rains have lashed East Africa since March and claimed the lives of more than 350 people.
