At least 35 people have been confirmed dead and more than 200 homes destroyed after the heavy rainfall on Sunday in three communities of Jos. Read more »
The Tanzania National Parks and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority will launch joint aerial patrols by helicopter to combat poaching and protect Tanzania's most popular ... Read more »
Although the number of people affected by crises in 2011 dropped compared to 2010, this year's Global Humanitarian Assistanc Read more »
The casualties of the tanker fire in Ala-Okogbe, Rivers State, are still rising as more victims in the area die in hospital. Read more »
Three dead bodies of young men, including a policeman were recovered from Dandaru stream, near Mokola, Ibadan where they were swept off by the raging flood. Read more »
Villagers from the forest communities of Oshwe put on their best clothes and traditional musicians sang and danced to mark the launch of the new solar-powered radio station. Read more »
Forecasters are warning that recent rains in northern Niger and Mali may have incubated a second generation of desert locusts bred by parent swarms that descended on the two ... Read more »
A nutrition programme aims to diversify the diet of locals, by equipping them with skills, to help tackle chronic malnutrition on the island nation that is among the worst affected ... Read more »
Five people were killed as snowfall and heavy rainfall battered parts of South Africa. Additionally, several dozen people were rescued after being trapped by snow on the Butha ... Read more »
Eight people were killed by a landslide in Uganda's Bududa district, according to a new report by the Uganda Red Cross Society, despite initial estimates that put the death toll ... Read more »
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