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Climate change fuelled rains behind deadly Nigeria floods: study
Heavy rains behind floods that killed over 600 people in Nigeria this year were about 80 times likelier because of human-induced climate change, scientists reported Wednesday. The heavy rainfall that sparked the floods was 80 times likelier because of "human-caused climate change," according to their findings.
'Brazil is back': Lula draws crowds at UN climate talks
Showered with applause and chants of "Lula!" "It's so good to see Lula bringing Brazil back into the fold," she said in a statement. lth/lg
'No one will take Goma': E.Africa commander in DR Congo
The commander of the East African Community's military force in the Democratic Republic of Congo vowed Wednesday to protect Goma, a key eastern city threatened by advancing M23 rebels.
Absent Nigerians confront World Cup 'bad dream'
Nigerians are facing up to the reality of not qualifying for the World Cup, which kicks off Sunday in Qatar, as the African football giants have to watch from the sidelines the countdown to the quadrennial global showpiece. Will Nigerian fans now switch their support to "Old Enemy" Ghana, a neighbouring West African country, one of five teams from the continent who qualified.
Ebola trial vaccines heading to Uganda: WHO
Three candidate vaccines against the strain of Ebola wreaking havoc in Uganda will be shipped to the East African country next week for trials, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The WHO and the Ugandan health ministry accepted the committee's recommendation, he said, adding: "We expect the first doses of vaccine to be shipped to Uganda next week."
Niger's threatened giraffes find new home
Conservationists in Niger said on Wednesday they had transferred threatened West African giraffes to a new home 600 kilometres (375 miles) away. Pain-staking efforts to save the West African giraffe seem to be bearing fruit.
Climate change set to 'increase hunger' in Africa: UN
As COP27 delegates in Egypt debate planet-heating emissions, the climate crisis is exacerbating devastating hunger across several African nations and will worsen further without urgent action, the UN said Wednesday.
Sierra Leone to introduce gender quotas
Sierra Leonean lawmakers on Tuesday passed legislation to introduce a gender quota in parliament, a major campaign promise by the president, following years of delays and false starts. Despite it being a key promise in Bio's 2018 election campaign, it took three years for cabinet to approve the law's drafting.
I.Coast to quit UN peacekeeping mission in Mali
Ivory Coast says it will withdraw from the UN's peacekeeping operations in troubled Mali, a move coinciding with Britain's announcement that it will quit the mission.
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