Africa: We Tested the Wastewater From Planes to Detect Covid Among Travellers – Here’s What We Found: [The Conversation Africa] Small traces of many pathogens, such as viruses we may be infected with, are excreted when we go to the toilet. Ultimately, these agents find their way to municipal wastewater treatment plants where sewage samples can be taken and the levels of these pathogens measured. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: On International Day of Education, We Must Prioritise Girls in Humanitarian Crisis: [IPS] New York — “Is it a sin to be a girl? We don’t want to be at home and illiterate. We want to go to school, study and be intelligent.” – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Ghana Begins Receiving Payments for Reducing Carbon Emissions in Forest Landscapes: [World Bank] Accra — Ghana has become the second country in Africa after Mozambique to receive payments from a World Bank trust fund for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, commonly known as REDD+. The World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) paid Ghana $ 4,862,280 for reducing 972,456 tons of carbon emissions for the first monitoring period under the program (June to December 2019). – AllAfrica News: Africa
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