UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (Nairobi)

Updates on conflicts and news from throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

Website: http://www.irinnews.org/


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September 27

  • Southern Africa: Warning Over Zambezi Dams

    The massive hydropower dams built on the Zambezi River, the largest river system in Southern Africa, not only supply power to major economies in the region but also help mitigate... Read more »



February 15

  • Madagascar: Cyclone Kills At Least 10

    At least 10 people have died after Cyclone Giovanna struck Madagascar but details of its impact on the regions which bore the brunt of the category-four tropical storm remain... Read more »



January 30

  • Mozambique: Storms' Death Toll Rises to 40

    About 40 people have died and more than 100,000 are affected by twin storms that struck Mozambique 18-26 January, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian... Read more »



January 6

  • Southern Africa: Floods Leave Returnees Stranded

    Several thousand Angolan returnees from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are stranded by floods in northeastern Angola. They are among the first casualties of... Read more »



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May 11, 2011

  • Mozambique: Cheaper New Food Subsidy Coming

    Mozambique's government will again attempt to curtail subsidy expenditures for essential foods and services, but this time its approach will be more nuanced so as to avoid a repeat... Read more »



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December 6, 2010

  • Africa: User-Friendlier Weather Data

    If central Mozambique is expected to get very little rain in the coming months, how should that information be shared with a small-scale farmer planting maize, the staple crop, in... Read more »

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