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Africa’s small-scale coffee farmers brace for new EU anti-deforestation law

The new European Union anti-deforestation law, which aims at protecting dwindling forests by outlawing products sourced from deforested areas, is closely watched in parts of Africa, with some local traders arguing that the new rules effectively dissuade European companies from purchasing their coffee. Some industry sources have cautioned that the new rules requiring companies to […]

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Nigeria to plant 25 million trees to absorb CO² – Buhari to UN

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday announced a massive reforestation plan, planting 25 million trees in Africa’s most populous nation. Buhari who was speaking at the UN Climate Summit in New York, explained that the objective of this reforestation is to increase the carbon sink in the country. This initiative will also respond to the […]