Category: Water and Food Security

Community Health, Sanitation and Water Supply In Oil-Producing Areas of Nigeria’s Niger Delta Region: Focus on Imo State [current concerns 2-010](Dr.Uzodinma Adirieje)

Mr Mohammed

Author-CEO/Programmes Director, Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) – CSOs Network and Think-tank,EMAIL: druzoadirieje2015@gmail.com   1.BACKGROUND Imo State, located within Nigeria’s Niger Delta Belt of the Eastern region, is one of the country’s recognized oil-producing states. Oil exploration in Imo dates back to the late 1970s, with the discovery of petroleum deposits in areas such as Ohaji/Egbema, Oguta, Oru East, and parts of Owerri West. These communities form the state’s primary oil belt and contribute significantly to Nigeria’s crude oil and gas output. Imo State hosts several oil companies, including multinational and indigenous operators,…

Al Mezan Refutes Israeli Claims of ‘Empty Areas’ in Gaza, Calls for an End to Forced Displacemen

Mr Mohammed

Al Mezan is deeply alarmed by the false claims made by the Israeli military’s Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adree, that there are “empty areas” in southern Gaza to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who will once again be forcibly displaced, should Israel proceed with its plan to take over Gaza City,said the organisation in an official statement issued  in Gaza,Wednesday. Al Mezan stresses that these assertions are intentionally misleading, serving only to deceive public opinion and to justify Israel’s policy of mass forced displacement as part of its ongoing genocide. The Israeli…

For the first time, the world’s food crises authority announces a famine in Gaza

Mr Mohammed

By  SAM MEDNICK and WAFAA SHURAFA Updated 12:41 AM GMT, August 23, 2025,AP GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it’s likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said famine is happening in Gaza City, home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and could spread south to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month. The…

The Success of rCOMSDEP Could be the Best Tribute to the Lost Lives

Mr Mohammed

Editorial Comment As Ghana bade farewell to mortal remains of the rest of the six out of the eight fallen heroes last Friday, Ghanaians need to reflect soberly on this question-what was their mission that day and most unfortunately they couldn’t even reach their destination as fate had it? It was in connection with the planned official launch of the Responsible Mining & Skills Development Programme(rCOMSDEP) a government initiative intended to create sustainable jobs through responsible cooperative mining and also address the decades long devastating impact of illegal mining on…

The Devastating Global Climate Change Impact: The Human Factor {By: Geethika Venkatesan, an International Young Climate Activist)

Mr Mohammed

In several countries there are severe consequences from pollution, climate change, floods, soil degrading, water scarcity and lack of water storage resources and due to heavy rains many cities and metro cities, raging water washes many villages, urban catchment area, our dream building, car, roads, railway lines our wealth and Heath? Why are these happening in this 21st century? Can man make mistakes nor nature fury? Nature always helps humans living beings and nature’s eco system balance but the humans advanced urban dreams, urban civilization maze, unlimited urban dreams, speedy…

PROÁGUA: Angola’s Flagship Water Project Kicks Off with Mitrelli and Partners, Serving 9 Million

Mr Mohammed

$200 Million National Initiative to Expand Access, Upgrade Infrastructure, and Strengthen Utility Operations Across Luanda and Icolo e Bengo  Mitrelli has announced the launch of PROÁGUA, a flagship water infrastructure program developed as part of the Government of Angola’s national agenda according to an official statement in Frauenfeld,Wednesday. Implemented in close collaboration with Angolan government, the statement said,the project will modernize water production and distribution systems across Luanda and Icolo e Bengo, ultimately securing reliable access to clean drinking water for more than 9 million people. Angola,it added, has made…