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A federal committee has verified that Cross River State owns 119 oil wells that have been generating revenue for neighboring Akwa Ibom State since 2008. The finding could restore billions in annual income to Cross River and resolve a nearly two-decade dispute.
Forty young people in Nigeria's Cross River State walked away from three violent gang groups and committed to building peaceful lives. The breakthrough came through a community partnership between police, local leaders, and a nonprofit focused on prevention over punishment.
The River Wye just became the first river in the UK to receive cross-border legal rights protecting it from pollution. The historic charter gives the 155-mile waterway the right to flow naturally, support biodiversity, and even have its own voice in official meetings.
Nigeria's Cross River State just launched a partnership with election officials and three universities to get more young people registered to vote. The initiative focuses on reaching students where they learn, making democratic participation easier than ever.
Nigeria's Cross River State just unveiled an ambitious climate plan that includes electric buses, a styrofoam ban, and jobs for 1,000 young people in environmental restoration. The "Calabar Resilience Agenda 2026" transforms Africa's greenest state into a model for sustainable urban development.
After decades of crossing a dangerous river by boat to reach their hospital, patients in remote Lesotho villages finally have hope. The government has committed to building a bridge and resolving debt threatening healthcare services.
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In rural Eastern Cape, neighbors come together to help each other cross the Xhorha River on a small ferry, turning a daily challenge into a moment of connection. Photographer Felix Dlangamandla captured five elders returning home from a funeral service, their journey revealing the resilience and warmth of this close-knit community.
After devastating landslides and floods killed multiple people including children, Nigeria's Cross River State is asking the world for help to not just rebuild, but to prevent future disasters. Their bold plan shifts from emergency relief to long-term protection for one of Africa's most ecologically vital regions.
Cross River State is launching a massive youth empowerment program targeting 20,000 young people across seven industries. The initiative focuses on practical skills training with startup funds and guaranteed buyers for products.
Hundreds of swimmers plunged into India's Krishna River on Sunday for an annual competition that's teaching young people a skill that could save their lives. Officials are now calling for every student to learn swimming as essential survival training.
A river once so polluted it was nearly lifeless is now a thriving ecosystem thanks to decades of conservation work. The Ottawa River Coalition is sharing lessons from one of the Midwest's most dramatic environmental comebacks.
What started as hauling washing machines out of Indiana's White River has transformed into picking up bottles and cans, proof that decades of volunteer cleanups are working. The annual community effort brings together paddlers, city workers, and neighbors to keep the state's largest river trash-free.
A motion-activated camera captured a river otter swimming along the Bronx River last June, marking the first sighting in the borough in a century. The discovery signals that decades of cleanup efforts are finally transforming one of New York City's most polluted waterways into thriving wildlife habitat.
Thirteen beloved UK swimming spots, including a historic stretch of the River Thames, are being considered for official bathing water status that would trigger stricter pollution monitoring and force water companies to clean up their act. Local swimmers who've been diving into these rivers for years could soon have legal protection and guaranteed water quality testing.
Fishermen on Ghana's Oti River once relied on experience alone to predict deadly storms. Now, daily radio forecasts from Ghana's weather agency are helping communities plan safe crossings and return home alive.
Three Utah volunteers flew to Hawaii last weekend to help hundreds displaced by severe flooding that turned roads into rivers and forced over 230 rescues. The Red Cross operated 18 shelters at the height of the crisis, with more Utah teams now on standby.
Two West African nations are joining forces to eliminate river blindness along their shared border, proving that health threats without boundaries need solutions without boundaries. Their strategy combines medical progress with economic arguments that could change how countries fight disease.
A revolutionary barrier system will intercept plastic waste in one of the Philippines' most polluted rivers before it reaches Manila Bay. The Dutch nonprofit believes stopping ocean plastic starts upstream, where just 1,000 rivers carry 80% of the world's river-to-ocean pollution.
Six people are safe tonight after Atlanta Fire Rescue pulled off a daring river rescue on the Chattahoochee. When recreational plans turned dangerous, trained responders jumped into action.
New York City just took a major step toward bringing river herring back to the Bronx River after decades of decline. State grants and federal plans aim to remove century-old dams that have blocked fish from reaching their spawning grounds.
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