CABINET has approved the Mines and Minerals Development Bill that sets the royalty tax at nine per cent for open cast and six per cent for underground mines.

Nairobi — China has signed an agreement to assist Kenya to set up a 50 Megawatt solar plant, which will be one of the largest solar plants in Africa, Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Liu Xianfa said on

Recently, the World Bank (WB) announced that it will continue working with the government and the public to sustain the success of Ethiopia to build climate resilient economy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources (Minirena) and Ministry of Agriculture have embarked on a joint campaign for forests landscape restoration to ensure sustainable food security.

Indigenes of 254 Ijaw communities from Bayelsa State at the weekend protested against the ruling of the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt which struck out the $1.5bn oil spillage and environmental d

Johannesburg — Malawian President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika and his government has been hailed for demonstrating high level commitment in the national and global fight against HIV and AIDS.

Ghana has suspended a trial for an Ebola vaccine after complaints that locals were being needlessly used as "guinea pigs" in a country currently free of the deadly disease.

Monrovia — Thousands of residents of the slum community of West Point, a nearby suburb of Monrovia have been made homeless by sea erosion.

The Department of Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development's Magaliesberg Biosphere project has finally yielded positive results.

Minna — Members of the over 90 communities affected by ongoing work on the Zungeru hydroelectric dam in Niger State have threatened to shut down the site until they are fully compensated for the la