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Sinking Homes and Farmlands: Climate Crisis Worsens in Nigeria

The Colonist Report Africa Launches JournoTech to Bridge Digital Skills Gap, Provides AI Training to Journalists in Seven Countries

Excessive ammonium in drains, rivers causes foul smells plaguing Northern Nigeria

The Colonist Report Africa Managing Editor chosen for the Polis JournalismAI Academy for small newsrooms

Amid ongoing protests, ExxonMobil seeks intervention, distances itself from recent oil spill in the Niger Delta

"Oil spill from ExxonMobil pipe is spilling crude oil across our rivers, farmlands" — Nigerian communities lament

Despite the law's passage, Nigerian women still face barriers to land-sharing

Communities left out during mining negotiations in DRC

The dangers in the transition to clean energy in Tanzania

UK-Diamond company that won water and climate awards has been linked to water pollution in Lesotho

Vape: The gunpowder in Nigeria

Weaning from Fossil Fuel Addiction

Cobalt mining in DRC causes childhood illnesses, reproductive health issues in women—Report

Life After Lead Poisoning: “What happened to the World Bank's $65 million support for lead victims in Zambia?"

Lack of electricity supply for decades lures Kenyan small business owners to embrace solar systems

“Some operators were crushed to death while falling rosewood:” A beehive of illegal logging in Nigeria despite the ban

Increase in petroleum products puts Nigerian trees at risk

South Africa: Mpumalanga gas project aims to bridge JET gap

IPC empowers Nigerian journalists to combat fake news, hold power accountable

Burkina Faso's botched policy increases plastic waste, kills livestock, forces importers to use sunlight to detect biodegradable plastic

The cobalt curse of the DR Congo

After The Colonist Report investigation, DRC IDPs got food

"The weather is too hot for the crops to yield": How Climate Change is causing food scarcity in the Niger Delta

Despite the EU's €92 million aid, DRC IDPs say assistance is infrequent and they end up felling trees for fuel

Indian battery recycling company that cuts Malians air

Special Report: Incessant Plastic Pollution Kills One, Threatens More Lives On Nigeria’s Waterway