Many African cities and towns have recently suffered disasters, and much can be learnt from the recent mudslide in Freetown, write Emmanuel Osuteye and Hayley Leck for IRIN. Read more »
Parts of Johannesburg, Free State and Mpumalanga Provinces were blanketed with thick sand and dust caused by strong winds that picked up dry ground cover due to the prolonged ... Read more »
An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude on the Richter scale occurred approximately 880 kilometers off Liberia's shore, the ministry of information, culture and tourism confirmed. Read more »
At least 400 people have died and hundreds more are still missing after torrential rains on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown caused a mountainside to collapse on to ... Read more »
Nigeria has seen heavy rains and thunderstorms since the begining of the year which resulted to flooding, killing dozens of people and washing houses away. Poor urban ... Read more »
The government is migrating to concrete roads arguing that the traditional asphalt ones are prone to cracks and potholes - but there is no clear timeframe or budget. The climate ... Read more »
Fast-growing cities will determine how the world manages to fight poverty, disease and climate change in coming decades but increased resilience is likely to come with a hefty ... Read more »
The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance currently estimated at about 16 million, has increased by about 30% since late 2016. The most affected areas are central and ... Read more »
With Cape Town suffering its worst drought in a century, could measures used by Namibia's capital city of Windhoek over the past 50 years promise more effective management of the ... Read more »
More frequent heat waves and rising temperatures may ground up to a third of airplanes worldwide during hot days in decades to come because warming air lessens the ability of ... Read more »
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