Kenya's Ministry of Interior has said the Eastern region recorded the highest number of fatalities with nine deaths, followed by the Central region, Coast, Nairobi, and Rift Valley.

''As of May 2, 2026, a total of 18 fatalities have been recorded nationwide, most of them linked to drowning,'' the ministry said.

Rising dam levels in Tana River County are threatening hundreds of Kenyans living in vulnerable areas, as heavy rains continue to pound parts of Kenya. 

Severe flooding has been reported in Kasarani in northeast Nairobi, where floodwaters left a trail of destruction and cut off key access routes. Emergency response teams, led by the

At least 42 people have been killed, and 10 were injured in fighting between rival ethnic groups in eastern Chad in a conflict that began as a dispute over a water well. Community conflicts over resources are common in the country, driven by farmer-herder tensions.

Chadian authorities said that a delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Limane Mahamat had been sent to the area and the situation had been brought

The death toll from floods has risen to 110 as heavy rains continue to pound multiple regions across the country.

The flooding crisis has now spread to 30 counties, with newly affected areas including Kilifi, Bungoma, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Nyandarua, Kiambu, Uasin Gishu, and Mandera, signaling a widening humanitarian emergency. Nairobi remains the hardest-hit region, accounting for the highest number of deaths at 37

The Malawian economy continues to reel from climate-related disasters that have compounded over the last eight years. An aggregation of official post-disaster assessments reveals a relentless pattern of loss: $335 million from the 2015 floods, $365.9 million from the 2016 drought, $220.2 million from Cyclone Idai in 2019, and $506.7 million from Cyclone Freddy in 2023.

Analysts, however, argue that the real

In the latest Department of Civil Protection report, it's been revealed that at least 132 people died and dozens more were injured as heavy rains continue to affect large parts of Zimbabwe.

Six years after Cyclone Idai devastated Beira, the city still bears deep physical and psychological scars. The 2019 storm killed over 500 people in Mozambique and left countless survivors grappling with trauma. In the past decade alone, 10 cyclones have collectively killed over a thousand people in Mozambique.

Studies have

At least 30 people were killed in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in the Gamo Zone of southern Ethiopia, local officials have said.

Most of the deaths occurred in highland areas where saturated slopes collapsed after days of heavy rain. The town of Arba Minch and neighbouring areas have experienced continuous downpours for two days, causing widespread damage to homes, infrastructure, and

Ethiopian Minister of Planning and Development Seyoum Mekonnen has identified climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution as the "triple planetary crisis" threatening food security in East Africa. Speaking at a Global Environment Facility (GEF) event in Addis Ababa, the Minister said the region can no longer treat environmental protection as a distant agenda. "It is the frontline of our survival and the

The number of people in Somalia facing acute food insecurity has nearly doubled to 6.5 million since last year as hunger levels rise due to worsening drought, conflict and soaring food prices. The IPC food security monitoring platform reported that more than 1.8 million children under five are at risk of acute malnutrition between now and June.

The crisis followed the failure of the Deyr rains, poor crop