Despite higher than anticipated levels of winter rainfall and a powerful cold front, the city still faces a drought unless much more rain falls, the South African Weather Service ... Read more »
They tree has over 300 uses. The leaves, rich in iron, can be boiled and eaten like spinach. The seeds can be roasted to make a coffee substitute or pressed to make oil for cooking ... Read more »
Agriculture is a risky business in Africa due to dangers such as uncertain weather and poor rural infrastructure but a new detailed guide on the status of and opportunities for ... Read more »
Journalist and photographer Christina Goldbaum spent a week visiting Baidoa, where flash floods upended temporary settlements, and Belet Weyne, where the Shabelle River burst its ... Read more »
Rising temperatures and worsening drought linked to climate change are now hitting coffee production - and fixing that may require moving many Ethiopian coffee fields uphill, ... Read more »
The counties that will be affected by the heavy downpour include Turkana, Marsabit, Samburu, West Pokot, Elgeyo Marakwet, Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Bungoma and Baringo, where 40mm ... Read more »
The Kenya Red Cross Society says that some of the flood-affected counties include Turkana, Marsabit, Samburu and , Elgeyo-Marakwet, with Tana River and Kilifi counties being among ... Read more »
Heavy rains have also left hundreds of thousands more displaced across the region. Kenya, Somalia and Rwanda are the worst hit. The flooding comes as the countries try to recover ... Read more »
While approximately 20,000 people were affected by flooding in Djibouti, more than 10,000 people were displaced in Somaliland, and homes and fishing boats were destroyed in ... Read more »
The meteorological department has warned that rainfall of more than 50mm would pound parts of Rift Valley, western, northern and central Kenya. Over 160 people have died ... Read more »
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