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Devastating Floods Leave Nigerian Community in Desperate Limbo

Community Church submerged in floodwaters in Arukwo village, highlighting the devastating impact of flooding on rural communities in Nigeria. Captured by Faith Imbu for The Colonist Report Africa, this image draws attention to climate change and the need for disaster resilience.

The Colonist Report 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

Photo shows Fanshekara water waste linking to the Challawa River/ Mustapha Muhammad for The Colonist Report Africa.(c) January 2024.

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 and farmlands" — Nigerian communities lament

Photo shows crude oil scoop from the river/Umo Isua-Ikoh from Facebook/ August 2024

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

Rumuwhara community land/ Faith Imbu for The Colonist Report Africa/2024.

Communities in the DRC are left out of the mining transition negotiations

The first health institution under construction in the village of Kabundji, built by the state with mining royalties. Photo: Jonas Kiriko

The dangers in the transition to clean energy in Tanzania

Regulatory challenge: Artisanal miners at work in Geita. Photo courtesy National Environmental Management Commission

Global Press Freedom Day: how environmental journalism met creative expression

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

All the villages The Colonist Report visited can only be accessed through the mountains. Photo shows a section of Lithakong village on November 1, 2023. Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi for The Colonist Report.

Vapes: Lack of laws puts African kids, the environment at risks

Photo shows different vapes/Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi for The Colonist Report/2024.

How oil giants conceal gas flaring from satellite detection

The thermal footage shows a heat signature at the top of the enclosed part of the flare, suggesting that flaring is going on inside the cylinder. Fulcrum confirmed the device was an enclosed flare, but says it does not breach regulations and that it does not release emissions (Colorado, US).

“Children using fake ID cards, invading shops to vape”: Vaping issues in the UK

Photo shows vapes in a shop in London/Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi for The Colonist Report

Weaning from Fossil Fuel Addiction

Report links cobalt mining in the DRC to women's reproductive health issues, children's illnesses

Photo shows community stream in DRC/ RAID and Afrewatch

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

Photo shows the uncovered mine in Kabwe in October 2023/The Colonist Report.

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

Photo shows Josephine Tonon Demonstrating how portable solar lamp work at her shop in Morop village on Wesley Langat on February 16, 2024 for The Colonist Report Africa.

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

Abandoned rosewood trees at Zaura Uku/Idris Ibrahim for The Colonist Report Africa/2023

Increase in petroleum products puts Nigerian trees at risk

Photo shows wood used as fuel in Amafor village in Ohaji/Egbema community in Imo State, eastern Nigeria on November 29, 2023/Nwaobasi Chidinma Rosemary for The Colonist Report Africa

South Africa: Mpumalanga gas project aims to bridge JET gap

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

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The cobalt curse of the DR Congo

After The Colonist Report investigation, DRC IDPs got food

The Colonist/Displaced people in DRC

Nepalese farmers are struggling to get electricity for irrigation, while the government is prioritising electricity supply to India

The Colonist Report solar energy in Nepal

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

Photo showing Goi waterfront/ The Colonist Report

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

Special Report: Incessant plastic pollution kills one, threatens more lives on Nigeria’s waterway

Indian battery recycling company that cuts Malians air

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