Floods Devastate Nigeria’s Borno State
Northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state is grappling with severe flooding that has affected up to one million people. The disaster, triggered by heavy rains causing a […]
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TotalEnergies’ mega-project a “disaster” for Uganda, says HRW
TotalEnergies’ oil megaproject in Uganda is a “disaster” for the population, “has devastated the livelihoods of thousands of people” and “will contribute to the global […]
Cyclone Freddy has already caused more than 100 deaths in Malawi and Mozambique
Tropical Cyclone Freddy’s new passage through southern Africa has caused at least 99 deaths in southern Malawi and eight in Mozambique since Sunday, according to […]
Tanzania’s populist president fires transport regulators after ferry disaster
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli on Monday sacked the board of the Surface and Maritime Transport Regulatory Authority (Sumatra), a week after a ferry disaster killed […]
Malawi declares state of national disaster after Armyworm invasion
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has declared 20 districts affected by crop-munching armyworms as disaster areas in the Southern African nation. In a statement released by […]