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African drought tames Victoria Falls’ thunderous roar
Posted by Reuters: Joe Brock on March 1st, 2016
Reuters: Tourists staring in wonder at the full force of the Zambezi River cascading over Victoria Falls struggle to believe the region is suffering one of its worst ever droughts, but local guide Patrick Sakala knows all is not well. Flows have dropped to 30-year lows at the waterfall straddling Zambia and Zimbabwe's shared border, as poor rains and soaring temperatures take their toll across southern Africa. "At this time of year you usually wouldn't be able to hear me over the thunderous roar," Sakala...
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Analysis: Nigerian oil region’s gloomy outlook unmoved by U.N
Posted by Reuters: Joe Brock on August 5th, 2011
Reuters: A landmark U.N. report on 50 years of oil pollution in Nigeria is unlikely to bring the change many had hoped for, after Shell and the national petroleum company went on the defensive and weary local communities said they had seen it all before.
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) report focused on the Ogoniland region and is the most comprehensive, scientific analysis in any area of the vast Niger Delta wetlands, the heartland of Africa's largest energy industry.
The report offers...