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Zimbabwe:
Drought - Why Country Needs Financial Bailout for Farmers
The Herald, 12 March 2019
Zimbabwe is one of the many Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries that have been affected by droughts, which have left governments with no other option, but to… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Lowest Rains in 40 Years Leave Country Facing Devastating Drought
New Zimbabwe, 8 March 2019
ZIMBABWE is facing its most devastating drought in four decades after recording its lowest rains in four decades regional hunger watchdog the Famine Early Warning Systems Network… Read more »
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East Africa:
Prepare for Heavy Rains, Diseases, EAC Warned
Citizen, 7 March 2019
East Africans have been warned to brace for above normal rains which can lead to increased risks and disease outbreaks. Read more »
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South Africa:
How Droughts Will Affect South Africa's Broader Economy
The Conversation Africa, 6 March 2019
Droughts have become more commonplace in South Africa in recent years. In the past two decades since 1990, 12 of those years were defined as drier years compared to only seven… Read more »
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Uganda:
Brace for Rainy Season, Weather Experts Warn
Monitor, 25 February 2019
Weather experts have announced the start of the March to May rainy season, warning that showers will be characterised by thunder and hailstorms. Read more »
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Namibia:
Northern Farmers Anxious About Absence of Rain
Namibian, 19 February 2019
COMMUNAL farmers at Oshakati west and Okatana constituencies in Oshana region have a thriving mahangu crop but there are fears that this crop might wither because of drought and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Cocoa Farmers Hope for More Rain
This Day, 13 February 2019
More downpours are needed to strengthen Ivory Coast's April-to-September cocoa mid-crop despite above-average rains in most growing regions, farmers said. Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Climate Change Leads Herders to Retrain As Farmers
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 12 February 2019
As droughts becomes harsher, killing animals, adding in vegetable farming - and other money makers - is paying off for pastoralists Read more »