Port Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Monday began a preparatory meeting in Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius ahead of next year's World Summit on sustainable development. Full text...

Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- Experts from the River Niger Basin Authority (NBA) are meeting in Niamey on efforts for sustainable management of the Basin's land and water resources. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The US has donated food items to flood victims in Nigeria's northern States of Kano and Jigawa, as part of the 25,000-dollar assistance to the victims, the US Consulate said in Lagos Monday. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Half the population of Kenya has difficulty affording food, education, clothing and health care, according to a report released by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) this month. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Massive environmental degradation due to overgrazing, charcoal burning and silting, threatens Lake Bogoria in Kenya's Rift Valley. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Dangerous pesticides were still in use in Kenya despite a government ban 10 years ago, the head of the National Academy of Science, Professor Shem Wandiga has warned. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Hundreds of marauding elephants on Wednesday night wreaked havoc on maize and wheat farms in Laikipia West, the East African Standard reported Friday. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Floods have partly submerged several residential areas close to the banks of River Niger in Bamako, the Malian capital, following heavy rains this week, which caused overflowing at the Selingue hydro-electric dam, about 120 km upstream. Full text...

Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- The 5th Ozone Officers Network meeting for Africa continued Thursday in Windhoek, Namibia with delegates discussing the freezing and phasing out of the Methyl Bromide chemical. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- A group of highly experienced South African capture and translocation specialists have assisted with the relocation of 16 elephants from Botswana to Angola. Full text...

Johannesburg- South African (PANA) -- A renowned capture expert has arrived in Cape Town to help catch and save Himalayan Tahrs (wild mountain goats) on Table mountain. Full text...

Port Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritian government said Monday it would introduce unleaded motor gasoline from August 2002, as part of measures to reduce air pollution in the country. Full text...

Monrovia- Liberia (PANA) -- Residents of Liberia's south-eastern village of Bokonjida in Sinoe County, have taken to traditional rituals to ward off a herd of rogue elephants, press reports said in Monrovia Saturday. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Lake Naivasha in central Rift Valley is feared at risk of extinction from extensive water harvesting leading to falling water levels, a local leader has hinted. Full text...

Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- Environment Ministers from about 110 countries are due in Algiers, the Algerian capital, next Monday for a meeting to prepare the agenda of the next Earth Summit slated for 2002 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Full text...

Dutse- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's northern State of Jigawa, hit by massive flooding triggered by the collapse of the Tiga/Challawa dam last week, has put the cost of the damage to villages and farmlands at 300 million naira (about 2. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan authorities have announced plans for the rehabilitation of water supply systems in four urban centres. Full text...

Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- Seventeen persons - three rangers and 14 villagers - have died in a raging veld fire in the Kruger National Park. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Heavy rains which are rendering roads in many parts of Sudan impassable, have forced the UN World Food Programme to expand its food airlift to new locations in order to reach some 200,000 people cut off from help. Full text...

Gaborone- Botswana (PANA) -- Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe are expected to sign a memorandum before the end of the year on the formation of a conservation zone in the Limpopo/Shashe area, press reports said in Gaborone Tuesday. Full text...

Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- The Mozambican government has indicated it is stepping up control of mine clearing operations in the country with a view to ensuring effective work and checking abuses. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Residents of villages surrounding Shere hills, near Nigeria's Middle-belt city of Jos, are seeking government's assistance to recoup losses from their farmlands devastated by a landslide. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopia has created teams charged with the promotion of environmentally friendly industrial activities in the country. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- UNICEF on Monday donated plastic sheeting materials for over 4,500 Ethiopian families affected by ongoing rains and floods. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The Ghanaian government has suggested the setting up of a trust fund to develop socio-economic projects for communities affected by the damming of the Lower Volta Basin. Full text...

Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- The Mozambican government is drafting a new plan for the sustainable management of the Maputo wildlife reserve, south of the capital. Full text...

Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- Member countries of the African network for protection of the ozone layer will meet 11-14 September in Windhoek, it was confirmed Thursday. Full text...

Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- A total of 548 Mozambican plant species are listed in the "Red List of Plants" as at risk of extinction, reports Thursday's issue of the Maputo daily paper "Noticias". Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- A geological map is now ready for parts of Ethiopia's estimated 1. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Human activity resulting in massive environmental degradation is threatening the existence of Lake Elementaita, one of Kenya's major tourist attractions. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Flood-ravaged Cape Flats townships, recently declared a disaster area by President Thabo Mbeki, were Tuesday toured by a delegation of senior cabinet ministers. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- A group of experienced South African capture and trans-location specialists will assist with the relocation of 300 elephants from Botswana to Angola next month. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Some 100 top scientists and key regional policy makers have descended on the Zambian town of Siabonga, on the north shore of Lake Kariba, to discuss the first formal results of the Southern African Regional Science Initiative (SAFARI). Full text...

Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- A Mozambican Defence Force officer leaves for Britain Saturday on a disaster management training at the British Crainfield University, the Mozambican news agency (AIM) reported Friday. Full text...

Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- Mozambican Foreign Minister Leonardo Simao revealed Friday that the country lost more than 750 million US dollars in damaged infrastructure and floods between 2000 and this year. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Natural calamities have so far killed 16 people and injured 15 others this month in Ethiopia's Amhara and Ormia states, the police said on Friday. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya has created a public complaints body whose mandate is to receive views and complaints on environmental issues. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The Malian government intends to create a sanctuary for chimpanzees in the Kayes region (east of the country) in order to reduce the impact of the construction of the Manatali Dam, according to official sources. Full text...

Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Seasonal floods of the Nile, which have reached their highest levels in 20 years, are currently out of control in northern Sudan, National Sudan television reported Thursday. Full text...

Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- Rwandan rebels roaming in the National Virunga Park in north-west of the country killed a park ranger Monday, military sources in the area said Wednesday night. Full text...

Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- Some 500 houses collapsed Tuesday in Damagara Takaya village, 800 km north of Niamey, state radio in Niger reported Wednesday. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Environmental scientists from more than 10 countries are expected to attend the 10th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment in the Canadian Quebec City 26-31 August. Full text...

Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- Ahead of the September 2002 Global Summit on Sustainable Development in Durban, South Africa, Earthlife Africa, the regional non-governmental body on environmental consciousness, has called on African governments to strengthen their policies on the environment and sustainable development. Full text...

Katima Mililo- Namibia (PANA) -- After hitting the localities of Singalamwe and Kongola, flooding from Namibia's Kwando River has extended to Sauzuo, 20 km east of Kongola in the Kaprivi region. Full text...

Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- The Namibian government has detailed the ministry of Environment and Tourism to capture elephant heads in country's Kunene region for sale to neighbouring countries. Full text...

Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Authorities in Sudan's eastern District of Kasala say about one million US dollars would be needed to complete the restoration of forest damage caused by thousands of Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees in the region. Full text...

Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Executives of Khartoum's municipalities have two weeks to clean up the city or else they will lose their jobs. Full text...

Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Residents in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, were Saturday preparing for the worst as press reports said the Nile was rising steadily, threatening to burst its banks within days. Full text...

Port Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius is updating its environment protection legislation to meet the needs of a modern society, Environment Minister Rajesh Bhagwan said Friday. Full text...

Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- Namibia and South Africa Friday signed an agreement for a joint management of the Richtersveld trans- frontier conservation area. Full text...