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SUDAN: Water, water everywhere...

SUDAN: Water, water everywhere – but it’s not fit to drink

africa » sudan
IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Malakal,on the banks of the world’s longest river in Sudan’s Upper Nile State,should have enough water to quench thirst and clean itself; instead...
water, river, rain, pollution, disease. infection
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Banjul-Basse river transport i...

Banjul-Basse river transport in the offing

africa » gambia
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Considering the importance of the River Gambia  for agricultural, river transport and tourism purposes etc, the Department of State for Works,...
river, promote, economic, development, transport
(64 views)
Five tourists die in car crash...

Five tourists die in car crash in South African park

africa » south africa
Wikinews
Monday, December 03, 2007
Five tourists including a child, have been killed in a car accident in Kruger National Park in South Africa. Four of the tourists were from Austria...
tourists, accident, car, park, river, authorities
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DRC: Likasi residents told to ...

DRC: Likasi residents told to avoid radioactive river

africa » dem rep congo » kinshasa
IRIN
Monday, November 12, 2007
The DRC government has ordered residents of Likasi, a large town in the mineral-rich Katanga province, to stay away from their local river, the Mura,...
regional, residents, radioactive, river, criminal, charges, cargo, government
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SOMALIA: Crops destroyed as Sh...

SOMALIA: Crops destroyed as Shabelle bursts banks

africa » somalia
IRIN
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Floods have destroyed at least 4,000 hectares of farmland in southern Somalia's Middle Shabelle region, affecting 12,000 people, local officials...
regional, flood, water, crops, people, damage, farm, farmers, river, sandbags, canals, swalim, un, fao, wfp, insecurity, food, agency
(40 views)
NIGERIA: Floods leave thousand...

NIGERIA: Floods leave thousands homeless

africa » nigeria » lagos
IRIN
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Floods in various parts of Nigeria have forced thousands of people from their homes, polluted water sources and increased the risk of disease. At...
regional, flood, rain, water, storm, pollution, disease, river, malaria, health
(52 views)
Oyster festival: successful

Oyster festival: successful

africa » gambia » kanifing
The Daily Observer Newspaper
Monday, July 16, 2007
Women trading in oyster farming, on Friday organised end of season oyster festival at their processing sites along the Banjul-Serrekunda Highway. ...
events, oysters, women, festival, fishing, mangroves, river, shells
(25 views)
Pipedreams: River basin transf...

Pipedreams: River basin transfers threaten world’s most vital resource

africa
WWF
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Gland, SwitzerlandMassive engineering schemes to divert and even reverse the flow of rivers undermine entire ecosystems and can damage the...
science, pipedreams, river, threatens, water, shortage
(28 views)
Janjanbureh

Janjanbureh

africa » gambia » janjangbureh
Wikipedia
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Janjanbureh or Jangjangbureh is a town, founded in 1832, on Janjanbureh Island in the River Gambia in eastern Gambia. It was formerly known as...
janjangbureh, georgetown, macathy, island, tourism, river, slavehouse, history
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James Island

James Island

africa » gambia » james island
Wikipedia
Sunday, July 01, 2007
James Island is an island in the Gambia River, 30km from the river mouth and near Juffureh in the country of The Gambia. It contains a fort known as...
james, island, river, tourism, history, museum, unesco
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