President Mohamadou Buhari has warned that the world would pay dearly if Lake Chad is allowed to go into extinction, and has stressed the need to include local communities and ... Read more »
While water shortages have lead to prolonged droughts, authorities are building new long-distance pipelines and dams. A project is underway to provide water to cities and Blantyre, ... Read more »
At least 8 people have died and 3,000 houses destroyed following heavy rains across the country. Flooding caused by poor drainage systems has left many people homeless, an official ... Read more »
Mozambique authorities have introduced water restrictions to Maputo residents due to a severe drought. About 1.3 million people in Maputo and its surroundings are affected, raisin Read more »
According to Kenya's meteorological department, the Coast, Nairobi, and the Eastern and North Eastern areas will be the hardest hit. Some parts of Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, ... Read more »
As the Western Cape province in South Africa is in a race against time to produce solutions that will keep the taps from running dry, attention has been directed towards filling ... Read more »
A better understanding of the new zones created by climate change would have prepared farmers to adequately cope with the prolonged dry spells - or its opposite, flooding and water ... Read more »
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs say donors raised enough funds in 2017 to avert famine and avoid an outbreak of cholera, but the situation was set to ... Read more »
Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane has requested a meeting with African National Congress President Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss how their offices can "best work together to ... Read more »
The Water Crisis Coalition, comprising representatives from over 70 organisations, protested against city officials, telling them to take responsibility for their failure to plan ... Read more »
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