The event was organized by a church group in Lusaka to cushion the effects of a drought that has caused a sharp rise in food prices in a nation where poverty is already rampant. Read more »
This came after Madagascan authorities issued a warning of severe floods and storm damage on the island. Read more »
Almost 13 million people across the Horn of Africa need aid due to drought and the UN has warned the crisis will worsen if spring rains fail as predicted. Read more »
The Conversation Africa's Samantha Spooner asked Grace Villamor about her research on gender-specific responses by farmers in Benin. Read more »
The death toll announcement comes days after the government declared the drought a national disaster - threatening the Horn of Africa nation with full-blown famine. Read more »
President Mohamed Abdullahi Famaarjo has appealed to the international community to urgently respond to the calamity in order to help families and individuals recover from the ... Read more »
UN agencies warns that war and a collapsing economy have left some 100,000 people facing starvation in parts of the country. Read more »
The UN and other charity organizations have warned that the country is at risk of another deadly famine, six years after the last killed 250,000 people. Read more »
The tropical storm left a trail of destruction in its path as it hit the southern district of Tsholotsho leaving at least 50 families stranded, reports say. Read more »
Flood warnings have been issued for Johannesburg and its surrounding areas, as well as parts of the Eastern Cape, southern KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and Northern Cape, until ... Read more »
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