The Morning Call
16 people have died so far with more than 90 seriously injured in Benin’s town of tori just 40 KM out of the capital Cotonou. The cause, an explosion at a landfill site where bad products were set ablaze. Who is to blame? In most african countries, poverty and and also an attempt at recycling waste materials has pushed many to salvage what they deem reusable from dump sites, however, many environmental groups have claimed dump site found in many of west african countries are often uncontrolled and harbor toxic waste.
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Why is Botswana threatening to send herdes of elephants to Germany?
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Kenya: Sand dams built on seasonal rivers providing clean water for local communities
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"We have to admit we have been a bit slow to address climate crisis"- IMF director
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Summit in Kenya to address environmental crises
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Gas explosions in Kenyan capital kill at least 2, injure 200
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